tinytina
New member
- Joined
- Jul 3, 2011
- Messages
- 5
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- US
- State
- ca.
- City
- el cajon
strange things going on
Hey guys,before my questions i would like to start with alittle history of my symptoms.Several months ago i had a twitch or a spasm between my lip and chin, Didnt pay much attention too it and a few months after that one of my ex-boyfriends noticed my legs were smaller, like id lost weight in them.Soon after that comment i began having crawling feelings on my calf muscles and slight cramps. My ankle joints feel sore and my feet are thinner.
Of course, i googled my symptoms and i begin reading about als.My chin is twitching more, my twitches are spreading all over,my legs feel dead,stiff,spastic.I dont have any insurance but a guy in my aerobics class happened to be an emg tech that works for a nuero. and got me alittle bit of a discount on my emg test. I also have these jerks in my body right before falling to sleep could this be related.
Anyway the nuero did a 3 minute exam on me and the next day i had my emg done.The results were normal in my legs and my arms showed mild case of carpal tunnel. Does this mean that the symptoms im having in my legs are nt caused by als since the emg was normal.Is it possible for the doctor to mistake carpall tunnel with als or does the EMG read differrently between the two. My symptoms are still with me as i type this. I took my test 2.5 months after twitches and cramps. Was it to soon? I tired of feeling like this.
Hey guys,before my questions i would like to start with alittle history of my symptoms.Several months ago i had a twitch or a spasm between my lip and chin, Didnt pay much attention too it and a few months after that one of my ex-boyfriends noticed my legs were smaller, like id lost weight in them.Soon after that comment i began having crawling feelings on my calf muscles and slight cramps. My ankle joints feel sore and my feet are thinner.
Of course, i googled my symptoms and i begin reading about als.My chin is twitching more, my twitches are spreading all over,my legs feel dead,stiff,spastic.I dont have any insurance but a guy in my aerobics class happened to be an emg tech that works for a nuero. and got me alittle bit of a discount on my emg test. I also have these jerks in my body right before falling to sleep could this be related.
Anyway the nuero did a 3 minute exam on me and the next day i had my emg done.The results were normal in my legs and my arms showed mild case of carpal tunnel. Does this mean that the symptoms im having in my legs are nt caused by als since the emg was normal.Is it possible for the doctor to mistake carpall tunnel with als or does the EMG read differrently between the two. My symptoms are still with me as i type this. I took my test 2.5 months after twitches and cramps. Was it to soon? I tired of feeling like this.