Just got back from UCI.
When I was taken back to the room, I was informed that a neuromuscular fellow would be doing the EMG, even though my doctor told me he was going to personally do it. My doctor came into the room when the EMG started and had to instruct the fellow how to insert the needle, when to tell me when to push against him, etc...
My symptoms are most prominent in the left leg and right arm but the EMG was only performed on my left side. I asked him why and the doctor said that if a patient had ALS for nearly three years, it would show anywhere on the body. Has anyone heard of this?
It was relatively quick and very minimal muscles were tested. Only my trapezius, deltoid, bicep, first dorsal interosseous, semimembranosus, tibialis anterior, and gastrocnemius.
Interestingly, the radiculopathy that was detected by the first neurologist at the tibialis interior (L4-L5) in Nov 2020 was no longer there. It doesn't add up to me but I'm also not a doctor.
Anyway, he said that the test looks good but did not offer any alternative explanation for my symptoms. He told me I could pursue further with a general neurologist.