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Just a quick update. I went to see my GP yesterday and the took a very close look at my tongue and did a quick neurological workup, even though he knew I had just been to see the neuro. He said my tongue symptoms are very likely just muscle tension due to stress. He recommended that I step up my...

In my EMG two weeks ago, the neuro said he could see my silent twitches in my calf muscle while he was probing with his EMG needle, yet nothing showed on the EMG. He just said it was because they weren't "that bad." But, as sensitive as an EMG is (I would hope) it would pick up on that kind of...

I have a diagnosis of BFS from a respected neuro, but I also have a neck that pops and cracks all the time like yours. I think these are unrelated, except that they are probably both aggravated by stress and anxiety. Your headaches and head pains sound to me like a classic case of Occipital...

TwitchyMD: I think I misunderstood your original questions. Yes, when I stick my tongue out, it comes out straight with regard to left or right orientation on a horizontal axis. What I was saying is that the tip points downward with regard to up or down orientation on a vertical axis. I think...

Thanks for the replies everyone, keep them coming. They really reassure me a lot!Twitchydoc: Yes, I can stick out my tongue all the way, not really straight out, but I can make it straight if I want to. I can tent both cheeks to the point where I feel pain in my cheek. I can touch the tip of my...

Last week I went to a neuro because of my body wide twitching. He performed an EMG and NCV on both arms and both legs. Everything was completely normal and he gave me the diagnosis of BFS. I was relieved, but that relief has now been replaced by a fear of other symptoms. Since my visit to the...

I wanted to update everyone after I saw my neurologist. We discussed my symptoms and he said "I bet you a buck it's nothing, but lets do the test and find out for sure." He proceeded to conduct and EMG and NCV on both arms and both legs. He said everything looked great and he didn't even see the...

DD:Thanks for your reassurance! I don't think any BFS'er can have too much reassurance. I would love to hear from others with these same symptoms...Travis

Hello:I would first like to thank everyone who actively participates in this forum. I have read countless hours of your replies and they have calmed me down countless times when the ALS panic began to set in. I am 24 and have suffered from health related anxiety for many years. I have a very...