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Old September 2nd 11, 08:38 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Christina Websell
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Default Shoulder nerve test OT

The leaflet that came with my appointment letter said "you might experience
some discomfort" so I was confident-ish when I got to the hospital that it
would not be too bad.

It wasn't. At first. The doc attached electrical thingies to my good arm
and then to my bad one and put rubber rings on my fingers. I could feel the
electric current but it was OK... I said this is not too bad, better than I
thought.
Until he moved up my arm gradually. OMG. It got worse and worse until he
got up to the swollen part on my shoulder and when the current went through
that it brought tears to my eyes it was such agony.
After that I had to have needles put into every muscle to get a reading from
a machine, even in my hand. They say it will not hurt you once the needle
is put in. I can assure you it does. Mega.
Unfortunately the doctor that did this had a severe speech impediment so I
only got the drift of what he was telling me, which was my nerves are not
severed, damaged quite badly but they are showing slight signs of
regeneration.
This is good, and he says 2 and half years will tell me how it will be.
Nerves can recover but there is a limited time for that, apparently, my
consultant says 18 months and you're shot.
It's the damaged nerves that make me unable to use my arm in a useful way.
I want to believe the 2-1/2 years is true and it can take that long and I
will be able to use my arm again within that time.
18 months does not seem realistic atm
Tweed






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Old September 2nd 11, 09:14 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Cheryl[_5_]
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Default Shoulder nerve test OT

On 2011-09-02 5:08 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
The leaflet that came with my appointment letter said "you might experience
some discomfort" so I was confident-ish when I got to the hospital that it
would not be too bad.

It wasn't. At first. The doc attached electrical thingies to my good arm
and then to my bad one and put rubber rings on my fingers. I could feel the
electric current but it was OK... I said this is not too bad, better than I
thought.
Until he moved up my arm gradually. OMG. It got worse and worse until he
got up to the swollen part on my shoulder and when the current went through
that it brought tears to my eyes it was such agony.
After that I had to have needles put into every muscle to get a reading from
a machine, even in my hand. They say it will not hurt you once the needle
is put in. I can assure you it does. Mega.
Unfortunately the doctor that did this had a severe speech impediment so I
only got the drift of what he was telling me, which was my nerves are not
severed, damaged quite badly but they are showing slight signs of
regeneration.
This is good, and he says 2 and half years will tell me how it will be.
Nerves can recover but there is a limited time for that, apparently, my
consultant says 18 months and you're shot.
It's the damaged nerves that make me unable to use my arm in a useful way.
I want to believe the 2-1/2 years is true and it can take that long and I
will be able to use my arm again within that time.
18 months does not seem realistic atm
Tweed


I hope you continue to have improvement. It's encouraging that the
doctor thinks you will.

In my rather limited experience, if medical personnel sai "you might
experience some discomfort" they really mean "It's going to hurt,
probably a lot".

I had a test years ago which they claimed would cause very minor
discomfort, nothing more that a very mild cramping. I damn near went
through the ceiling.

They helpfully explained that of course there was more 'discomfort' if
they found what the doctor had suspected.

--
Cheryl
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Old September 2nd 11, 09:44 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Christina Websell
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Default Shoulder nerve test OT


"Cheryl" wrote in message
...
On 2011-09-02 5:08 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
The leaflet that came with my appointment letter said "you might
experience
some discomfort" so I was confident-ish when I got to the hospital that
it
would not be too bad.

