Constant Twitches in Feet & Calfs

[Crazybob123]

Hi all,
i have been reading hundreds of posts on here lately as i have been experiencing some worrying twitches. By chance i noticed that i have light/fine twitches constantly in my arches of feet and calf muscles. These can most often not be felt but barely can be seen. They are constant. I occasionaly get vibrating muscles in my forearms and a twitch in my eye also though thse do not bother me. It is hte constant foot ones that bother me most.mtpoms

I have seen a neuro and he did not seem concerned, he did a very brief neuro exam and suggested i did not need an EMG as it coften causes more worry to the patient. I was fine when i left him but then i remembered that he thought i had been having tese symptoms for years whereas they are quite new to me on the whole. (i had had an eye twitch and occasional other twitch once every few months before i noticed the foot twitches).

I have a history of health anxiety and it seems that when i think it cannot get any worse, it does. I am at the poitn where cancer and other illnesses hold no fear for me ironically because this a** is too terrible to comprehend.

I know many will say get an EMG but i am convinced it would at the least show complications and the thouht of MORE worry worries me lol.

Anyway, i think that asking for reassurance is a slippery slope but i will nonetheless and hope it will help me get my life back.

Many thanks

Robert

 

[EyeoftheWild]

Why is asking for support a slippery slope Robert? Is it because you already know the answer, or because you feel you should know the answer, or because you feel it will foster a co-dependency needing constant support? This may, in my opinion, be the crux of the issue for you.

Support, in and of itself, is just that. No slippery slope required.

What reassurance might you reluctantly be looking for? You sound like a classic bfser, and your neuro certainly said as much. The light fine twitches are common in the foot, I have had them there, and in my prostate oddly enough.

I also think that your handle "DyingYoung" is a word curse. It defines you as person who is seeking more comfort than you know. If you put down that your name is "doomed" or "onefootinthegrave"...how do you expect that this might create in you the positive soil necessary to understand your own wellness?

I am not trying to be difficult with you, but if one is to get over any kind of worry, one has to look at life a little differently.


Cheers,
Basso

 

[massagefanrx]

I must admit that given your screen name (which I saw when you joined as a new member), I was certainly waiting for your post. You've got to turn that train around pronto!!! and then hang around here for a while and you can hear about all kinds of twitches, the most common probably being feet and calves. As a matter of fact, both of mine are twitching right now.

And then, you can have a little fun with it when you get them in weird places- Basso, how the heck does a prostate twitch? But, I've had my share in "unmentionables" too

Shelley- that makes 8 posts for me today so before I get booted I'm going out for a walk. But, my total posts had been 213, which for those of us crazy Libras who like balance, I'm into even numbers in a big way. Therefore, though we've got to work on changing your screen name. I'm glad you posted!

 

[Crazybob123]

Thankyou both for your replies,
I guess you are right Basso with your comments, i have a hard time dealing with the uncertainty as i know that statistically i am more likely than the average person to have this horrific disease. I have also read many posts on here which say 8 months etc and youre in the clear etc which to me means starting a countdown where everyday i am checking for weakness, atrophy. I suppose it is hard to have these things going on in your body and to believe that they are benign.

You are also right about the reassurance seeming like a slippery slope for me, i have watched this forum for a week now and had not wanted to post a question asking for reassurance in case it becomes a cycle for me which is hard to break (Just ask my fiance . My fiance is pregnant and all i can think about is the possibility of having this disease which i know is selfish.

I also suppose it is hard to believe that this is benign as it is so difficult to know how many people share my symptoms of constant twitches you may not feel, afterall, this site is a worldwide site and there are also many poster son the pals sites which i found on my journey. I plan to raise money for this horrible disease but first i must get my head straight and at the moment that is easier said than done.

Thanks