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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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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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"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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"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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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 -- Fluffy Mackerel Pudding - "Once upon a time, the world was young and the words 'mackerel' and 'pudding' existed far, far away from one another. One day, that all changed. And then, whoever was responsible somehow thought the word 'fluffy' would help." -- Hilarious recipes at: www.candyboots.com |
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... 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 I agree. If something is going to hurt, tell me so I'm not taken by surprise. Of course, by this time, if they mention "discomfort" or "pinch" (another favorite doctor euphemism for pain), I expect it to hurt. Joy |
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wrote in message ... 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. When they started on my fingers and it was not too bad, I felt brave and said it was easily coped with. I asked for it really, as I said "you are speaking to a woman who tolerated the pain from a dislocated fracture for two weeks without seeking help" However it was so painful eventually that I could not stop tears springing into my eyes, it was involuntary, it just happened as a result of the pain without me wanting it to. I was embarrassed afterwards. The doctor was apologetic, he said "we are doing it to help you." I know that but I think I should have had a better warning than the leaflet with my appointment letter gave me. "you will not feel the needles once they have gone in" I can assure you that needles that are put into your nerves can be felt at every moment while you wait a minute or two to see what zuzzes come up on a screen to see how they are working. I got around 20 needles, seemed more. I never want to go through that again. There was blood all over my clothes too. Tweed |
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On 9/5/2011 11:07 AM, Christina Websell wrote: I can assure you that needles that are put into your nerves can be felt at every moment while you wait a minute or two to see what zuzzes come up on a screen to see how they are working. I got around 20 needles, seemed more. I never want to go through that again. There was blood all over my clothes too. Tweed Been there, done that. Yes, that test hurts like h*ll. The needles actually are put in the muscles, and they make you contract the muscles while they test the nerve impulses. Hurt the next couple of days, too. I had it done in my leg due to nerve damage around my knee causing foot drop. I eventually recovered completely. It took a long time, and nerve regeneration hurts. Once you figure out which hurt is the nerve regeneration, you can think of it as a "good" hurt, because it means things will be working better. In my case, it was really nice not to stumble every time I tried to walk. I'm with you on the "never again" sentiment. |
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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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"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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