It wasn't. At first. The doc attached electrical thingies to my good
arm
and then to my bad one and put rubber rings on my fingers. I could feel
the
electric current but it was OK... I said this is not too bad, better than
I
thought.
Until he moved up my arm gradually. OMG. It got worse and worse until
he
got up to the swollen part on my shoulder and when the current went
through
that it brought tears to my eyes it was such agony.
After that I had to have needles put into every muscle to get a reading
from
a machine, even in my hand. They say it will not hurt you once the
needle
is put in. I can assure you it does. Mega.
Unfortunately the doctor that did this had a severe speech impediment so
I
only got the drift of what he was telling me, which was my nerves are not
severed, damaged quite badly but they are showing slight signs of
regeneration.
This is good, and he says 2 and half years will tell me how it will be.
Nerves can recover but there is a limited time for that, apparently, my
consultant says 18 months and you're shot.
It's the damaged nerves that make me unable to use my arm in a useful
way.
I want to believe the 2-1/2 years is true and it can take that long and I
will be able to use my arm again within that time.
18 months does not seem realistic atm
Tweed


I hope you continue to have improvement. It's encouraging that the doctor
thinks you will.



I don't know who to believe.


In my rather limited experience, if medical personnel sai "you might
experience some discomfort" they really mean "It's going to hurt, probably
a lot".

I had a test years ago which they claimed would cause very minor
discomfort, nothing more that a very mild cramping. I damn near went
through the ceiling.


It started off well but if I can manage to walk around with a
fractured/disclocation for 2 weeks, I can assure you that if that test made
me cry it was bad.
I suspected it might be bad after the finger tests when the nurse moved next
to me for the next ones. That's suspicious that it will hurt.
I hope I will never have to go through this again.







They helpfully explained that of course there was more 'discomfort' if
they found what the doctor had suspected.

--
Cheryl



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Old September 2nd 11, 10:57 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
trubble
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Default Shoulder nerve test OT

On Fri, 2 Sep 2011 20:38:23 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:

The leaflet that came with my appointment letter said "you might experience
some discomfort" so I was confident-ish when I got to the hospital that it
would not be too bad.

It wasn't. At first. The doc attached electrical thingies to my good arm
and then to my bad one and put rubber rings on my fingers. I could feel the
electric current but it was OK... I said this is not too bad, better than I
thought.
Until he moved up my arm gradually. OMG. It got worse and worse until he
got up to the swollen part on my shoulder and when the current went through
that it brought tears to my eyes it was such agony.
After that I had to have needles put into every muscle to get a reading from
a machine, even in my hand. They say it will not hurt you once the needle
is put in. I can assure you it does. Mega.
Unfortunately the doctor that did this had a severe speech impediment so I
only got the drift of what he was telling me, which was my nerves are not
severed, damaged quite badly but they are showing slight signs of
regeneration.
This is good, and he says 2 and half years will tell me how it will be.
Nerves can recover but there is a limited time for that, apparently, my
consultant says 18 months and you're shot.
It's the damaged nerves that make me unable to use my arm in a useful way.
I want to believe the 2-1/2 years is true and it can take that long and I
will be able to use my arm again within that time.
18 months does not seem realistic atm
Tweed



EMG test. Electromyelogram test, IIRC.

I've had it done twice.

They really hurt a LOT.

They are done simply to generate income for the doctor and the clinic,
and the people doing the test.

The reason I say this is because they don't generate any information
that can actually be used to treat you.

It tells the doctor how much nerve damage you have....but, it makes
absolutely no difference at all in physical therapy, or any other
rehabilitation, whatsoever.

This was told to me by a registered physical therapist, in her middle
50's, who had heard from countless patients about the medieval torture
sessions their patients had to undergo.

It is the physical therapists and other rehabilitation specialists who
will help you get better: NOT the doctor.

The doctor spends 10 or 15 minutes with you, once a month or so.

The physical therapists spends, depending on your order of PT, hours
every week with you.

They know FAR better that the doctors, how to treat you, and what will
work to heal you.

If you can, avoid a new, young physical therapist. It takes 5 or 10
years for them to get really good at dealing with all the different
kinds of injuries.

Best of luck with your recovery.


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Old September 2nd 11, 11:40 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Christina Websell
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Default Shoulder nerve test OT


"trubble" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 2 Sep 2011 20:38:23 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:

The leaflet that came with my appointment letter said "you might
experience
some discomfort" so I was confident-ish when I got to the hospital that
it
would not be too bad.

