A friend recommended that I go to the local feed and seed store and get Silver a couple cattle prods and "tag" me or I can just randomly insert fingers or toes into a light socket!
Hopefully it won't be too bad tomorrow.
[ 08-20-2011, 03:51 PM: Message edited by: TxCoord ]
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
That's what I hear about it. ARRGGH .. hope you will do OK!
Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :
If the test is too painful, you can refuse it.
Posted by racer (Member # 30438) on :
I'd take an Ativan before, if you have someone to drive you home...
Mine was painful, but I didn't feel bad or sore afterwards.
Posted by rera2528 (Member # 29886) on :
The guy who did mine looked like a cross between Bob Barker and Bob Eubanks. All I could think was that I was being tortured by a game show host, and that I should receive lovely parting gifts for playing.
Posted by sammy (Member # 13952) on :
Maybe it won't be so bad. I had an EMG done a couple months ago and it wasn't painful at all. The doctor only inserted the needle in two places, the rest of the test was done with electrodes placed around the body. Kinda makes me wonder if my doctor did a thorough test.
Posted by TxCoord (Member # 9204) on :
Well that was interesting! Test did confirm neuropathy in both hands and the doctors said they weren't going to test the feet as previous exams by my PA confirmed neuropathy in both feet.
This means I will have an appointment with Compensation and Pensions and ask for an increase in disability rating (from 20% to 60%).
More to come I'm sure. No lingering effects from the test thankfully.
Posted by aklnwlf (Member # 5960) on :
Super fanatastic news about increasing that disability! Keep us up to date TxCoord.
Posted by missing (Member # 22437) on :
Oh?
Is that the test where they stick you with pins!!!!!!??? or something!
No one warned me about it at all!
This was about 6 months before I even heard of Lyme disease, and a LLMD.
I was in so much pain, all over my body, that I was screaming and crying non-stop.
Then this doctor stuck pins or something in me to do a test.
I started to scream and bawl " take them out! take them out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
the doctor felt so bad, he was really nice, but he said
"I already took them out" and he was really puzzled but there was no doubt that I was in pain.