Susan - I'm not the one with PD, but I have had an EMG and was
tentatively dx'd with polymyalgia.  I think it's a little worse than
fibromyalgia.  Anyway, the pain is 24/7.  The EMG consists of connecting
one to a machine that registers the nerve movements.  I could actually
hear the nerve "talking".  At one point one of the nerves was screeching.
 I halfway hypnotised myself so I wouldn't feel anything, but after he
did my back, front, arms and by the time he got to my legs, I was
moaning. I'm certainly not telling you this to scare you, but to let you
know what to expect.  I didn't have any advance warning.  And worse of
all, I didn't get a definite dx.  Go for it.  Don't know if that's help
dx PD, but it certainly can eliminate other immune deficiency diseases;
such as:  MS, MD, ALS,Lupus and 2 others I can't remember the names of.
Best to you.  Jo Ann

On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 20:27:00 +1100 susan robinson <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> Hi all,
>
> I've sought feedback before, and am again -  it's great having all
> you
> members to seek help from. :)
>
> I'm not yet diagnosed with pd.  The doc suspects ms, but the mri was
> clear
> (which doesn't prove anything, I know), and now he wants me to have
> an
> electromyogram - to see if my problems are caused by nerves or
> muscles, he
> says.
>
> Has anyone else had an emg for diagnosing anything? The only
> reference I can
> find on the net is for it diagnosing motor neurone disease, and I'm
> sure I
> haven't got that.
>
> Did/do any other List members, get slight loss of "ticklishness" on
> the sole
> of the affected foot, in early pd?  My reaction to the doctor's
> reflex test
> on the sole, and my confirmation that I'd had a bit of pins and
> needles in
> the fingers, made him suspect ms, but I think he's wrong.  It's too
> much
> like pd.
>
> I found a really good article at
> http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/1999/07_99/conley.htm  that
> mentions
> paresthesias (abnormal sensations) as a symptom.  That might
> interest a
> member who wrote in last week asking about pins and needles - I
> didn't keep
> their email.  The article was published in a medical journal and has
> very
> detailed descriptions of lots of symptoms, as well as info on pd's
> course,
> and diseases with which it can be confused. It says sensation is
> usually
> well retained, though.
>
> Has anyone any comments?
>
> Thanks for your support,
> Susan.
>
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