franky2417
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Hello All
I just wanted to start by thanking everyone here for the support they provide and wishing everyone the best with what they are going through.
I have been having the following symptoms which seem to be progressing over the past 3 1/2 months and have seen 2 nuero's during this time. It started one day with being very shaky and feeling like my legs were made out of Jello. I then saw a Neuro for the first time and she stated that there was nothing abnormal but during the last part of the exam noticed a tremor in my hands. She said that it was most likely performance anxiety but that a differential diagnoses could include something more sinister such as MND.
About 2 weeks later (early May 2012) I went back to her and she did a nerve conduction/EMG on both my upper and lower left extremedies. All results came back normal and she said she could rule out MND.
Since then I continue to have twitching espeically in my hands/forearms as well as legs. I have also noticed some pain in my forearms and shaking when I exert a lot of pressure on my hand muscles. I saw another neurologist a an area hospital (that has an ALS center) about 1 month ago and he also stated that he saw no indication of MND.
Lastly I have been having issues swallowing where it feels like I have a constant sore throat and that I am getting liquids/small foods down the wrong pipe (not sure of the clinical term). Also it feels as though my tounge is twitching and shaking more when I stick it out.
I guess my questions are centered around if I should go to a 3rd neuro? Or do my symptoms sound like early onset of ALS?
To summarize I have seen one neuro 4 times over the course of 3 1/2 months who thinks its anxiety. She did an EMG which was completely negative and I have seen a second Neuro for another opinion.
I just wanted to start by thanking everyone here for the support they provide and wishing everyone the best with what they are going through.
I have been having the following symptoms which seem to be progressing over the past 3 1/2 months and have seen 2 nuero's during this time. It started one day with being very shaky and feeling like my legs were made out of Jello. I then saw a Neuro for the first time and she stated that there was nothing abnormal but during the last part of the exam noticed a tremor in my hands. She said that it was most likely performance anxiety but that a differential diagnoses could include something more sinister such as MND.
About 2 weeks later (early May 2012) I went back to her and she did a nerve conduction/EMG on both my upper and lower left extremedies. All results came back normal and she said she could rule out MND.
Since then I continue to have twitching espeically in my hands/forearms as well as legs. I have also noticed some pain in my forearms and shaking when I exert a lot of pressure on my hand muscles. I saw another neurologist a an area hospital (that has an ALS center) about 1 month ago and he also stated that he saw no indication of MND.
Lastly I have been having issues swallowing where it feels like I have a constant sore throat and that I am getting liquids/small foods down the wrong pipe (not sure of the clinical term). Also it feels as though my tounge is twitching and shaking more when I stick it out.
I guess my questions are centered around if I should go to a 3rd neuro? Or do my symptoms sound like early onset of ALS?
To summarize I have seen one neuro 4 times over the course of 3 1/2 months who thinks its anxiety. She did an EMG which was completely negative and I have seen a second Neuro for another opinion.