Would appreciate some answers

[Mike206]

I am now 4 months with everyday twitching. It started in a finger then quickly moved to my calfs. shortly after it became pretty much body wide. I had an EMG done and everything came back normal. Only one fasciculation was observed during the emg and the nero said it was benign. So with that I let the ALS fears go and went on with my life. The twitching never stopped so I chalked it up to being BFS. Recently I have began having facial twitching daily. This is a new area for me. I also have random cramping.... last few days in my left calf. I don't believe I have any clinical weakness although I sometime convince myself I do. Does this sound remotely like ALS? Should I get another EMG? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[lgelb]

No/no.
Go to your PCP and ask for a PT rx, get some massage/hot tub, re-examine your diet, hydration, sleep, stress and exercise.

Best,
Laurie

 

[Lkaibel]

If twitching and cramping persist without clinical weakness or other issues, they call it BFS. My mom has had BFS for decades and I may well be heading in the same direction - I just twitched over about half my body for the better part of a month and have had episodes for years.

In all likelihood, you need to do exactly as Lori said and no, a normal EMG sounds nothing whatsoever like ALS. I am not a Doctor, but I would personally bet a month's pay that if your twitching and cramping were caused by ALS, your EMG at this point would be floridly abnormal, and weakness(CLINICAL) would be present.