Perhaps you'll think this is strange, but I know you are all very understanding of the many symptoms that crop up for those of us concerned about als. This morning I woke up with a sensation of what can best be described as a wriggling sensation or worm-like sensation under my skin on my right calf. I cannot see any movement under the skin, however, when I look (unlike a fasciculation). The sensation can also be described as tingling running down an area of about two inches. It has not gone away all day. They occur every 3 to 6 seconds. At first I thought they were fibrillations (yet more bad news). However, I read descriptions of fibrillations by two doctors who state that fibrillations are never sensed by the patients and they can only be detected by EMGs. Are the experts wrong once again?
Jamie, you have done all the readings, what do you think?
My main problem these days, however, is progressive problems with slurred speech, which I know to be another cardinal symptom pointing to als, so I am very worried.
By the way, here is the statement by the neuro on fibrillations:
"Fibrillations are very different from fasciculations. They represent spontaneous electrical activity and very feeble contraction of individual muscle fibers. They are NEVER visible clinically, and they are NEVER felt by the individual suffering them. They are detected on EMG examination. They are a manifestation of a muscle fiber losing its nerve supply. Fibrillations do not occur in normal individuals, as a rule."
Jamie, you have done all the readings, what do you think?
My main problem these days, however, is progressive problems with slurred speech, which I know to be another cardinal symptom pointing to als, so I am very worried.
By the way, here is the statement by the neuro on fibrillations:
"Fibrillations are very different from fasciculations. They represent spontaneous electrical activity and very feeble contraction of individual muscle fibers. They are NEVER visible clinically, and they are NEVER felt by the individual suffering them. They are detected on EMG examination. They are a manifestation of a muscle fiber losing its nerve supply. Fibrillations do not occur in normal individuals, as a rule."