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aching legs with twitching?
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aching legs with twitching?
by john m, Mar 19, 2001 12:00AM
I am 38 yr old male,with chronic fatigue like symptoms for 12 yrs,lots of testing done with no dx.had e.b.v.at 17yrs old.
since jan 10/01 started having flu symtoms,with tops of thighs
aching,calfs aching,arms aching.(no temp,fever,diarrea)just very
fluish.sick feeling went away in 9 days,but not the aches.had
some twitching with these aches(calfs,thighs,back,arms).no
improvement,so seen neuroligest 2/20 exam seemed fine,did emg/
nerve con.legs ok/left arm ok/ r.arm 40%.this arm for years has
ached because i lift alot.all blood tests good including ana,rf.
now in march,still have calf pain,with lots of twitching,spasms, scared
of als.dont notice any weakness,but achy pain,joint cracking.
I had thallium stress test/heart cath done in sept./00 because
of years of chest pain,test results normal.about 5 days after my
heart cath. I had these exact calf,arm,thigh aches,no twitching.
these went completly away until jan 10/01.my nero dr.thinks a
virus.Mri of head good,he will be doing complete spine mri,along
with a test to see electrical speed from feet to head?iam an
anxious person,and am VERY scared.Question is have you heard of
post viral causing twitching,spasms,aches,pains,or just als?
THANK YOU.
since jan 10/01 started having flu symtoms,with tops of thighs
aching,calfs aching,arms aching.(no temp,fever,diarrea)just very
fluish.sick feeling went away in 9 days,but not the aches.had
some twitching with these aches(calfs,thighs,back,arms).no
improvement,so seen neuroligest 2/20 exam seemed fine,did emg/
nerve con.legs ok/left arm ok/ r.arm 40%.this arm for years has
ached because i lift alot.all blood tests good including ana,rf.
now in march,still have calf pain,with lots of twitching,spasms, scared
of als.dont notice any weakness,but achy pain,joint cracking.
I had thallium stress test/heart cath done in sept./00 because
of years of chest pain,test results normal.about 5 days after my
heart cath. I had these exact calf,arm,thigh aches,no twitching.
these went completly away until jan 10/01.my nero dr.thinks a
virus.Mri of head good,he will be doing complete spine mri,along
with a test to see electrical speed from feet to head?iam an
anxious person,and am VERY scared.Question is have you heard of
post viral causing twitching,spasms,aches,pains,or just als?
THANK YOU.
Doctor's Answer
by CCF Neuro[P]-M.D.-RPS, Mar 19, 2001 12:00AM
Dear John:
Sorry to hear about your twitching. ALS is likely not at work in your twitching. You are describing too much sensory changes and also your EMG did not show the usual fibrillations. Yes, post viral symptoms can include muscle fasciculations. They can come and go and are made worse by anxiety and fatigue.
Sincerely,
CCF Neuro MD
Sorry to hear about your twitching. ALS is likely not at work in your twitching. You are describing too much sensory changes and also your EMG did not show the usual fibrillations. Yes, post viral symptoms can include muscle fasciculations. They can come and go and are made worse by anxiety and fatigue.
Sincerely,
CCF Neuro MD
Member Comments (2)
by kimsak, Mar 22, 2001 12:00AM
Have you been tested for Lyme Disease? I have late stage CNS Lyme Disease and have a lot of the same symptoms as you, plus more. Good Luck
