Topic: Can nerve testing make your electrosensitivity worse?
Brussels
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Someone is the forum of Electrosensitivity is asking a question about NERVE testing, if this could make her electrosensitivity go worse?
Does anyone know about this test?
Thank you.
I'm copy-pasting her question under:
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I was given an appointment by my M.D. to have nerve testing.
He said they put little things on your leg to find out what is wrong.
He said it is like they do to find out if you have carpal tunnel syndrome.
I told him I was badly affected by EMF's (electromagnetic fields) and he said he didn't think it would hurt me.
Then when his nurse came in, I said the same thing to her and she said that is exactly what it is.
In other words, it is electromagnetic fields I would be plugged up to.
I canceled/postponed the appointment and wonder if anyone knows if this is something that I should avoid.
The facility that does the testing says, "Nerve and Muscle Testing"
He gave me an appointment to have an MRI at the same time and I had that done.
I had had an MRI done 2 1/2 years before and they say I have trigeminal neuralgia.
That doesn't seem to fit my symptoms and that's why I asked for another one.
I would also like to get an opinion about that diagnosis if anyone knows anything.
I started out with a bad balance problem five years ago.
I would feel like I was being pulled over to the left and as I tried to straighten up, I would go over again until I could reach something to pull myself up by.
Then the pressure in the left side of my head and face was next along with numbness there and down my left leg and foot.
I had that a long time before the pain came.
I have had constant pain on that side of my head for two years.
It has been bearable when I am vertical but to lay my head on a pillow, I have to take a huge amount of pain medicine.
I doubt that anyone knows about these symptoms and I plan to ask on the trigeminal neuralgia forum.
I mainly wanted to know about the nerve testing. I do not have the results of this second MRI yet
I am a 75 year old female.
I hope someone knows about the nerve testing.
BTW, I refused contrast dye because I also have multiple chemical sensitivity(MCS) and I actually don't think I would chance it if I didn't have MCS.
Thank you. Patsy
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No one ever did this test Patsy is asking??
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I had this done in 2015. My neurologist diagnosised me with trigeminal neuralgia.
I didn't respond to your post because I couldn't make it through the procedure.
They hooked me up to a machine with electrodes that attached to my left leg. Must have been atleast 10 separate electrodes.. Slowly they sent electrical impulses to one electrode at a time.
I don't know if they ramped up the frequency each time they tested a different electrode but it sure felt like it ! By the time I was shocked for the 6th or 7th time, I called it quits.
They encouraged me to continue but I was so sick with Neuro-Lyme that my pain level was nill. So I never finished left leg testing and never started right leg testing.
From what little testing was done, they concluded I had carpal tunnel in left hand. Never followed up with that diagnosis as it was the least of my problems.
I think this test is barbaric but I don't know how else they could perform it ?
If you do have it done, please don't feel threatened to continue it if it causes you too much discomfort. Do what's in the best interest to you.
Good luck.
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I have .. it's horrible. I hope to NEVER do that again.
yes to BARBARIC
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Thank you two, for answering.
I copied the posts in the forum.
The lady is very electro-sensitive and gave up doing the test, for fear. I guess she did a good decision!
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