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I just left the doctor’s office.

I lost 6 pounds. 

My blood pressure was 130/90.

He still thinks I should take hypertension meds…I am fighting him on this. My pressure used to be 160/110, so I think I am making improvements with diet. I guess I am not a doctor, so I am still on the fence.

14 out of 18 trigger points sent me almost off the table and down the hall.

He is sending me BACK to a rheumatologist and hopefully I will get better treatment than I did the last go round.

He wants me to have an XRAY of my neck, to check for injury.

And he thinks I should have a nerve conduction test.

I am terrified that this test will hurt.Because HOLY FUCK it sounds painful.

Has any one had  it??

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1 month ago
  1. cranberryflags said: If what I had wuz nerve conduction (I just remember getting a few jolts down my arm — can’t recall the terminology), it weren’t bad — not really more painful than the reflex hammer to the knee can be in some doctors’ hands…
  2. thatsafakelaughbytheway said: If the nerve test is an EMG I had it, it is annoying but not painful. Congrats on the 6 lbs!
  3. mathcat345 said: I have had one for carpal tunnel. It’s not as painful as some tests I’ve had, but it is uncomfortable. When the jolt runs down into your hand, it hurts. Pain is temporary, but I still remember it. Good job on the weight loss!
  4. misspoppet said: Nerve conduction test isn’t too bad, from what I remember. It only took a few minutes and the current was not constant.