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:) Hey everyone!! How are yall? I had a little bird tell me that this site could use some old timer's help! I think after having this 3 years ago and now almost 19 months that I am considered a "old timer" and I hope I can help. ;) Brief history- 3 years ago, end of 2006 into 2007 I was on...

Hey there, fellow BFS'ers! I haven't been on in a long long while going through a lot. Divorce, raising a baby on my own and to be quite honest I was wearing out my welcoming Mat getting aggrivated repeating the same thing over and over again. They in the day I did the same thing and no one...

I think I've worn out my welcome (again). Ya know..Im guilty of saying Im leaving this site numerous times and yet I seem to resurface again. I made a oath now almost 6 years ago to help people when I became a nurse. So naturally I have it in me to want to do so. This BFS mind trip is absolutely...

Hey I just wanted to post today after my doctor called me back addressing some of my blood work issues. As stated before in previous post I had my metabolic blood work done. Well I picked up the report myself and things were going in my life and I didnt have time to call the doctor- Well today a...

Just wanted to give you my blessings and best wishes at your neuro meeting. I am sure your on different time zone than the U.S and probably is already Thursday there. BE SURE YOU ASK EVERY QUESTION YOU CAN THINK OF. Remember we HIRE DOCTORS they dont HIRE US therefore they are entitled to answer...

DO THEY ADVERTISE "MS SYMPTOMS", "ALS SYMPTOMS" I Dont mind the small advertisements that say "How to relieve muscle cramps and pain, Magnesium etc. but those that say CRAP LIKE "MS SYMPTOMS" or "ALS SYMPTOMS" please tell me those are not these site sponsors. GEEEEESH!!!!Lovely (Wonder if there...

I just googled the MOST COMMON CAUSE OF DEATH it gives nationalities , ages, etc. NO WHERE IS ALS mentioned. Therefore people that twitch with BFS have NO MORE chances of getting ALS then the person sitting across from you or down the hall from you right now take in these statistics they are FAR...

Meant to post as well- do any of you ever feel like your spine is tingling or around the spine is tingling on the surface. Not within. It almost feels like someone dropped water down the top of my spine and it rolled down to my hiney. Its weird probably one of the weirdest feelings . I...

Hey again everyone, I noticed that feet seem to be a big issue lately as there are a lot of foot twitchers. MY feet particular mostly buzz if anything at all. I was just curious to know how many people don't have hot spots and have what I just call popcorn twitches are "hit n runs". Every once...

Newbies and those that lurk, I have time today to spend on here and I am confident and have felt better than ever lately. So I thought for the newbies and people that lurk I would post my story for you. Its long- but if you were/are as anxious as I was when I first came to this sight. I was so...

Hope all is well in 2009, I made a commitment to not lose my new year to bfs and I hope I am going to conquer it and move forward. I cant write on here what all I've lost due to BFS/Anxiety but trust me its more than most of you can phathom. Lately my issue has been weak legs- Seems like one...

As I posted I got my lab work back (metabolic panel) back on Christmas Eve. As I prayed I wanted something to come back ABNORMAL that could cause "TWITCHING" that was cureable- well I got my wishes- My potassium was LOW and my Iron and RBC (reason for iron being low) . Dr. said all this...

Yesterday after such a debachal in seeing a intern then finding another one because one didnt know how to properly check reflexes I finally got to pick up my lab reports today I had a whole panel ran- metabolic etc. I told the phlebotomist yesterday when he was drawing my blood that I wanted...

Ever had those days where you wish you didnt go..Well I learned my lesson to. I made a appt. with internist because ONE my sinuses are still killing me and they are bothering me and I want to go home and feel good for the holidays- TWO, BOTH (symmetrically) my legs have been feeling (weak) along...

Hey all, Happy ummm lets see is it Tuesday? Yes it is. Ok Im having my FIRST hot spot- It started after I started to be streneous on my treadmill- its in my lower thigh area on my knee up above in that section- DRIVING ME BATTTTTTTTTY!!!!!!I also seem to have a jaw line hotspot- it always seems...

Hey all, Happy ummm lets see is it Tuesday? Yes it is. Ok Im having my FIRST hot spot- It started after I started to be streneous on my treadmill- its in my lower thigh area on my knee up above in that section- DRIVING ME BATTTTTTTTTY!!!!!!I also seem to have a jaw line hotspot- it always seems...

Tonight while laying on the couch- I kept saying Ughhh my thigh twitching ....Finally my boyfriend said WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL WITH THAT CRAP? I said its constant I cant stand it- random twitches all over my body- He says so what it doesn't hurt does it? Well, no thank God I just have BFS- BFS? he...

Wow us BFS'ers are getting A LOT of attention lately. Maybe this will do something to our NEUROLOGY folks so they can find out whats causing this- This article came STRAIGHT from CNN.COM under HEALTH- main front page-I've heard this all along but its finally making its rounds. ;) Dee

While I have a few days to still have my relapses I am having a big one. The past two days my right leg just above my knee has been thumping like crazy, you can see it right through my pants. Its so annoying and its causing me alot of anxiety. I am not going back to nursing til January so I...

Hi all, for those that have heard my whole story you may want to just skim over the beginning but for the newbies Im going to start from day one. Oct 2006- I was at the Talladega Race way and I ran out of Lexapro and had been drinking with the bes of them (dehydration, lexapro withdrawal etc)...