Dodgeville
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Thank you all for letting me join the community. My Mother was a lurker here a few years after my father was diagnosed with ALS and the advice and community support was great in answering some of the more arcane questions and available resources related to ALS.
As for me, 35M, in good physical condition who has been having a persistent twitch on right arm (right above the elbow) for the last month and a half. Coupled with this, I've had some minor "come and go" twitching in other parts of the body (calves, upper legs and left hand) and neck pain (last four months) which was related to an injury from a recent military deployment.
Following the advice I read on a couple of these threads, I went to my primary caregiver who got me a nuero appointment and neck MRI. MRI showed nothing out of the ordinary; minor wear and tear stuff due to aging.
Completed nuero today. Doctor said I overall look good, no visible nerve damage but noticed my left hand muscle between my thumb and forefinger (which has had some twitches recently) showed some minor muscle differences/atrophy from right hand. He said there was no need to conduct an EMG if I hadn't noticed any muscle atrophy, but I scheduled one just to be sure and gain some peace of mind. I've read there's a lot to gain from an EMG, but the Doctor noted it might be too early to gain a conclusive diagnosis. Wondering if anyone can refute or if it's an accurate assessment?
In the meantime, he prescribed me some magnesium tablets. Previous bloodwork had come back within normal parameters for sodium and other minerals, so we'll see how it goes. I hadn't noticed the atrophy in my left hand until he mentioned it, so I'm now a lot more concerned, but glad I scheduled the EMG.
Thank you for your time and will update this thread post-EMG results in March.
As for me, 35M, in good physical condition who has been having a persistent twitch on right arm (right above the elbow) for the last month and a half. Coupled with this, I've had some minor "come and go" twitching in other parts of the body (calves, upper legs and left hand) and neck pain (last four months) which was related to an injury from a recent military deployment.
Following the advice I read on a couple of these threads, I went to my primary caregiver who got me a nuero appointment and neck MRI. MRI showed nothing out of the ordinary; minor wear and tear stuff due to aging.
Completed nuero today. Doctor said I overall look good, no visible nerve damage but noticed my left hand muscle between my thumb and forefinger (which has had some twitches recently) showed some minor muscle differences/atrophy from right hand. He said there was no need to conduct an EMG if I hadn't noticed any muscle atrophy, but I scheduled one just to be sure and gain some peace of mind. I've read there's a lot to gain from an EMG, but the Doctor noted it might be too early to gain a conclusive diagnosis. Wondering if anyone can refute or if it's an accurate assessment?
In the meantime, he prescribed me some magnesium tablets. Previous bloodwork had come back within normal parameters for sodium and other minerals, so we'll see how it goes. I hadn't noticed the atrophy in my left hand until he mentioned it, so I'm now a lot more concerned, but glad I scheduled the EMG.
Thank you for your time and will update this thread post-EMG results in March.