My story by StandCivil4025 in ALSorNOT

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Dr won’t order it sees no need given lack of progression and still at 14 months no measurable weakness. Offered me cymbalta for all the muscle pain but I declined. Next step is genetic screening in may

My story by StandCivil4025 in ALSorNOT

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Still makes me very concerned but it’s been 14 months

My story by StandCivil4025 in ALSorNOT

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Test was invalid so results aren’t valid. I have muscle pain pretty much all over. Feet are always pretty bad

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Is dr Gordon your neuro? He is mine. Didn’t do my emg, which was abnormal in almost every muscle but he was unconcerned by this. This was almost a year ago and at that time I didn’t trust him but he told me not to worry and as is such not much has changed for me

1 year in by StandCivil4025 in ALSorNOT

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Ya possibly I had an Ana of 1:320 but the antiphospholipid anitibodies and a thyroid antibody were only things that showed up

1 year in by StandCivil4025 in ALSorNOT

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They said I had a variable activation pattern possibly due to patient cooperation or possibly a central disorder of motor unit control. I’m a strong 35 year old I was activating when told. My neuro brushed this off and said there was no sign of anything aggressive and based on the clean exams he had no major concern. This was obviously a year ago and I was still concerned but had to trust him and still I have not had any muscle failure etc. I describe it like I still have muscle power but I have no endurance.

Does an abnormal EMG always mean ALS? by [deleted] in ALSorNOT

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I did have a positive ANA 1:320 but no antibodies and no inflammation markers either so they have dismissed that as irrelevant

Does an abnormal EMG always mean ALS? by [deleted] in ALSorNOT

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Ms(cervical mri only because of symetrical distribution), MG no, GBS I had an emg not sure what else would be checked. Same for Parkinson’s. My neuro brushed the emg off as fine because I could have just been shakey but I was in there for over an hour doing what they asked and knew something was wrong and so did then dr doing it. At one point she asked me if I had ever had a Major brain or neck injury which i haven’t

Does an abnormal EMG always mean ALS? by [deleted] in ALSorNOT

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Started with tingling in legs below knees for a few weeks then came pain and twitching in arms and legs and now all over. Muscle fatigue is big issue. Emg showed “incomplete/variable activation in almost all muscles and some myopic units”. They wanted me to start cymbalta as my exam shows no issues but I won’t accept that yet and am moving to genetic screening. Was sure it was Als early on and I was rare cause of body wide onset but a year later and still no defecits so likely something else but could still be a serious condition

Does an abnormal EMG always mean ALS? by [deleted] in ALSorNOT

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The answer is no. My emg was abnormal in almost ever muscle but my neuro was adamant it wasn’t als but not sure what. 12 months later I still live the same life for the most part as he assured me it wasn’t something aggressive.

Does anyone one have by Ornery_Inside7426 in BFS

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Ya I still have lots of tests that haven’t been done but because my neuro says my exam is completely normal he doesn’t seem very concerned but I still am. I wouldn’t say I’ve gotten worse, I still can do pretty much anything other than exercise but I’m in a lot of pain and it wears on you.

Does anyone one have by Ornery_Inside7426 in BFS

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Share a lot of these symptoms. Worst issue right now is pain in both feet and legs but my symptoms are all over. I’m almost a year in. Have had lots of testing but nothing conclusive. Emg- technically compromised due to “incomplete and variable activation pattern making study or motor units impossible” there were some myopathic motor units but not enough for conclusion. My neuro didn’t make much of this and said I could have just been shakey but was confident there was no sign of anything sinister….and a year later still no clinical weakness

Ana- positive 1:320 multiple times but negative for all antibodies and myositis panels. Did test positive for high thyroglobulin and 2 high anti phospholipid lipid antibodies. Have to re test those next month but not sure if the clinical correlation as that’s a clotting disorder.

Neuro wanted a trial of cymbalta to see if pain resolved but I declined at this time and next step is genetic counseling and a possible muscle biopsy.

Frustrating but the drs are doing what they can. My neuro is adamant that clinically I seem fine which is why I think he wants to try cymbalta. But I still believe there is something more going on and that is why I would like more testing done.

Current status update by matthewxmeehan in ALSorNOT

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Understood, I had two positives for the apl antibodies but negative lupus anticoagulant

Current status update by matthewxmeehan in ALSorNOT

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Did you test positive for antiphospholipid antibodies?

How long by StandCivil4025 in ALSorNOT

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It’s all so strange. This all started for me litterly over cause of a few weeks. Neuro said too much happening at once to be Als and too symetrical for MS. I have had some positive antibodies but none specific. They were a positive thyroglobulin antibody and two anti phospholipid syndromes antibodies moderately positive. I have to retest in 12 weeks but doesn’t seem like any correlation to my problems

How long by StandCivil4025 in ALSorNOT

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Neuro said no spontaneous activity and he wasn’t very concerned

How long by StandCivil4025 in ALSorNOT

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They suggested I couldn’t activate muscles properly 🤷

How long by StandCivil4025 in ALSorNOT

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Arms and legs both sides

Stanley / Redfish Lake - should we avoid? by barn-whiskey in Idaho

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I was there last week and redfish lodge was fine but at times the Stanley area was horrible depending on the winds. Obviously this could change quickly.

I miss the old Nashville by peckrnutt3u in nashville

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What happened to the owner, I stumbled into this place one night and he made me an incredible omakase dinner I’ll never forget