I have had 3 EMG/NCS done, two on my feet and legs, and recently one on my upper extreamities.
The testing on my legs showed an axonal neuropathy, the first test done around 09/2011 did not show andything on the EMG part. He was mainly checking for neuropathy.
The second one on my legs was 01/2012, it too showed axonal neuropathy, but what a difference between docs. This was suppose to be a specialist, but he didn't act special to me. He stuck the needle in my thigh asked me to push my knee into the table as hard as I could, and I did, as hard as I could. He told me to push repeatedly, then after awhile he pushed my knee into that table... He did something similar with my foot, only this time he was loudly telling me to relax my foot, and I was as far as I knew. He ended up slapping the top of my foot. Because of this, and the fact I think he didn't want to believe something is wrong (I seem very healthy from outward appearance), the results were never recorded, what a waste of time.
The tird test done 06/2012 was on my upper extremities. This showed NCS shanges with nerves tested, nothing huge. The EMG:
Complex motor unit potentials with fasiculations bilaterally, hands and forearms. He said it was complex, no clear electromyographic evidence of anything, may be axonal but not entirely consistent with that.
Dorsal Interossei, Abductor Pollicis Brevis, and Extensor Digitorum on both hand/forearms have fasics, polyphasic ativity, and increased MUP amplitude and Duration.
So, any ideas, cause I've seen a lot of docs over the years, and I think most of them thought I was complaining for no reason. This thing is spreading, and nobody knows what is going on.
The testing on my legs showed an axonal neuropathy, the first test done around 09/2011 did not show andything on the EMG part. He was mainly checking for neuropathy.
The second one on my legs was 01/2012, it too showed axonal neuropathy, but what a difference between docs. This was suppose to be a specialist, but he didn't act special to me. He stuck the needle in my thigh asked me to push my knee into the table as hard as I could, and I did, as hard as I could. He told me to push repeatedly, then after awhile he pushed my knee into that table... He did something similar with my foot, only this time he was loudly telling me to relax my foot, and I was as far as I knew. He ended up slapping the top of my foot. Because of this, and the fact I think he didn't want to believe something is wrong (I seem very healthy from outward appearance), the results were never recorded, what a waste of time.
The tird test done 06/2012 was on my upper extremities. This showed NCS shanges with nerves tested, nothing huge. The EMG:
Complex motor unit potentials with fasiculations bilaterally, hands and forearms. He said it was complex, no clear electromyographic evidence of anything, may be axonal but not entirely consistent with that.
Dorsal Interossei, Abductor Pollicis Brevis, and Extensor Digitorum on both hand/forearms have fasics, polyphasic ativity, and increased MUP amplitude and Duration.
So, any ideas, cause I've seen a lot of docs over the years, and I think most of them thought I was complaining for no reason. This thing is spreading, and nobody knows what is going on.