monster
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Hello everyone,
This is my first post and I'm very scared. I went to a neurosurgeon yesterday, for something else, and I started to tell him about my other symptoms of brisk reflexes (4 years now), muscle twitching (three years now), lossing voice (for no reason, one year) weakness feeling in legs and arms (one year, about)....etc. there more but these are the main ones.
He tested my reflexes and said they are very brisk but when he tested my jaw reflex it was brisk too, he asked to see my brain mri then came back in the room and said "you have ALS' go see a neurologist, and left, just like that.
I just saw one in Dec 2011, hence brain MRI, and he said I was fine..
After I looked up the Jaw reflex on the computer it said upper neuron lesion ?
What does this mean...I'm really freaking out now.. I tried making an appointment with the neurologist who ordered the MRI but I can't get in till june 1st. I've been to two neurologist who just did an office exam and said I was fine, no emg or other tests. How do you find a good doctor? and does the Jaw reflex confirm als?
I don't know how to use this forum so I how i will see replies
thanks
This is my first post and I'm very scared. I went to a neurosurgeon yesterday, for something else, and I started to tell him about my other symptoms of brisk reflexes (4 years now), muscle twitching (three years now), lossing voice (for no reason, one year) weakness feeling in legs and arms (one year, about)....etc. there more but these are the main ones.
He tested my reflexes and said they are very brisk but when he tested my jaw reflex it was brisk too, he asked to see my brain mri then came back in the room and said "you have ALS' go see a neurologist, and left, just like that.
I just saw one in Dec 2011, hence brain MRI, and he said I was fine..
After I looked up the Jaw reflex on the computer it said upper neuron lesion ?
What does this mean...I'm really freaking out now.. I tried making an appointment with the neurologist who ordered the MRI but I can't get in till june 1st. I've been to two neurologist who just did an office exam and said I was fine, no emg or other tests. How do you find a good doctor? and does the Jaw reflex confirm als?
I don't know how to use this forum so I how i will see replies
thanks