Hi Hunter:
I saw your recent Emory post and am glad to hear things have not worsened.
My Cleveland Clinic EMG in June was a painful one. I' worried about the tongue test, but it was the least invasive. A fellowship doctor did the sticking, which may explain why I was so sore afterward (or she was just far more thorough than the previous testers).
Unfortunately, they found more damage in other areas that don't correspond to the MRI findings.
To recap: My first three EMGs in February showed chronic damage in my right arm. Then, the April EMG showed chronic damage in my right leg. This latest June EMG showed more damage to the right leg.
The report says:
"Moderate chronic (not active) motor axon loss is noted in most
right L5>S1 myotome-innervated muscles below the knee, which is
consistent with a remote intraspinal canal lesion affecting L5-S1
nerve/segments, as could occur in compressive radiculopathies
among other etiologies."
I saw your recent Emory post and am glad to hear things have not worsened.
My Cleveland Clinic EMG in June was a painful one. I' worried about the tongue test, but it was the least invasive. A fellowship doctor did the sticking, which may explain why I was so sore afterward (or she was just far more thorough than the previous testers).
Unfortunately, they found more damage in other areas that don't correspond to the MRI findings.
To recap: My first three EMGs in February showed chronic damage in my right arm. Then, the April EMG showed chronic damage in my right leg. This latest June EMG showed more damage to the right leg.
The report says:
"Moderate chronic (not active) motor axon loss is noted in most
right L5>S1 myotome-innervated muscles below the knee, which is
consistent with a remote intraspinal canal lesion affecting L5-S1
nerve/segments, as could occur in compressive radiculopathies
among other etiologies."