elb5003
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Hello everyone,
I have been reading and researching on the forum here for a few weeks now. I know you guys get a lot of these types of questions, but as you can imagine this whole process has been devastating for my family. So here is the situation......
My dad has been having muscle twitching in his legs (thighs and calfs) for somewhere right around 1 year. The twitches appear to be worse when he is at rest, especially when he is trying to go to sleep. He has no muscle weakness what so ever. His primary care doctor didn't think anything of it for months, but since it was not going away he suggested he go to a neurologist. My dad went to the neurologist and his assistant preformed an EMG on him. The EMG came back abnormal. He is showing muscle Fasciculation's in his legs and arms (he rarely ever feels it in his arms). They also preformed an MRI and multiple blood tests. Both the MRI's and blood tests came back fine. The neurologist he went to does not specialize in neuro muscular diseases so he referred the tests to be read by a doctor in the same facility that does specialize in neuro muscular diseases. Today he went to get his diagnosis from the specialty neurologist.......
The doctor did not take any time at all to ask my Dad any questions about his situation. The whole time my dad was at this "highly regarded facility" he felt extremely un comfortable. He was cold and the first question he asked is "why are you here?" Ummmm well I think the answer to that question is pretty clear. He told him that because the MRI and blood tests came back clean he suspects my dad is showing the beginning signs of ALS. He is basing this diagnosis off of one EMG test. Is it possible to make a diagnosis of ALS with just this little amount of information? Like i stated earlier he is showing no signs of muscle weakness at all. He goes to the gym 5 days a week and does at least 45 minutes of cardio every time. I'm not the best at explaining in words. I am a much better talker, so if you need any additional information please ask me, because I know I may not have explained everything clearly. I am extremely upset and any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you so much!
-Eric
I have been reading and researching on the forum here for a few weeks now. I know you guys get a lot of these types of questions, but as you can imagine this whole process has been devastating for my family. So here is the situation......
My dad has been having muscle twitching in his legs (thighs and calfs) for somewhere right around 1 year. The twitches appear to be worse when he is at rest, especially when he is trying to go to sleep. He has no muscle weakness what so ever. His primary care doctor didn't think anything of it for months, but since it was not going away he suggested he go to a neurologist. My dad went to the neurologist and his assistant preformed an EMG on him. The EMG came back abnormal. He is showing muscle Fasciculation's in his legs and arms (he rarely ever feels it in his arms). They also preformed an MRI and multiple blood tests. Both the MRI's and blood tests came back fine. The neurologist he went to does not specialize in neuro muscular diseases so he referred the tests to be read by a doctor in the same facility that does specialize in neuro muscular diseases. Today he went to get his diagnosis from the specialty neurologist.......
The doctor did not take any time at all to ask my Dad any questions about his situation. The whole time my dad was at this "highly regarded facility" he felt extremely un comfortable. He was cold and the first question he asked is "why are you here?" Ummmm well I think the answer to that question is pretty clear. He told him that because the MRI and blood tests came back clean he suspects my dad is showing the beginning signs of ALS. He is basing this diagnosis off of one EMG test. Is it possible to make a diagnosis of ALS with just this little amount of information? Like i stated earlier he is showing no signs of muscle weakness at all. He goes to the gym 5 days a week and does at least 45 minutes of cardio every time. I'm not the best at explaining in words. I am a much better talker, so if you need any additional information please ask me, because I know I may not have explained everything clearly. I am extremely upset and any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you so much!
-Eric