It wasn't. At first. The doc attached electrical thingies to my good
arm
and then to my bad one and put rubber rings on my fingers. I could feel
the
electric current but it was OK... I said this is not too bad, better than
I
thought.
Until he moved up my arm gradually. OMG. It got worse and worse until he
got up to the swollen part on my shoulder and when the current went
through
that it brought tears to my eyes it was such agony.
After that I had to have needles put into every muscle to get a reading
from
a machine, even in my hand. They say it will not hurt you once the
needle
is put in. I can assure you it does. Mega.
Unfortunately the doctor that did this had a severe speech impediment so I
only got the drift of what he was telling me, which was my nerves are not
severed, damaged quite badly but they are showing slight signs of
regeneration.
This is good, and he says 2 and half years will tell me how it will be.
Nerves can recover but there is a limited time for that, apparently, my
consultant says 18 months and you're shot.
It's the damaged nerves that make me unable to use my arm in a useful way.
I want to believe the 2-1/2 years is true and it can take that long and I
will be able to use my arm again within that time.
18 months does not seem realistic atm
Tweed



EMG test. Electromyelogram test, IIRC.

I've had it done twice.

They really hurt a LOT.

They are done simply to generate income for the doctor and the clinic,
and the people doing the test.



Not here. It's all free.






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Old September 3rd 11, 12:05 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
CatNipped[_4_]
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Default Shoulder nerve test OT

On 9/2/2011 2:38 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
The leaflet that came with my appointment letter said "you might experience
some discomfort" so I was confident-ish when I got to the hospital that it
would not be too bad.

It wasn't. At first. The doc attached electrical thingies to my good arm
and then to my bad one and put rubber rings on my fingers. I could feel the
electric current but it was OK... I said this is not too bad, better than I
thought.
Until he moved up my arm gradually. OMG. It got worse and worse until he
got up to the swollen part on my shoulder and when the current went through
that it brought tears to my eyes it was such agony.
After that I had to have needles put into every muscle to get a reading from
a machine, even in my hand. They say it will not hurt you once the needle
is put in. I can assure you it does. Mega.
Unfortunately the doctor that did this had a severe speech impediment so I
only got the drift of what he was telling me, which was my nerves are not
severed, damaged quite badly but they are showing slight signs of
regeneration.
This is good, and he says 2 and half years will tell me how it will be.
Nerves can recover but there is a limited time for that, apparently, my
consultant says 18 months and you're shot.
It's the damaged nerves that make me unable to use my arm in a useful way.
I want to believe the 2-1/2 years is true and it can take that long and I
will be able to use my arm again within that time.
18 months does not seem realistic atm
Tweed


BTDT and I'm so, so sorry you were hurt so badly. I was hoping that was
just my experience and my RSD is what made it hurt so bad. But I do
always prepare for the worst when the doctor says "some discomfort" -
that usually means pain through the roof

Purrs and prayers that those nerves will regenerate. Please keep us
updated on your progress.



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Old September 3rd 11, 12:07 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Joy
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Default Shoulder nerve test OT

"Cheryl" wrote in message
...
On 2011-09-02 5:08 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
The leaflet that came with my appointment letter said "you might
experience
some discomfort" so I was confident-ish when I got to the hospital that
it
would not be too bad.

It wasn't. At first. The doc attached electrical thingies to my good
arm
and then to my bad one and put rubber rings on my fingers. I could feel
the
electric current but it was OK... I said this is not too bad, better than
I
thought.
Until he moved up my arm gradually. OMG. It got worse and worse until
he
got up to the swollen part on my shoulder and when the current went
through
that it brought tears to my eyes it was such agony.
After that I had to have needles put into every muscle to get a reading
from
a machine, even in my hand. They say it will not hurt you once the
needle
is put in. I can assure you it does. Mega.
Unfortunately the doctor that did this had a severe speech impediment so
I
only got the drift of what he was telling me, which was my nerves are not
severed, damaged quite badly but they are showing slight signs of
regeneration.
This is good, and he says 2 and half years will tell me how it will be.
Nerves can recover but there is a limited time for that, apparently, my
consultant says 18 months and you're shot.
It's the damaged nerves that make me unable to use my arm in a useful
way.
I want to believe the 2-1/2 years is true and it can take that long and I
will be able to use my arm again within that time.
18 months does not seem realistic atm
Tweed


I hope you continue to have improvement. It's encouraging that the doctor
thinks you will.

