wright
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I am seeing muscle atrophy on one side of my body:
shoulder, bicep, forearm, upper back and lower back (again, all on the right side). . . all of this has happened in a matter of a month. My muscles are still proportinate and they aren't that much smaller, but they are DEFINITELY smaller. I am an avid weight lifter and I know my body very well. Would ALS affect that many muscles at one time and that quickly? I had a negative EMG about a week ago, but I've read on here that sometimes if they're done too early they can be negative. I am so incredibly stressed-out right now!
One other thing . . . I'm not fasciculating in those areas of my body . . . at least that I am aware of.
shoulder, bicep, forearm, upper back and lower back (again, all on the right side). . . all of this has happened in a matter of a month. My muscles are still proportinate and they aren't that much smaller, but they are DEFINITELY smaller. I am an avid weight lifter and I know my body very well. Would ALS affect that many muscles at one time and that quickly? I had a negative EMG about a week ago, but I've read on here that sometimes if they're done too early they can be negative. I am so incredibly stressed-out right now!
One other thing . . . I'm not fasciculating in those areas of my body . . . at least that I am aware of.