Guest guest Posted January 23, 2002 Report Share Posted January 23, 2002 Hi , Owen here, I've had EMGs twice once in 1974 and once last year. I mentioned to the doctor doing the last EMG that it seemed a lot less painful and his response was that, " Back then the tests were reality new and he told me that at that time they used the needles over and over and the got dull. They the had to resharpen them them selves. Now the use brand new one every time. I guess we do have small things to be thankful for. The last EMG I had was almost bearable. Still not one of my favorite things. Happy Trails Owen Marzinski wrote: > Hey everyone > I have a question. > For those of you that have had an > EMG done more than once, > does it hurt more the second time? > Or as CMT progresses does an > EMG hurt more? OR MAYBE DOES > IT HURT LESS? > Hmmmm > > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > > Remember! We are here to share our personal experience on > living positive, quality lives with CMT. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2002 Report Share Posted January 23, 2002 --- Marzinski <butterflypower@...> wrote: > Hey everyone > I have a question. > For those of you that have had an > EMG done more than once, > does it hurt more the second time? > Or as CMT progresses does an > EMG hurt more? OR MAYBE DOES > IT HURT LESS? > Hmmmm > > It's Jim I can't tell you now but I can saturday as I'm having the second one friday. With me it is not the emg (needle stick) that bothers me as much as the ncv part of it. The damn shocks are what I find annoying. The only needle stick that bothered me was when they went behind my knee for the peroneal nerve and it caused a spasm of my muscle, I could not control it and they found they could not control me! Since my family are all type 2, I probably will not show greatly slowed ncv's anyway. All I'm asking for is to be able to work in comfort for a couple of years with an improved gait. Yes I'm feeling a little better (damn virus). Will post Saturday with a comparison for you. Jim Nash ______________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for > less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2002 Report Share Posted January 24, 2002 Hey everyone I have a question. For those of you that have had an EMG done more than once, does it hurt more the second time? Or as CMT progresses does an EMG hurt more? OR MAYBE DOES IT HURT LESS? Hmmmm ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2002 Report Share Posted January 24, 2002 hi, owen & shannon coincidentally my first emg was in 1974 at franklin hosp. san francisco. this is going to sound like a clich`e but it seemed like the needles were smaller, kinda like accupuncture needles. they presented a low profile for my endorphins. but i finnished up,last fall, what i hope will be my last emg (i know, who am i kidding) and the needles seemed bigger. and new dimensions were added to my pain memory. the machine could have been antique. they do get very provincial here in georgia. guts & glory to ya. peace ...brian. > > > Hey everyone > > I have a question. > > For those of you that have had an > > EMG done more than once, > > does it hurt more the second time? > > Or as CMT progresses does an > > EMG hurt more? OR MAYBE DOES > > IT HURT LESS? > > Hmmmm > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > > > > > Remember! We are here to share our personal experience on > > living positive, quality lives with CMT. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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