I posted a few weeks ago about the symptoms my girlfriend has been having lately. We went to a neurologist two days ago, but didn't really get any answers. He did say he was 95% sure it wasn't MS or ALS. He thinks her problems are most likely muscular and not neurological. The GP we went to exxagerrated about her reflex problems. The neuro said she has normal reflexes in her arms and reduced reflexes in her legs, probably due to muscle weakness and not nerves. They took blood and scheduled an EMG in two weeks just to be sure.
If her problems are indeed muscular, I asked the doctor what could be causing them. He said joint inflammation was a possiblity, although I don't see how this could affect her legs and her hand at the same time. He also mention she could have a thyroid (sp?) problem, which would make sense as her mother has had problems with hers.
If her problems are indeed muscular, I asked the doctor what could be causing them. He said joint inflammation was a possiblity, although I don't see how this could affect her legs and her hand at the same time. He also mention she could have a thyroid (sp?) problem, which would make sense as her mother has had problems with hers.