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Originally Posted by northerngal
My initial primary symptoms before the weakness were twitching and cramping too.....are these your current symptoms? If so, maybe it's these symptoms with no other cause that lead to the paraneoplastic panel being done?
I just assumed it was a regular part of the neuropathy work up when my doctor ordered it.
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The twitching and cramping were my initial symptoms, followed a little later by "perceived weakness" in the legs. At one point I had convinced myself I had a motor neuron disease. When the EMG tests pretty much ruled out MND, the neurologist ordered the paraneoplastic panel as kind of a "shot in the dark", since there were no other neurological signs, and paraneoplasm (particularly certain lung cancers) can apparently cause the twitching/cramping symptoms. Over time, the weakness seemed to resolve itself and the twitching/cramping were being controlled by Gabapentin. Just when I started to think I was OK, the burning feet started, and now I'm scouring this board for answers.
