Purpleflowers16
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I’ve read the post at the top of the forum but I would like to ask if anyone thinks this sounds like anything to worry about?
I have had muscle fasciculations that have been mainly in my legs for just over 4 months now, I had a clean Neuro exam last month and he did an EMG for my own peace of mind even though he didn’t think I needed one.
EMG was done in 4 limbs -
(Left tibialis ant
Right tibialis ant
Left Gastroc med h
Right gastroc med h
Left vastus lat
Right vastus lat
Left ext dig com
Right ext dig com
R biceps brach)
including the legs that were the most symptomatic with twitching 24/7.
Results were perfectly normal.
This was a massive relief and I went about my days forgetting about the twitching in my legs which has ironically since subsided.
However over the last few days I’ve been experiencing a strange sensation in my throat when swallowing like a lump licking sensation/something I can feel to the side of my throat when swallowing.
I can drink liquids fine and down a pint of water.
I’m just wondering if you could answer a couple of questions based on my info please? I very much appreciate it.
1 - Would an EMG test pick up Bulbar als if it was done on limbs that were fasciculatiing? Even if I didn’t have bulbar symptoms at the time of the EMG?
2 - Does bulbar start with a feeling of tightness, something strange in your throat when swallowing intermittently?
Thank you for your time
I have had muscle fasciculations that have been mainly in my legs for just over 4 months now, I had a clean Neuro exam last month and he did an EMG for my own peace of mind even though he didn’t think I needed one.
EMG was done in 4 limbs -
(Left tibialis ant
Right tibialis ant
Left Gastroc med h
Right gastroc med h
Left vastus lat
Right vastus lat
Left ext dig com
Right ext dig com
R biceps brach)
including the legs that were the most symptomatic with twitching 24/7.
Results were perfectly normal.
This was a massive relief and I went about my days forgetting about the twitching in my legs which has ironically since subsided.
However over the last few days I’ve been experiencing a strange sensation in my throat when swallowing like a lump licking sensation/something I can feel to the side of my throat when swallowing.
I can drink liquids fine and down a pint of water.
I’m just wondering if you could answer a couple of questions based on my info please? I very much appreciate it.
1 - Would an EMG test pick up Bulbar als if it was done on limbs that were fasciculatiing? Even if I didn’t have bulbar symptoms at the time of the EMG?
2 - Does bulbar start with a feeling of tightness, something strange in your throat when swallowing intermittently?
Thank you for your time