Chief41
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Hello,
I woke up with numbness in both of my hands about 6 weeks ago, in my ring and pinky finger. It slowly got better, with my left hand taking longer to regain feeling. A neurologist asked me to have an EMG if I hadn’t fully recovered, and to give me some relief.
I had that EMG a week ago, and everything came back as normal. The physical exam was also normal. The EMG was conducted on both arms, and he inserted the needle into 5 spots on each arm: near rotator cuff, biceps, triceps, top of forearm, and the top muscle between index and thumb.
I told him I had some twitches that would come and go in various places. Quick little pops that would happen for a few seconds.
Sometimes a place would be lasting a day, and then go away. Biceps, side of head, etc.
I also mentioned to him that my left thumb was twitching after strenuous movement. But that would go away after I stretched it. I’ve also noticed a small reduction of dexterity and strength in my left thumb.
I asked him specifically if I had any signs of nerve damage or disease and he said no. He mentioned I may have some very slight median nerve compression that would be too slight to detect. I asked if I had ALS and he also says no.
Could his exam have been too limited? I’m concerned because he didn’t put a needle at the base of my thumb and that he may have missed something.
I woke up with numbness in both of my hands about 6 weeks ago, in my ring and pinky finger. It slowly got better, with my left hand taking longer to regain feeling. A neurologist asked me to have an EMG if I hadn’t fully recovered, and to give me some relief.
I had that EMG a week ago, and everything came back as normal. The physical exam was also normal. The EMG was conducted on both arms, and he inserted the needle into 5 spots on each arm: near rotator cuff, biceps, triceps, top of forearm, and the top muscle between index and thumb.
I told him I had some twitches that would come and go in various places. Quick little pops that would happen for a few seconds.
Sometimes a place would be lasting a day, and then go away. Biceps, side of head, etc.
I also mentioned to him that my left thumb was twitching after strenuous movement. But that would go away after I stretched it. I’ve also noticed a small reduction of dexterity and strength in my left thumb.
I asked him specifically if I had any signs of nerve damage or disease and he said no. He mentioned I may have some very slight median nerve compression that would be too slight to detect. I asked if I had ALS and he also says no.
Could his exam have been too limited? I’m concerned because he didn’t put a needle at the base of my thumb and that he may have missed something.