Recent content by antman

All I can say is I was in the same boat when my symptoms occurred. I am a worrier by nature, so when this started for me, I naturally did not handle it well. I do believe my heightened anxiety only made my symptoms worse. Getting a clean EMG and a BFS dx from a good neuro were the most...

Just got a Medial Epicondylitis (aka Golfer's Elbow) diagnosis yesterday on my right elbow. May have nothing to do with my BFS. I appreciate the feedback above. So far, a week of rest has really helped. Now I have to be careful getting back to lifting.

Diagnosed with BFS almost a year to the date. Started heavy lifting about 10 months ago. Since then, I've experienced pretty solid gains in strength and have seen significant increases in my bench press, squats and deadlifts, without any noticeable effects to my BFS symptoms. As a matter of...

Just curious if tinnitus can be related to or part of BFS. I've had a mild ringing in my left ear for the last couple of weeks. Not freaking out over, but hoping it goes away.

Burger,A thumb "pull" is a great way to describe this movement. The muscle twitch between the thumb and forefinger seems to be what causes the pull. Very weird. Especially since it appeared that most of my craziest symptoms have subsided greatly over the past 3 months. I almost forgot about...

I've being doing so well for the last three months. Most of my twitching has really subsided, with only mild twitches in my left calve muscle from time to time. But just this morning, the hand muscle between my right thumb and forefinger has developed an intermittent twitch (going on 2 hours)...

Shell,If it's any help, my jerks were/ are much like you described. At first, I noticed them as I began to drift off into sleep. Then, I began to get them after I woke up in the morning and laid in bed, either trying to fall back asleep or just resting with my eyes shut. I never got them when...

I twitched for almost a year before I started to get the pins and needles in my hands and forearms earlier this year. This quickly turned into a burning (sunburn-like) feeling in my hands, arms, abdomen and chest which convinced me to see a neuro for the first time. I was freaking out leading...

Johnny,I hear you. My nature has always been to assume a worst-case scenario, pre-BFS included. I realize this is not a healthy approach to coping with our condition. Like I said at the top of this post, I have a lot of positive indicators to go on. And you're right, I need to accept that...

Thanks AZ. That makes sense.For me, it's also the fact that the myoclonus jerks started 10 months after my twitching had been going on. So I tend to worry that my BFS Is progressing into something worse. My neuro said that having BFS does not raise the probability of being dx'd with other...

Thanks Johnny. Do yours come on in the early sleep stages or at all times during the day?

Okay, maybe I shouldn't complain. My twitches and parethesis (sun burn, icy hot feelings) have subsided greatly for now. I'm even sleeping a little better. My EMG was clean. My Neuro says its all BFS. Why then am I letting the myoclonus jerks get the best of me? Even those aren't as...

Thanks Yuliasr. I was not aware of that. I'm not sure about hyperventilation in my case. I don't think I hyperventilate, but maybe it's not something that is as noticeable as it sounds. I do appreciate your insight, as it is often very scientific and more information than I received even from...

Got my initial sleep study results today. I found out I have severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea and some instances of Central Sleep Apnea. I have to go back and have a second study with a CPAP/ BiPAP machine. I'm concerned about getting this Dx, given how messed up my sleep has been over the past...

Thanks Johnny.I don't expect a silver bullet fix, but even if my sleep is totally unrelated to BFS, I would gladly accept any improvements to my inability to sleep more than 5 to 6 hours a night.