Hi guys. I'll start out by saying thanks to anyone that takes their time to read this and/or reply.
I have always twitched (rather infrequently) in my right butt cheek . During a particularly stressful period of time, I was twitching there more and more. I made the oh-so-common mistake of googling the issue, and after seeing ALS, I started twitching body-wide almost immediately.
About a month after that, I went and got an EMG mid-february, which was done on both my right arm and leg. That was perfectly normal.
The twitching heavily subsided since then, from nearly constant twitches to only a couple times a day or less.
I had another EMG yesterday, and this neurologist put the needle in at least 20 spots on my body. Both shins, calves, thighs, butt cheeks, in my back, in my trapezius, biceps, forearms, shoulders, etc. That was also perfectly normal. The clinical test he did on me a couple weeks ago was also perfectly normal.
I know that I have extreme anxiety, and the rest of this post will probably relate to that.
Whenever I think about it too much and get extremely anxious, I feel like I have problems swallowing, biting my tongue, etc. I've also become extremely obsessive with looking at my tongue in the mirror. As google and this forum says, it really takes an expert to know, but I keep going back and forth between feeling like something is wrong with it and thinking it is normal. The tongue is the ONLY spot he didn't emg (but I read somewhere that emg in your upper trapezius would find problems with tongue?)
Considering the problems that I'm sure are due to anxiety have only sprung up in the last 2 or 3 days, it couldn't be ALS right?
The problems I refer to are:
feeling like I can't talk right (everybody thinks im crazy when I ask if im saying anything weirdly)
feeling like I can't swallow (only a problem when I keep swallowing non stop to test myself)
Past all this, after my clinical test and EMGs my neurologist told me I absolutely don't have ALS. I am a 19 year old male, and I am letting this anxiety consume me. I guess I'm here looking for a) reassurance that I don't have ALS and b) help overcoming the anxiety that this has been causing me. I have been letting anxiety take over my life and I honestly don't know how to stop it.
My heart is with all of you that are diagnosed on this website and everywhere else. I will be forever thankful to everyone that can help me settle down over this. I've never felt like I had so little control over the places my mind goes to.
Thank you
I have always twitched (rather infrequently) in my right butt cheek . During a particularly stressful period of time, I was twitching there more and more. I made the oh-so-common mistake of googling the issue, and after seeing ALS, I started twitching body-wide almost immediately.
About a month after that, I went and got an EMG mid-february, which was done on both my right arm and leg. That was perfectly normal.
The twitching heavily subsided since then, from nearly constant twitches to only a couple times a day or less.
I had another EMG yesterday, and this neurologist put the needle in at least 20 spots on my body. Both shins, calves, thighs, butt cheeks, in my back, in my trapezius, biceps, forearms, shoulders, etc. That was also perfectly normal. The clinical test he did on me a couple weeks ago was also perfectly normal.
I know that I have extreme anxiety, and the rest of this post will probably relate to that.
Whenever I think about it too much and get extremely anxious, I feel like I have problems swallowing, biting my tongue, etc. I've also become extremely obsessive with looking at my tongue in the mirror. As google and this forum says, it really takes an expert to know, but I keep going back and forth between feeling like something is wrong with it and thinking it is normal. The tongue is the ONLY spot he didn't emg (but I read somewhere that emg in your upper trapezius would find problems with tongue?)
Considering the problems that I'm sure are due to anxiety have only sprung up in the last 2 or 3 days, it couldn't be ALS right?
The problems I refer to are:
feeling like I can't talk right (everybody thinks im crazy when I ask if im saying anything weirdly)
feeling like I can't swallow (only a problem when I keep swallowing non stop to test myself)
Past all this, after my clinical test and EMGs my neurologist told me I absolutely don't have ALS. I am a 19 year old male, and I am letting this anxiety consume me. I guess I'm here looking for a) reassurance that I don't have ALS and b) help overcoming the anxiety that this has been causing me. I have been letting anxiety take over my life and I honestly don't know how to stop it.
My heart is with all of you that are diagnosed on this website and everywhere else. I will be forever thankful to everyone that can help me settle down over this. I've never felt like I had so little control over the places my mind goes to.
Thank you
