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    Could this be ALS?

    I will try to make this brief. Symptoms: *. Muscle twitching: started out in a few places about a month ago. Then increased all over. Now has decreased but in more specific spots (calves, thighs, abdomen, shoulder area). It seems almost as if the twitching is moving from lower body to...
    • FaithnHope
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    • abdomen age als als? back clinical emg family female food lump mri muscle muscle twitching neurologist night shaking shoulder spasms swallow testing twitching wanted work worried
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    Question

    Hi, I know I have been here before but I just have a quick question and I don’t want to google.... I have body wide fasics- for over a year, no weakness but feel like I have mouth throat pnd drip issues, constant phlegm. My question- when someone has bulber, and they have bodywide...
    • sjtom
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    • dying emg muscle muscles onset phlegm tongue twitching weakness
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    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Feeling defeated

    Last thread Finally got into the neuro yesterday. After some tests he came back in and asked me and my gf to sit down. He explained to me that from the Emg he couldn’t deny the possibility of als. I almost lost it right there. I ha e only been ha i g symptoms for six months and he said given...
    • Scott2462
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    • age als als? back clean emg crying emg hours second opinion shaking swallowing symptoms tests
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    Six Months - Many Symptoms - No Answers

    Hello, Like many others I have been visiting this message board after experiencing symptoms that led me to the internet - that led me here. I have read many posts and many stories on this site and have much respect for this wonderful forum. I will try not to make this a long and hard to read...
    • GaryinMD
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    • arm bed burning clinical diagnose diagnosis emg fasciculation fasciculations food hope media mri neurologist night shoulder stiffness supplement swallowing symptoms tests tonic water treatment tremor wrist
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Worth a follow up?

    37 years old. In May of 2017 I began having fasicularions and my reflexes were described as brisk. My EMG had this snippet: "Increased insertional activity, fibrillation, or positive sharp wave potentials suggestive of active denervation were noted in the bilateral FDI foot muscles in...
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    • atrophy back bfs cramping denervation emg fibrillation foot ice muscles twitching weakness
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    Ck Up, fasciculation and cramping

    8 months ago tight pain in both hips. I’ve had Mri of all parts of my body nothing showing 4 months ago pain in mid back around to ribs when standing gets worse as day goes on. Mood has been depressed I’ve never felt like this in my life. My voice is also super hoarse I can’t sing anymore...
    • Mtuttle18
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    • back emg mri muscle muscle twitching pain twitching voice worried
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    EMG in the morning

    I’m having an EMG tomorrow in Houston. I’m obviously scared. 8 months ago I started having tight pain in hips, 2 months later mid back pain when standing gets worse as day goes on. 4 weeks ago legs start twitching all under skin feels weird. Mood has been depressed I’ve never felt like this in...
  8. K

    Club membership at hand

    Well, damn. My local neurologist, after two months of elimination tests, has now indicated likely NMD, with ALS being the most likely candidate. He basically kicked the can down the road and referred me to Dr. Pulley at Jacksonville Shands. We see him in late April for a second EMG and opinion...
    • KevinM
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    • als back ball candida clinical diagnosis early emg fasciculations life mri muscle neurologist onset planning progression spasms swallow symptom tests twitches weakness work
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    Symptoms

    Hi my issue started in Nov was cooking bad pain in right hand went to doc blood test xray all fine physio noticed atrophy in my hand between thumb and forefinger went to neuro she didn't think I had adl had a emg result one slightly abnormal muscle in hand all others OK ongoing tingling numbness...
    • Skyvano
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    • als atrophy emg mri muscle muscles pain symptom symptoms test thumb worried
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    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Symptoms

    Hi back in November while cooking I had bad pain in right hand went to doc did blood tests xray nothing came up went to physio he noticed wasted muscle in between thumb and forefinger advised go to neuro she didn't think I had adl bfubding writing hard painful hand feels weak had a emg test...
    • Skyvano
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    • back emg mri muscle muscles pain symptom symptoms tests thumb
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    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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