knicole528
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Okay....logically I know I'm being crazy but emotionally I am so anxious. I've been having some stiffness in my right hand for a few months now along with the feeling of bugs crawling on my body (formication I believe it's called). I've also been having a pins and needles feeling quite often throughout my whole body, but mostly my right side. I have some pain as well as perceived weakness, but not atrophy and I haven't lost the ability to do anything, although some things are a bit harder to do with my right hand.
I saw a neurologist last week and she did a full neurological exam and said everything was normal except for mild hyperflexia in my right arm (3+). She assured me that I don't have ALS (she thinks the hyperflexia is due to a compression in my spine so she ordered a spinal MRI) and I felt better for about a week, but as those of you that have health anxiety know, now I'm thinking she missed something. I hate that my brain is like this.
I saw a neurologist last week and she did a full neurological exam and said everything was normal except for mild hyperflexia in my right arm (3+). She assured me that I don't have ALS (she thinks the hyperflexia is due to a compression in my spine so she ordered a spinal MRI) and I felt better for about a week, but as those of you that have health anxiety know, now I'm thinking she missed something. I hate that my brain is like this.