ideasmith2
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Hi everyone, I first posted last week. Have had muscle twitching for two weeks now. I saw the dr. after having them about a week and a half - he tested my reflexes, asked me questions, had me follow his finger with his eyes, touch my nose then his finger, etc. I described my symptoms and told him that sometimes my legs feel shaky but I have no trouble opening things, climbing stairs, etc. I asked him about the big "A" and he said it was not something he really thought was a possibility. He had me get lab work to test my thyroid and electrolytes - both came back normal, and said if the twitches were still bothering me in a week, to come back and they might prescribe benzoadepine (sp?) Anyway, I suppose the test results should make me feel better, but I still worry why I'm having these stupid twitches. They are better, and mainly relegated to my left leg now, though sometimes I get random pops in other places - my face, the side of my abdomen, or my arm. A couple days ago I had twitches on the right side of my face near my lip that I could see in the mirror. But my left leg feels shaky internally when I walk, and occasionally my left arm feels tired, as it does now while I'm typing. And I sometimes get an odd feeling in certain fingers or toes (especially one of my left fingers -as though I banged it and it feels slightly numb) and occasionally tingling fingers and/or toes when I'm not even doing anything. I can climb stairs, open things, type, etc. with no problem, but every time my leg feels tired or I get that funny feeling in a digit, I get nervous. Sometimes I feel better about having random pops in other parts of my body besides my left leg (maybe it's a sign that it's not something serious?), at other times it makes me worry that whatever it is, it's spreading and will eventually be everywhere. Sometimes I feel better that the twitches are more like tiny pops now than when they first started and felt bigger; other times I worry that's a bad sign that they're not huge things I can see. I know the only true way to know for sure is an EMG, but am so terrified because if that shows bad news, it's not like there's any silver lining to reach for, yet without one there's always that nagging fear lurking. The funny thing is, I'm not stressed - I've been perfectly happy and things are going well. There were plenty of times in my life when I was super stressed so you'd think then is when I would have these twitches, so that also makes me worry. Anyway, I know I'm just running in circles, but thanks for letting me vent 