Re: Digest Number 2531

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Winand - I had " negative EMGs " for several years before they began to find

damage. There is a Doctor in New York that specializes in Diabetes - and he

has done lots of research on finding peripheral neuropathy with EMGs.

(Peripheral Neuropathy is very common in Diabetes.) He was very frustrated

because the EMG wouldn't pick up the damage until it was too late to help

the person. He developed a different type of test that is more sensitive to

EARLY nerve degeneration.

His name is Dr. Dellon - I know him personally - great guy - he doesn't see

patients like us, but, just so you know - an EMG can be negative and there

still is damage to the nerves - it basically has to be pretty bad for it to

actually show up on the EMG.

Anne

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