Pain and twitching in both calves. Do I go back

[peteborota]

Hi all,

I've had a year and a half of what I thought was bfs I had a brain and spine MRI done, plus emg. All were clear and yet I am still getting pain and fasics in my calves. It's only been two months since the tests. But the pain and fasics in both calves has got worse. Having been given a clean emg could the Doc have missed something, can ALS hide or move that quickly.

Just don't know what to do?

 

[trfogey]

I've had a year and a half of what I thought was bfs I had a brain and spine MRI done, plus emg. All were clear and yet I am still getting pain and fasics in my calves. It's only been two months since the tests. But the pain and fasics in both calves has got worse. Having been given a clean emg could the Doc have missed something, can ALS hide or move that quickly.

Just don't know what to do?

Go to your family/general practice doctor and see what he/she says.

You were clean two months ago. You're almost certainly clean now. ALS doesn't hide -- it can be seen on EMG weeks, months, even years before an affected muscle shows other symptoms.

Relax -- all this anxiety will make your BFS worse.

 

[peteborota]

Thanks for taking the time to reply. It's difficult to stay logical with the symptoms and as they are giving me more pain it gets difficult not to worry. when I go to my physio he massages my calve muscles it's so painful. Is it normal for als to present symmetrically in your calves?

 

[trfogey]

Is it normal for als to present symmetrically in your calves?

No, it isn't. Symmetrical presentations tend to point away from ALS, in fact.

 

[peteborota]

Thank you for taking the time to help other people.

Now all I have to do is deal with the anxiety