Great news.

debbie m.
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I am glad everything went fairly well but any nerve damage sounds bad
to me.  Hopefully no surgery for you, have you consider acupuncture?
My sister's neurologist swears by it for back pain.  Melinda could
probably help you find a good acupuncturists.  A different kind of
needling!  You go girlfriend. -- MZ

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you must be sooooo relieved to have that over! hooray. now i can tell
you that when i had the emg on my back, the tech actually gave up on me
because i kept tensing my muscles. i just couldn't help it. it hurt!

you are very brave.

diane

I'm so glad this part's all over for you, I know how worried you were.

I hope that by now you are pleasantly sleeping and get well rested and that
you won't worry overmuch about the next appointment.

Hugs,
Kelly C.;o)

Kate
been wondering about you. Glad to hear it is over maybe not quiet as bad as
you expected. I will keep you in my prayers and will talk soon.I wont call
tonite so you can rest.
luv
janice

well, resting was what it was not.   ultracet did not cut it, but i forgot i
ran out of my stronger 'script.  gonna have to call my rd tomorrow.

 i don't remember winding up with huge bruises and mega muscle spasms about
an hour after i got home, after the last emg i had.  there are places where
my muscles look like good sized lumps under my skin ( thigh and i can feel a
painfully hard knot on my lower back especially), totally knotted up; and i
took muscle relaxants before the emg, too.  those hurt like heck.  been
trying to use heat paks on them and took more muscle relaxant trying to
unknot them.     has anybody else had that happen to them after an
emg?---the spasms and bruises, i mean?    i don't think my leg and back
liked today's nerve tests at all.

i honestly feel more sore than i was earlier.  must have been because when
the needle was already in my muscles he moved it around inside my
muscles---unmercifully, i thought at the time.   diane, my body must react
in a totally opposite way than yours with that kind of pain.  i went utterly
limp, like a rag, and had a hard time mentally connecting/responding to when
he wanted me to do something, like lift my leg or whatever.

boy, i'm glad that's over.

now i am wondering (and truthfully looking forward to) what else can be
done, besides surgery.  hope there is something.  i've done acupuncture
before, maryz, but maybe not with the right practitioner, cuz didn't help.
and at $90 a treatment (not covered by my insurance), it's not something i
can afford to not benefit from anymore.  maybe melinda would know somebody
who is good with disc problems.  i'll wait until she's had more time to
recuperate before i ask, though.  i hope her mother is doing ok.  does
anybody know?  i've been trying to avoid sending her stuff she has to
respond to.  i don't like to do that to people i think just need a laugh or
two and don't have enough energy to spare for other people's wants.

i'm done, i really can't sit anymore.  thank you guys for caring.

kate

So glad it is over for you. Couldn't sleep so came back
to check on you. :)
Duckie

Well, shoot, I spend a week or so trying to sleep off a "cold" and
missed this.

Hoping things go your way!

Major neurotic?  LOL  Working your way up through the ranks?  I'm a
General neurotic, myself.  I put up with you cuz you're so darned cute.
 Others may cuz you make them feel better about being neurotic... ;)

Owie.  Hope the sore spots are all better today.

luv&stuff,
Denise

HOORAY!......at least now you know and can go from there!

(((((((((KATE)))))))))

Janet R