In US, I would bet the prevalence of myositis is hugely overlooked in US, as costs/healthcare in the US, is woefully lacking as the healthcare is not as good in the US. Don’t want to demonize US care. There are always good doctors everywhere. But feel testing is not as available to us here. In my opinion its because it feels limited.. Our doctors who primarily have to work in our capitalistic platform are limited in time/focus and attention to detail…. Again, want to reiterate there are Great doctors, but due to time/money constraints cannot give appropriate diagnosis.
I have read some literature that says that in IBM, and this is especially true in woman at the beginning stages of the disease, that red vacuoles may not be present.
Muscle and tendon pain were my sentinel concerns then noticed weakness. Have noticed where I have pain (9-11 scored) after a few months pain ends but dents and lost of mucle contour appear. Pain is not cramping, not relieved by analgesics but can fall asleep until cat applies weight and heat to areas, occurs mostly at night, feels very deep as if along the bone. Facial weakness was consistently discounted as not asymmetrical and "not that weak" but still is major when I get really tired and is called "apathy" when that is NOT how I feel. Facial weakness was 1yr before diagnosis and accompanied by difficulty breathing, now abdominal breathing and night time desats to 79, accompanied by low abd aching after trying to "push through" difficulty walking as 2 MD's said. The insult of minimalization is made worse by seeing they only documented " co fatigue and weakness".
@@Kitkat2870 , sorry you are on this journey. Hope you have gotten with a caring doctor and lost of blood drawn. while I had second EMG and muscle biopsy and they confirmed some inflammatory muscle disease, no one ever paid attention to all the symptoms. Jan 2021 I asked to try Mestinon even though sero neg, the symptoms aligned with MG. Now May and breathing, reading, walking, talking all really improved to where I was 5yrs ago. No pain except when I over do the disused body. This whole thing is very difficult, take good care of yourself.
@@AliAli-jn3cr Have had 2 muscle biopsies, on 7th neuro and found likely have IBM but also Myasthenia Gravis as mestinon has improved breathing, mobility,strength and quality of life. The upshot is autoimmune diseases are incredibly complex and you can be sick with more than one thing, it is not in your mind. How are you doing?
@@cherylcarlson3315 I have doubt about IBm, Ck =700 >195 .i have some weakness in muscles for 2 years. Some atrophy with pain even at the rest. Some time I feel better like I was normal.
I’ve had this 10 yrs or more must have wheelchair and a board to transfer is there any restorative things a person can do? Hard to swallow and fingers don’t work.
In US, I would bet the prevalence of myositis is hugely overlooked in US, as costs/healthcare in the US, is woefully lacking as the healthcare is not as good in the US. Don’t want to demonize US care. There are always good doctors everywhere. But feel testing is not as available to us here. In my opinion its because it feels limited.. Our doctors who primarily have to work in our capitalistic platform are limited in time/focus and attention to detail…. Again, want to reiterate there are Great doctors, but due to time/money constraints cannot give appropriate diagnosis.
My question is, muscle twitching in legs during the night. Is this possibly due to my husband's diagnosis of polymyocitis? Or ibm?
My husband has night time leg twitching of both legs is this caused by his polymyocitis
I have read some literature that says that in IBM, and this is especially true in woman at the beginning stages of the disease, that red vacuoles may not be present.
Muscle and tendon pain were my sentinel concerns then noticed weakness. Have noticed where I have pain (9-11 scored) after a few months pain ends but dents and lost of mucle contour appear. Pain is not cramping, not relieved by analgesics but can fall asleep until cat applies weight and heat to areas, occurs mostly at night, feels very deep as if along the bone. Facial weakness was consistently discounted as not asymmetrical and "not that weak" but still is major when I get really tired and is called "apathy" when that is NOT how I feel. Facial weakness was 1yr before diagnosis and accompanied by difficulty breathing, now abdominal breathing and night time desats to 79, accompanied by low abd aching after trying to "push through" difficulty walking as 2 MD's said. The insult of minimalization is made worse by seeing they only documented " co fatigue and weakness".
Cheryl, everything you are describing is what I am experiencing right now.
@@Kitkat2870 , sorry you are on this journey. Hope you have gotten with a caring doctor and lost of blood drawn. while I had second EMG and muscle biopsy and they confirmed some inflammatory muscle disease, no one ever paid attention to all the symptoms. Jan 2021 I asked to try Mestinon even though sero neg, the symptoms aligned with MG. Now May and breathing, reading, walking, talking all really improved to where I was 5yrs ago. No pain except when I over do the disused body. This whole thing is very difficult, take good care of yourself.
@@cherylcarlson3315 I don't understand .after 5 year you doing well?
@@AliAli-jn3cr Have had 2 muscle biopsies, on 7th neuro and found likely have IBM but also Myasthenia Gravis as mestinon has improved breathing, mobility,strength and quality of life. The upshot is autoimmune diseases are incredibly complex and you can be sick with more than one thing, it is not in your mind. How are you doing?
@@cherylcarlson3315 I have doubt about IBm, Ck =700 >195 .i have some weakness in muscles for 2 years. Some atrophy with pain even at the rest. Some time I feel better like I was normal.
I wish that guy who kept asking about his sx would have kept quiet.
I’ve had this 10 yrs or more must have wheelchair and a board to transfer is there any restorative things a person can do? Hard to swallow and fingers don’t work.
How was the early symptom, did you noticed pain and atrophy in muscles, did you get better from time to time
Speaker seemed a bit impatient, hence the sighs when someone asked a question. Lol.
Yes, I noticed this. Many doctors are like this unfortunately.