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adrian_turtleDo any of you have experience with nerve conduction studies or electromylography? I am supposed to have "NCS/EMG LUE," and I'm trying to figure out how tiring it will be and how much it's likely to hurt. Professionals have assured me that it's extremely low *risk*, but I've done any number of safe things that have been painful enough to make me nonfunctional for days afterward.
I'm going to go back to the shoulder specialist to have a steroid injection for one of the shoulder tendons. This is supposed to be painful when it's happening, and lead to weeks of pain relief afterwards. My experience of a steroid injection in my hand was spectacularly painful when it was happening, and for days and weeks afterward...but this new doctor assures me shoulders are easier.
The question of the moment has to do with scheduling. Should I do the steroid injection the same day as the nerve conduction study? They happen in the same building, which would be a lot more convenient if the building wasn't out in Wellesley. Should I try to minimize how often I schlep out there? Or try to allow some recovery time between physically challenging medical procedures?
I'm going to go back to the shoulder specialist to have a steroid injection for one of the shoulder tendons. This is supposed to be painful when it's happening, and lead to weeks of pain relief afterwards. My experience of a steroid injection in my hand was spectacularly painful when it was happening, and for days and weeks afterward...but this new doctor assures me shoulders are easier.
The question of the moment has to do with scheduling. Should I do the steroid injection the same day as the nerve conduction study? They happen in the same building, which would be a lot more convenient if the building wasn't out in Wellesley. Should I try to minimize how often I schlep out there? Or try to allow some recovery time between physically challenging medical procedures?
