Recent content by BuddyJim

Last week I was mowing the lawn and my thigh muscles felt very tight, which I've noticed at times. I haven't been very active lately other than the lawn mowing. However, the muscle in the front of my right thigh became very painful. I think I strained or pulled the muscle because I had all the...

Thank you for the reply. I know other things can cause this. I suffer from two other conditions that I found also can cause some choking/throat problems 1) GERD and 2) TMJ. It's just that this came out of nowhere, never happened to me before, and it seems like the bodywide twitching has worsened...

It's been a few months since my last post. I started twitching in January (9 months ago) during a stressful time in my life and shortly after a viral illness. Had a Neuro exam in February and an EMG in May (4 months after twitching started). The EMG was normal and the Neuro told me I have BFS...

Yes, after 4 months of twitching I never had a facial twitch. Then, on the same morning I had my first EMG I awoke to a persistent twitch in my chin and jaw muscle that continued every day for over a month. Up to then all of my twitching up to that point was random, but the facial twitch was...

Mark, sorry to hear you keep getting blown-off by your Neuro. I was a little lucky because although my first appointment was originally scheduled 3 months later, they called me after a cancellation and it only took 2 weeks. The EMG, however, followed about 3 months later.No, EMGs aren't fun but...

Not that anyone here needs it, but check it out:I wonder if this would calm fears any better than a dozen clean EMGs??:)

I guess I just experienced my first intense "hot spot" of twitching since this all started about 5 months ago. Although I have some minor hot-spots in my thighs and calves, I never experienced twitching like what happened to me this weekend. 4 days ago I started having constant, nonstop...

Ive been noticing some jerks in my shoulders/upper arms, whenever I use my computer mouse. Sometimes when I click the mouse with my index or middle finger I notice my shoulder and upper arm will jerk just enough for me to notice it.At first it scared me a little but then I saw some posts here...

Can anyone recall a single instance where someone complained of the typical BFS symptoms, twitching with no weakness, clean EMGs, etc. and actually went on to be diagnosed with ALS?This forum appears to be the best (if not the only) place online to get information from a large sample of real BFS...

Just had my first EMG about 2 weeks ago, after 4 months of twitching. My twitching started in both legs, now it's spread to my trunk, back, arms, and face. I don't twitch incessantly, but it's usually always going on sonewhere. However, the morning I went for the test - no fasciculations showed...

One rather amusing detail I forgot - during the EMG, the neurologist said there were NO fasciculations observed on the test. The one time my twitching seems to stop completely, it was during the only EMG I've ever had. He didn't have the needles inserted very long, maybe a several seconds a...

Steffen, That is exactly what I have too. My left leg feels achy and stiff in the back of the leg, sometimes the calf, other times behind the knee or back of thigh. When I walk fast or run it seems to go away. I guess the important thing to remember is - if we had something bad we wouldn't be...

All, here is an update:Just returned from my visit with the 2nd neurologist I've seen. The 1st Neuro said it sounded like BFS, but sent me to another Neuro for an EMG. He is a neuromuscular specialist. The EMG/NCV test was uncomfortable, painful (I hate needles), but according to the neuro it...

I know that most of the information about twitches indicate that widespread twitching from the beginning is usually benign. However, the muscle stiffness and aches I am having only appear in my left leg, it is NOT widespread. Ironically, the place I twitched the most at the beginnign was my...

Hello all, thanks much for the replies. The pre-test anxiety is tough. The comment about the test for ALS is a good one. I can't point to any obvious weakness or atrophy in my legs so far. Just twitches, stiffness, and muscle aches. I guess all of these symptoms are on the BFS list too. Jim