Hi Guys,
My name is mark, I'm 28 and have been twitching for 15mo. I have been following your posts for a long time but just never posted yet. I got my twitching a week after taking an MMR vaccine and I have had just about every symptom you guys talk about since. One slight extra problem that I have had with all this is that I am a dr, so it makes it that much more difficult to not have any answers. Not to mention, med school, passing my board exams, and working like a dog has been hard to do with *** on my mind. I also just got married and had a beautiful daughter, which has made my life more precious to me than it has ever been before.
I have still not gone to see anyone about my symptoms though because I know most doctors will not have a clue and will look at me like I'm crazy. And i just dont have the courage to face the docs that would know about it at the *** centers. So for now, I like to assume that I have BFS and one of these days I will try to gather the courage to get an EMG done.
In case anyone is interested I will list a brief summary of my symptoms up to this point:
Twitches everywhere especially biceps, triceps, hands, feet, pecs, shoulders, thighs, butt, neck, abdomen...use to be several thousand/day but lately more like 50-500/day. Hotspots definitely change week to week. Also get buzzing, fingers that move on their own and facial sensations/twitches that I do not see but feel like a hair tickling me;
One sided cramps in my calf that linger for several days after running too fast or jumping a lot but then go away, and a cramp in my bicep that comes and goes without any precipitating factors know to me. Cramps in my hands/wrists/feet for a couple weeks on and then off for several months; Difficulty swallowing for 1 month that disappeared for 6months(with lots of prayer); Stumbling on words (but that one could easily be in my head).
I got gutters and dents in various places but hard to say if they were there before;
Other than my symptoms though, I seem to have pretty normal strength and no obvious wasting after 15mo...?I did just paddle out in 6- 8 foot surf yesterday without any problems.
Anyway, your forums have helped me get through a lot of rough times. Thanks so much--Mark
My name is mark, I'm 28 and have been twitching for 15mo. I have been following your posts for a long time but just never posted yet. I got my twitching a week after taking an MMR vaccine and I have had just about every symptom you guys talk about since. One slight extra problem that I have had with all this is that I am a dr, so it makes it that much more difficult to not have any answers. Not to mention, med school, passing my board exams, and working like a dog has been hard to do with *** on my mind. I also just got married and had a beautiful daughter, which has made my life more precious to me than it has ever been before.
I have still not gone to see anyone about my symptoms though because I know most doctors will not have a clue and will look at me like I'm crazy. And i just dont have the courage to face the docs that would know about it at the *** centers. So for now, I like to assume that I have BFS and one of these days I will try to gather the courage to get an EMG done.
In case anyone is interested I will list a brief summary of my symptoms up to this point:
Twitches everywhere especially biceps, triceps, hands, feet, pecs, shoulders, thighs, butt, neck, abdomen...use to be several thousand/day but lately more like 50-500/day. Hotspots definitely change week to week. Also get buzzing, fingers that move on their own and facial sensations/twitches that I do not see but feel like a hair tickling me;
One sided cramps in my calf that linger for several days after running too fast or jumping a lot but then go away, and a cramp in my bicep that comes and goes without any precipitating factors know to me. Cramps in my hands/wrists/feet for a couple weeks on and then off for several months; Difficulty swallowing for 1 month that disappeared for 6months(with lots of prayer); Stumbling on words (but that one could easily be in my head).
I got gutters and dents in various places but hard to say if they were there before;
Other than my symptoms though, I seem to have pretty normal strength and no obvious wasting after 15mo...?I did just paddle out in 6- 8 foot surf yesterday without any problems.
Anyway, your forums have helped me get through a lot of rough times. Thanks so much--Mark
) but take solace in that you fit right in. In the first place, my latest neurologist told me that by the time there is widespread twitching, atrophy and weakness would also be very apparent. Your situation sounds very much not to be the case. If you went surfing yesterday, 1) good for you! 2) start thinking benign! This condition does a number on your head- especially at first- so you need to recognize that and know that is a common occurance for almost everyone here. Stress in the form of a new baby, passing your boards and overworking do not give your body a chance to rest and heal, so please try to allow time for that for you own well-being.
(Starting 5 month of twitching)