Jaded-1
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- May 2, 2009
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- Learn about ALS
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- 05/2009
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- IL
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- Chicago
one more thing.. I am in the early stages of ALS and I still had significant abnormality on my emg. You will have an abnormal EMG before any symptoms as the emg picks up on the pathalogical changes. You have to lose over 55% of your anterior horn cells prior to mnd weakness and atrophy. I was told that both my neuros.. even my generalist which even told me he suspected mnd after our visit.
You have been posting here for over 3 months and a clean emg after 3 months means you are ok.. The emg tech even if he is bad would likely stick a muscle or two that had innervation. Also... My neurologist told me they diagnose in the clinical setting and confirm diagnosis with emg in ALS... An abnormal emg without clinical findings does not mean you "might have als". There are many tests that need to be ran and a neuro that suspects even a chance you have ALS will set up a follow emg or follow up testing immediately.
So.. let me be clear.. Doctors feel free to chime in.... Your emg was clean after 3 months of your symptoms... go enjoy your life and be thankful you do not have this horrendous disease. You are wasting your time and creating uneeded anxiety posting in an ALS forum given your clean EMG.
I dont want to sound like a jerk, but it really bothers me that I cant even google useful information on ALS due to the number of people posting on multiple blogs about fasciculations and atrophy.
You have been posting here for over 3 months and a clean emg after 3 months means you are ok.. The emg tech even if he is bad would likely stick a muscle or two that had innervation. Also... My neurologist told me they diagnose in the clinical setting and confirm diagnosis with emg in ALS... An abnormal emg without clinical findings does not mean you "might have als". There are many tests that need to be ran and a neuro that suspects even a chance you have ALS will set up a follow emg or follow up testing immediately.
So.. let me be clear.. Doctors feel free to chime in.... Your emg was clean after 3 months of your symptoms... go enjoy your life and be thankful you do not have this horrendous disease. You are wasting your time and creating uneeded anxiety posting in an ALS forum given your clean EMG.
I dont want to sound like a jerk, but it really bothers me that I cant even google useful information on ALS due to the number of people posting on multiple blogs about fasciculations and atrophy.