How Many Had EMG Facies?
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I did and I know many, many others did. When I asked the neuro if he saw fasciculations he basically looked at me like I was crazy saying "of course!". But, fasciculations in themselves are nothing to worry about, according to him. That's why we twitch. I think those folks who don't have them on the EMG, just happened not to twitch at that time. Just my thought. The NCV did to me earlier made me a twitching mess for my EMG.
They may not even show up. There are folks on here who are as twitchy as they can be and had no fascics recorded on their EMGs. But, to remind you that if they show up, it's no big deal at all. That would never constitute a bad EMG.Think about the Mayo Study where they followed everyone with BFS for years and no one came down with anything (I'm sure you've read it, if you haven't it's posted on this site somewhere). Those folks had fasciculations recorded on their EMGs. Without it, I would venture to say, your doctor might peg you with anxiety or something else.Your EMG is going to be fine like the rest of ours. If you don't have weakness, don't worry about it.Mitra
CollsMaroon
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I don't know why, but in my 7 EMG tests, the twitches didn't show up. Not once. I would twitch like crazy beforehand, but then as soon as I got in there, nothing. I think they were playing tricks with me.Anyway, it really doesn't matter if they show up or not. I almost want mine to do so in order for the neurologists to stop putting quotation marks around "fasciculations" on their reports.
CollsMaroon
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Well, now in addition to the continuing hotspot above my right knee, my whole right leg seems to be having one-off twitches pretty consistently.I have to wonder whether my mind is messing with me....like "ha ha, no EMG in right leg, so I'm going to twitch there now!".Possible?
There is a member here who just finished seeing the holy grail of physicians, mayo clinic Minnesota. They put him through all the proper testing, including checking for NMT. As they should. Unlike any other doctor I've seen. Anyways, his EMG showed twitching, and those docs sent him home with a proper diagnosis that we all should have: Peripheral Nerve Hyperexcitability as a result of Voltage Gated Potassium Channelopathy. In other words, you'll be fine.
). been twitching for years now (stopped counting).cheersMayJust had my first EMG about 2 weeks ago, after 4 months of twitching. My twitching started in both legs, now it's spread to my trunk, back, arms, and face. I don't twitch incessantly, but it's usually always going on sonewhere. However, the morning I went for the test - no fasciculations showed up on the EMG. The doc only had the needles inserted for a few seconds apiece, just long enough for me to flex the muscles. So unless I was constantly twitching at a high rate I doubt any would have been picked up. He did my left leg, right arm, paraspinal muscles from lumbar to cervical and my neck. He didn't stick my tongue, but I understand that bulbar ALS typically shows EMG changes in the neck and cervical paraspinal muscles. The EMG test is not pleasant, it is uncomfortable especially if you don't like getting stuck with needles. The NCV test felt like I stuck my finger in a light socket. Jim
I hear you on the NCV. It was the worst thing ever, in my opinion. I was already so stressed over my upcoming EMG and to get zapped like that over and over really made it worse. And, I think the NCV caused more fasciculations than normal for me. Ugh. Here's to never having another NCV or EMG again!Mitra
I actually posted my next question as a new topic but got no replies so I thought I would ask here. All my test are complete except for some additional labwork my neurologist wanted which should be back in 7 or 10 days. Stress...always thought I could handle stress but as of late unsure if I'm as good with stress as I think I am. From what I have read, bfs and stress can be directly related to each other. So here's the personal part..I have two children and another due in July, my 2nd child has down syndrome, my wife is unemployed looking for full time job, two months of twitching which is driving me batty. So my question is this...have any of my fellow bfs sufferers/stress sufferers been prescribed medications for stress/did they work? I have definitely been concentrating on my daily stresses way too much lately.