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WOW, that was 100% accurate and 110% funny ... thanks for making me smile :)

Thank you, that is something that I REALLY needed to read this week :)

1) frequent muscle twitches in most parts of the body (I'm sure everybody has had this or they wouldn't be here:));Wide spread twitching is not indicative of ALS, but rather indicates BFS.2) constant buzzing in one leg (it is driving me crazy);Buzzing and vibrating are either sensory nerves or...

Been having this constant twitch in my elbow for a week now. I have had hotspots before but this thing goes every 5-30 seconds non-stop. It's totally out of the norm for me to have this happen without letting up.Has anyone else had a long term twitch that just fires off every few seconds...

Thanks guys. This has been a tough one. this thing is going every 10 seconds and just doesn't let up. all day all night. It's got me worried obviously because I'm lurking around the community again :) Which ain't so bad 'cuz I see some new people and my old buddies are still here too ...

yep mine was doing it too. It was the muscle between my thumb and index finger twitching and causing my finger to jump. that is actually a very common place for BFS twitches.

I have a constant twitch in my elbow. Most of my hospots have not been THIS constant. This goes off every 2-3 seconds and just plain feels funny. It's causing me a lot of worry. (although I should know better)... Obviously no weakness but it's only been doing this for a few days. Anyone...

EMG portion of the exam for left upper and left lower extremity was normal with no signs of of acute or chronic denervation.Translated... NO ALSCongratulations on the excellent EMG results :)no denervation means that you do not have any sort of Motor Neuron Disease, or ALS.Fantastic news.You...

I would believe the neurologist.Your Endo made a statement that has to be taken into context. First of all, ALS is detectable by EMG weeks to months before the onset of twitching. So the fact that you are ALREADY twitching means that if it were ALS it would be in a late stage and easily...

Hi May, I have read the stories of a lot of tongue twitchers (all benign) on this forum. And as someone else already pointed out, bublar ALS progresses very fastly. At 6 months, you wold have lost a drastic amount of weight, been incapable of swallowing your food and you'd be in serious...

Neuropathy does not mean ALS.The neuro that gave me my 2'nd EMG had a neuropathy in his hand, no big deal. Sensory nerve issues are not a sign of ALS either. Motor nerves, denervation, weakness, muscle wasting may point that way but you had a normal needle exam so it sounds like no denervation...

I'd read through "BFS In A Nutshell" and I'd read the accounts of other twitchers. I'd take an honest look at my twitching, add that to what the doctors had already told me, and I would have no choice but to believe that I, like the rest of us, only fit into the category of BFS.I have had...

I haven't posted here for a while which in and of itself is a victory for me. But whenever I get one of those hot-spots, I remember my friends on the BFS board. :p Ladies and gentlepeoples, I have been twitching for 2 1/2 years now. It was an emotional roller coaster at first and sometimes it...

Neuro Exam went well... He tested reflexes, balance, leg and arm strength, etc. Here it is in a nutshell ... * biting your tongue is not an issue * he didn't know anything or really care about strength differences in doninant/non-dominant sides, he is looking for clinical weakness * a repeat...

May I add to this old post that I did some reading and discovered the we swallow an average of 2 liters of saliva a day ...

Never underestimate the power of the mind to create symptoms. Ever since I have been thinking about your posts, I have adopted your bulbar ALS worries. I don't think about my leg anymore, now it's that I have bitten my tongue 1-3 times a day for about a week. I feel my tongue touching my...

dude, I made the same mistake this week, I hit all the ALS forums trying to convince myself that I am different than those who have ALS. OK, my thoughts, don't let anyone tell you not to trust the doc, or that they usually miss it on the first EMG... Studies show that by the time you present...

nope, I haven;t that I can remember ... And it's actually really strong, just not AS strong as the other one ... Is it "normal" that your non-dominant side would be slightly weaker than the dominant side?

Anyone know about ankle strength. Is it normal to have your dominant side ankle be stronger than the other one? I'm really worried baceuse when I did calf presses at the gym, my left ankle was wabbly but my right was more stable ... please help, Troy

Subject: Re: Muscle twitching Forum: The Neurology and Neurosurgery Forum Topic Area: Neuromuscular Posted by CCF MD mdf on June 02, 1998 at 14:15:08: In Reply to: Muscle twitching posted by Mary on June 01, 1998 at 15:09:34...