JasperD
New member
- Joined
- Aug 19, 2014
- Messages
- 3
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- CA
- State
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Here's my story.
In January of this year I started having tingling and burning in my arms and legs. Doc sent for an EMG in Feb and was normal. Brain MRI was also normal. Doc decided it was longstanding elevated but not diabetic level sugar levels. Started metformin. Also Lyrica to mask the tingling and burning. In May saw a neurologist and he claimed I had small fiber neuropathy. In May when I saw neuro I had developed some twitching in my right triceps. Neuro didn't think anything of it. Had a follow up yesterday with the neuro and my arm twitching has gotten worse three months latter. I have no weakness or atrophy. Just tricep twitching and the before mentioned burning and tingling in my arms, hands and legs.
Neuro now wants to schedule another EMG and NCS along with spinal MRI
I'm scared to death. Does he suspect I have ALS.
Any advice would be helpful
In January of this year I started having tingling and burning in my arms and legs. Doc sent for an EMG in Feb and was normal. Brain MRI was also normal. Doc decided it was longstanding elevated but not diabetic level sugar levels. Started metformin. Also Lyrica to mask the tingling and burning. In May saw a neurologist and he claimed I had small fiber neuropathy. In May when I saw neuro I had developed some twitching in my right triceps. Neuro didn't think anything of it. Had a follow up yesterday with the neuro and my arm twitching has gotten worse three months latter. I have no weakness or atrophy. Just tricep twitching and the before mentioned burning and tingling in my arms, hands and legs.
Neuro now wants to schedule another EMG and NCS along with spinal MRI
I'm scared to death. Does he suspect I have ALS.
Any advice would be helpful