Paco78
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First of all thank you for your valuable time to answer my concerns. I am 42 years old and in May I started with cramps and fasciculations in my legs and feet. I went to the internet and looked up my symptoms and Als is what first appeared. This sent me to the ER for which I though for sure I was going to get diagnosed with. The doctor at the er said that she didn’t think it was als and recommended me to a neurologist.
I did get a appointment with on neurologist at the beginning of June and she checked my reflexes and strengths and did a emg on my legs where all she seen was fasciculations and said that my twitching and cramps were benign. So I was ok with that for a while but the twitching in my legs and feet continued and started feeling weak in my hands and arms so I decided to try another Neuro.
So at the end of August I seen the other neurologist and he did a thorough exam on me and didn’t notice any weakness and all
My reflexes were normal but he did schedule for a emg in October on just my legs and all that was found was fasciculations so this doctor also diagnosed me with benign fasciculations syndrome. He is a board certified neurologist with 39 years of experience but he said he only seen about 10 or 15 patients in his career with Als.
My problem is now I am having weakness in my arms and hands. My shoulders pop when I lift my arms up and they also have a burning ache to them. I can still take bottle caps off with my hands but my fore finger and thumb hurts when I do. My arms tremor when I am trying to lift up stuff and I have seen where tremors can be a sign of muscle failure I can still do push-ups but it is hard and my arms shake and it hurts wrist to put pressure on them.
Could this be als with a emg of my legs only showing fasciculations but my upper body showing weakness I’m just worried because they didn’t do emg on any upper parts. I forgot to mention I do drop things out my hands from time to time and I have been biting my tongue and cheeks a lot lately I also get choked on liquids sometimes is it possible that this could be bulbar als?
I did get a appointment with on neurologist at the beginning of June and she checked my reflexes and strengths and did a emg on my legs where all she seen was fasciculations and said that my twitching and cramps were benign. So I was ok with that for a while but the twitching in my legs and feet continued and started feeling weak in my hands and arms so I decided to try another Neuro.
So at the end of August I seen the other neurologist and he did a thorough exam on me and didn’t notice any weakness and all
My reflexes were normal but he did schedule for a emg in October on just my legs and all that was found was fasciculations so this doctor also diagnosed me with benign fasciculations syndrome. He is a board certified neurologist with 39 years of experience but he said he only seen about 10 or 15 patients in his career with Als.
My problem is now I am having weakness in my arms and hands. My shoulders pop when I lift my arms up and they also have a burning ache to them. I can still take bottle caps off with my hands but my fore finger and thumb hurts when I do. My arms tremor when I am trying to lift up stuff and I have seen where tremors can be a sign of muscle failure I can still do push-ups but it is hard and my arms shake and it hurts wrist to put pressure on them.
Could this be als with a emg of my legs only showing fasciculations but my upper body showing weakness I’m just worried because they didn’t do emg on any upper parts. I forgot to mention I do drop things out my hands from time to time and I have been biting my tongue and cheeks a lot lately I also get choked on liquids sometimes is it possible that this could be bulbar als?
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