Kchuck24
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- Jan 19, 2021
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- Learn about ALS
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- Country
- US
- State
- FL
- City
- Jacksonville
Hi,
thank you in advance for taking the time to read this and any help is greatly appreciated.
I have read the sticky’s and they were extremely
Helpful on clarifying information. I have read some PALs personal experiences which has led me to post.
my symptoms started in august 2020.. purely sensory (tingling) which initially made me think vitamin deficiency, stress or maybe MS. I went to my primary and had a brain MRI which was completely clean. Referred to a neurologist who also conducted mri of thoracic and c spine which also clean. I experienced some left leg weakness in my knee that was pretty mild so I didn’t think much of it. I had a NCS of lower extremities and he did emg on right leg which came back clean. So I just accepted it and was going to see how things would go.
the tingling has subsided some but the weakness in my knee has not. Muscle twitches began and it has started getting uncomfortable walking. I am a nurse so after being on my feet all day I can feel my left thigh feeling heavy or stiff. I try to sit and rest as much as possible.
I visited my neurologist again recently and updated him who decided to do an upper extremities NCS/EMG last month which came back clean. They ordered more labs. I discussed the problem in my left leg more and how it has gotten worse along with the twitches so they have decided to just do the emg of my left leg this week.
I appreciate any advice/feedback. Thank you so much
thank you in advance for taking the time to read this and any help is greatly appreciated.
I have read the sticky’s and they were extremely
Helpful on clarifying information. I have read some PALs personal experiences which has led me to post.
my symptoms started in august 2020.. purely sensory (tingling) which initially made me think vitamin deficiency, stress or maybe MS. I went to my primary and had a brain MRI which was completely clean. Referred to a neurologist who also conducted mri of thoracic and c spine which also clean. I experienced some left leg weakness in my knee that was pretty mild so I didn’t think much of it. I had a NCS of lower extremities and he did emg on right leg which came back clean. So I just accepted it and was going to see how things would go.
the tingling has subsided some but the weakness in my knee has not. Muscle twitches began and it has started getting uncomfortable walking. I am a nurse so after being on my feet all day I can feel my left thigh feeling heavy or stiff. I try to sit and rest as much as possible.
I visited my neurologist again recently and updated him who decided to do an upper extremities NCS/EMG last month which came back clean. They ordered more labs. I discussed the problem in my left leg more and how it has gotten worse along with the twitches so they have decided to just do the emg of my left leg this week.
I appreciate any advice/feedback. Thank you so much