In my rather limited experience, if medical personnel sai "you might
experience some discomfort" they really mean "It's going to hurt, probably
a lot".

I had a test years ago which they claimed would cause very minor
discomfort, nothing more that a very mild cramping. I damn near went
through the ceiling.

They helpfully explained that of course there was more 'discomfort' if
they found what the doctor had suspected.

--
Cheryl


Right. Doctors avoid the word "pain". I don't think most of them realize
that calling severe pain "discomfort" is demeaning, as well as misleading.
They don't want to get you scared, but I'd feel better if they'd just say,
"This may hurt quite a bit, but it will accomplish (whatever), and I'll make
it as quick as I can."

Joy


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Old September 3rd 11, 12:08 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Joy
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Default Shoulder nerve test OT

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...
The leaflet that came with my appointment letter said "you might
experience some discomfort" so I was confident-ish when I got to the
hospital that it would not be too bad.

It wasn't. At first. The doc attached electrical thingies to my good
arm and then to my bad one and put rubber rings on my fingers. I could
feel the electric current but it was OK... I said this is not too bad,
better than I thought.
Until he moved up my arm gradually. OMG. It got worse and worse until he
got up to the swollen part on my shoulder and when the current went
through that it brought tears to my eyes it was such agony.
After that I had to have needles put into every muscle to get a reading
from a machine, even in my hand. They say it will not hurt you once the
needle is put in. I can assure you it does. Mega.
Unfortunately the doctor that did this had a severe speech impediment so I
only got the drift of what he was telling me, which was my nerves are not
severed, damaged quite badly but they are showing slight signs of
regeneration.
This is good, and he says 2 and half years will tell me how it will be.
Nerves can recover but there is a limited time for that, apparently, my
consultant says 18 months and you're shot.
It's the damaged nerves that make me unable to use my arm in a useful way.
I want to believe the 2-1/2 years is true and it can take that long and I
will be able to use my arm again within that time.
18 months does not seem realistic atm
Tweed


I'm glad they're giving you some hope. It's too bad the doctor was so hard
to understand. Purrs that the improvement continues and that you regain the
use of your arm.

Joy


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Old September 3rd 11, 12:42 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Default Shoulder nerve test OT

Joy wrote:

"Cheryl" wrote in message


I had a test years ago which they claimed would cause very minor
discomfort, nothing more that a very mild cramping. I damn near went
through the ceiling.


Right. Doctors avoid the word "pain". I don't think most of them realize
that calling severe pain "discomfort" is demeaning, as well as misleading.
They don't want to get you scared, but I'd feel better if they'd just say,
"This may hurt quite a bit, but it will accomplish (whatever), and I'll make
it as quick as I can."


It's really backwards. I'd rather a doctor warn me that a procedure might
be painful, even very painful, so I can be prepared for it (or pleasantly
surprised if it's not), than the other way around! The few times I was
warned by a doctor that something was going to hurt, it turned out not
to hurt much at all. I felt so macho.

Joyce

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Old September 3rd 11, 01:45 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Default Shoulder nerve test OT

On 2011-09-02, Christina Websell wrote:

Not here. It's all free.


Somebody is paying for it. The bureaucratic "use it or lose it"
principle is always at work. If a unit actually is efficient, it will
be rewarded by having its budget cut. Nowadays it will be cut anyway,
but perhaps not as much. C. Northcote Parkinson noted this years ago.

Bud

 




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