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Really spiraling and just wanted to see if anyone has atrophy and what has the doctors said about it? My leg does not feel right at all. It’s smaller than my left and I’m losing it. My ankle hurts my foot doesn’t feels right. My feels funny. I’m going crazy, sorry to bother everyone. Thank you for reading.

Hi I am a 37/f my symptoms started in September with twitching and muscle tightness. I googled my symptoms and of course ALS came up and I went down the rabbit hole. Lost so much sleep went to the ER got MRI’s that are mostly normal so no MS. My twitching and muscle tightness has pretty much disappeared. I have gotten 3 emgs, October all 4 limbs, normal, January 4 limbs all normal, February 12 just legs all normal. Those were done by a neurologist with 40 years experience. My right leg has began to atrophy in January so now I’m really worried about that. My neuro also noticed and that’s why he ordered another emg in January and then again in February because I kept going back worried and crying. Now my latest one done February 26 was performed by Dr. Don Yoshimura, MD, a highly experienced board-certified neurologist who practices here in California.
Who He Is
• Specialty: Neurology and Neuromuscular Medicine. He is an expert specifically in how nerves and muscles talk to each other.
• Background: He graduated from the UC San Francisco School of Medicine and completed his specialized fellowship training in neuromuscular disorders and EMG testing at UCSF as well.
Muscles Tested:
• Right & Left Leg/Foot: VastusMed, AntTibialis, MedGastroc, Ext Dig Brev, AbdHallucis
• Right Leg Only: Peroneus Long, Soleus
• Lower Back: Right & Left Lumbar Paraspinals
Results:
• Every muscle tested showed completely Normal (Nml) activity with 0 abnormal potentials.
The atrophy and the way my leg feels just had me worried still. I can still do the heel toe walk but leg does feel weaker. All my clinical tests have been normal I have about 8. Any advice or thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you.

Hi I am a 37/f my symptoms started in September with twitching and muscle tightness. I googled my symptoms and of course ALS came up and I went down the rabbit hole. Lost so much sleep went to the ER got MRI’s that are mostly normal so no MS. My twitching and muscle tightness has pretty much disappeared.

I have gotten 3 emgs, October all 4 limbs, normal, January 4 limbs all normal, February 12 just legs all normal. Those were done by a neurologist with 40 years experience. My right leg has began to atrophy in January so now I’m really worried about that. My neuro also noticed and that’s why he ordered another emg in January and then again in February because I kept going back worried and crying.

Now my latest one done February 26 was performed by Dr. Don Yoshimura, MD, a highly experienced board-certified neurologist who practices here in California.
Who He Is
• Specialty: Neurology and Neuromuscular Medicine. He is an expert specifically in how nerves and muscles talk to each other.
• Background: He graduated from the UC San Francisco School of Medicine and completed his specialized fellowship training in neuromuscular disorders and EMG testing at UCSF as well.
Muscles Tested:m
• Right & Left Leg/Foot: VastusMed, AntTibialis, MedGastroc, Ext Dig Brev, AbdHallucis
• Right Leg Only: Peroneus Long, Soleus
• Lower Back: Right & Left Lumbar Paraspinals
Results:
• Every muscle tested showed completely Normal (Nml) activity with 0 abnormal potentials.

The atrophy and the way my leg feels just had me worried still. I can still do the heel toe walk but leg does feel weaker. All my clinical tests have been normal I have about 8. Any advice or thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you.