owingDuckWhistler777
Well-known member
Hi,
I'm fairly sure that my symptoms are due to BFS but would like to run them by other members of the forum. I'm from the UK but I don't think BFS has been invented here yet.
I started noticing odd twitches 2 months ago in various sites of my body every few hours - arms, legs, chest wall etc. As the weeks progressed, these became more noticeable and they are now coming every few seconds. In the last few days, both calves have been "buzzing" almost constantly. Most of my symptoms have localised to both calves, and there are almost constant fasciculations visible to the naked eye, not all of which I can feel. The fasciculations are sometimes worse after coffee.
I also developed a bumping noise in one ear, which I presume is due to fasciculation of my middle ear muscles.
I have no weakness or difficulty speaking/swallowing. In the last day or two, I have noticed mild cramp in one calf which comes on with walking and goes away after resting.
I saw a neurologist a couple of days ago, who examined me & said that he thought MND/ALS was extremely unlikely but if I was sufficiently worried, I could have an EMG.
I'm obviously still concerned about the possibility of MND/ALS and am sort of sitting about waiting for new symptoms to develop. Do my symptoms (esp. the cramps) sound like the sort of thing you would get with BFS?
Thanks a lot.
I'm fairly sure that my symptoms are due to BFS but would like to run them by other members of the forum. I'm from the UK but I don't think BFS has been invented here yet.
I started noticing odd twitches 2 months ago in various sites of my body every few hours - arms, legs, chest wall etc. As the weeks progressed, these became more noticeable and they are now coming every few seconds. In the last few days, both calves have been "buzzing" almost constantly. Most of my symptoms have localised to both calves, and there are almost constant fasciculations visible to the naked eye, not all of which I can feel. The fasciculations are sometimes worse after coffee.
I also developed a bumping noise in one ear, which I presume is due to fasciculation of my middle ear muscles.
I have no weakness or difficulty speaking/swallowing. In the last day or two, I have noticed mild cramp in one calf which comes on with walking and goes away after resting.
I saw a neurologist a couple of days ago, who examined me & said that he thought MND/ALS was extremely unlikely but if I was sufficiently worried, I could have an EMG.
I'm obviously still concerned about the possibility of MND/ALS and am sort of sitting about waiting for new symptoms to develop. Do my symptoms (esp. the cramps) sound like the sort of thing you would get with BFS?
Thanks a lot.