Dnfm23
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- Jan 20, 2023
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- Reason
- Learn about ALS
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- Country
- US
- State
- IL
- City
- Chicago
Thank you all for your time as I really appreciate it. I’ll be as brief as possible. Minimal twitching started March 2022 in left leg and after a month started in left arm too. In July 2022 I did an EMG and NCS and both had great results. In august the twitching started on the right side and now it sporadic all over but isn’t too bad. I had learned to live with it without worry. In October I noticed when I wake up and stretch my legs all the way they would spasms and my foot would kick out pretty violently. It seemed weird but I just ignored it as tight muscles. This lasted into January and I just tried avoid a big leg stretch. Now the concern starts as about 10 days ago whenever I wake up, anytime I straighten my legs the whole leg tremors bad. This is in both legs and only when waking up during the night or in morning. Once I’m awake I can straighten my legs with no issues. This feels like a neurological issue as if it was a pinched nerve or muscle then I would think I could reproduce the spasms during the day. Could this be ALS and the twitching just progressed to spasms. Would another EMG be warranted? When I get up in morning my upper legs feel really tired from all these spasms as it wakes me up at least 5 times a night and is really scary. It’s my whole leg that shakes but it originates from the quads/hamstrings. Thank you and any suggestions would be appreciated