I am looking for a Lyme literate neurologist in eastern PA or western NJ. The person I am looking for is suffering from possible neuropathies and is exhibiting signs of MS. She has a positive test for a Lyme coinfection, bartonella, but has not yet received a positive test (by IDSA standards, she did recv. one + Igenex test)for Lyme. We want someone who will consider tick-borne illnesses instead of simply pushing us blindly towards an MS diagnosis.
Thanks so much!
Phil
P.S. Has anyone had an EMG before? My friend is very afraid to get this test done b/c she has heard it is very painful.
Posted by cstar (Member # 28698) on :
I had an EMG last week. Not painful at all... actually kind of fun (good luck)
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Hello. Welcome.
I've had 2 EMGs. Although they are not fun with the needles and all, they are not terrible. I think the fear of it is worse than the actual test itself. (I think cstar may be thinking of a different test???? because I would definitely not call this one fun.)
btw- I think you can take valium to take the edge off, and it is not suppose to affect the outcome of the test. Ask the doc about it.
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