To Heidi

[Guest guest]

hhessgriffeth wrote:

>The tests were not as painless as my dear friend and nurse Lily

>said they'd be, unfortunately.

Heidi,

Gosh,,,, I think I am in the dog house now ! I bet 60 % of my patients have

EMG's done. The positive ones hurt. The one's with the negative results don't

ususally hurt much. But if you were jumping off of the table,,,, you must have a

good dose of carpal tunnel. Plus people that have frequent skin exposure or are

tan are harder to penetrate with the needles. But it could of been the

electrical jolt that hurt too...... I sooooooooooo sorry girlfriend,,, please

don;t be mad at me! We have 2 docs here in town that do them. Ironically with

one doctor no one ever complains, the other doctor they complain about all the

time causing pain. I have watched several tests done. Makes you wonder about the

technique or skill of the doctor. Gosh,,,,, I am trying to think of all kinds of

reasons to get out of the doghouse. ( beg, beg )

Gotta go, having a thunderstorm with lightening and don;t want to lose my

computer again, been there done that.

Lily ( NOW you know why they call me Nurse Racthett !)

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[Guest guest]

Hi Sandy: I know this was meant for Heidi...but I just posted with

the same questions as you have except mine is in RUQ. I'd very much

appreciate it if someone would answer because it seems to be a

new " feature " of my illness and I'm worried that if it's a cyst it

could rupture or something...is that possible? And what would the

symptoms prior to that happening be? If any that is.....

thanks as always and hope you don't mind that I'm replying to a

question you asked of Heidi...

love and prayers

[Guest guest]

Hello Heidi,

Just wishing you luck with your pain meds appointment. I'm with you

all the way on wanting to keep as active as possible and having the

necessary medication to ensure that. That is the whole purpose of

working out the best individual regime for each patient. As each one

of us is different, our own perceptions of what we need, and do best

on, are so crucial.

I'm sure your doc will recognise that he can trust you, both in your

estimation of your needs and in your intelligent use of medication,

so that you'll have the best outcome possible.

I'm sure you'll let us know how you get on.

Now that I'm back from holiday, I'm going to include lots of

research on the EUS in my schedule over the next few days, as I'm

having one next Wed. I'll be seeing my geneticist as well for an up-

date on all my testings for HP and to discuss the implications in

terms of treatment and/or surgery in the future.

God luck again, Heidi. Take care.

With very good wishes,

Fliss (UK)