I have to go today for my wrists and I was told it's very painful. I think I have a pretty high tolerance for pain but I'm really not looking forward to it.

Has anyone had this done? What am I in for?

Great, I just googled it.

"With nerve conduction studies, small electrodes will be taped to your skin or placed around your fingers. You typically will experience a mild and brief tingling or shock, which may be a bit unpleasant."

What's wrong, MsLee?

I may have carpal tunnel from typing on the org too much. My hands go numb and constantly ache.

You should get one of those computers that you can control by blinking your eyes.

:blink: :blink:

I thought it was an EMG I've had years ago, but that was on head...I used to have epilepsy, had a couple fo them. Mustve been called something else because it was just electrodes on the surface of the skin, measuring brain activity. Didnt hurt at all, in fact I fell asleep once!

Hope youll be ok Carrie

susannah said:

Aha, it was an EEG I meant. Sorry!! Got confused with EEG, ECG (cause Ive had both) and EMG. Never had that

Sorry Carrie, good luck!
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susannah said:

These are needles with electrodes. They say the needles do not hurt because they are small, but the shocking is 'unpleasant'.

A woman I work with had them done and she said it sucked. She compared it to chewing a piece of tin foil.

carpal tunnel here

test was no big deal

though i have givin birth 2wice unmedicated so ...


wait ...all those tatts you have ... shit gurl this isnt gonna be a biggy

CarrieLee said:

Sounds crap Why do you need one, if you dont mind me asking? What does it accomplish?

Good luck

Mach said:

I told the woman I sit through tattoos like a champ and she said you can't compare it to that. That tattoos are epidermal and this goes right into your nerves and muscles.

So it wasn't bad? I need reassuring!

CarrieLee said:

i didnt find it that bad... sucked a little but i do have a very high pain threshold

Mach said:

What did it feel like?

CarrieLee said:

i would compare it to the sting in your gum when the dentist injects it

but in several places at once

Mach said:

Eh. I can handle that. If it sucks THAT bad then I'll just pussy out and tell them to stop.

Thanks for your help.

CarrieLee said:

exactly you can usually always say STOP ... unless they strap you in

dont let them strap you in



good luck hun ...

that carpal tunnel shit sux

Mach said:

They're not sure if I have it. That's why I'm going for this testing. One of my wrists is extremely swollen and there may be some kind of cyst in there. I just have to get this taken care of while I still have insurance. Joy.

i had one. it was years ago but for real, they stuck two inch needles into my arm at different points and asked me to flex the arm so they could read the nerve impulses transmitted through the needles. my mom knew they would but didn't tell me because she thought i'd chicken out
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XxAxX said:

Did it hurt...badly?

Is the carpal tunnel really from "typing"? Or is that some new slang?

kidelrich said:

It's from repetitive motion. I type all day at work, for the past 7 years.

CarrieLee said:

well... no. but when they explained what would happen i felt a bit ill. it's definitely bearable pain but i didn't like having an object stuck in my arm like that. it was more a sensation of violation. i really wish mom had warned me beforehand.

i ended up (eventually) being diagnosed with referred pain in my arm resulting from a herniated disc in my neck, for which i've since had surgery. so, in the long run it was worth enduring the test. i really hope things go well for you

XxAxX said:

Ok, thanks for letting me know. I think I can hack it, I've been through a lot in my 29 years.

Dude, it was a piece of cake.

That shit didn't hurt at all.

I'm such a baby.

And I don't have carpal tunnel which is good! Now I go for an MRI to see what's going on in there.

I have one of those horrible little fuckers for my knees. What it is suppose to do is shock my muscle into contracting in the right direction so my knee won't roll out of place. When you first start out if feels like buzzing. Then you have to increase the thing and it is like being electrocuded on purpose. Your muscles will contract by themselves and it feels weird. Combine the feeling of throwing up and electrocution together. Uncontrollable muscle movement and electricity. I had to do it for six months every other day. I said fuck it and let my knee friggin contract and roll out of place whenever I walked. You have to decide which type of pain you prefer, your wrist or the pain from the machine. You will need to stock up on Motrin 800's too.

CarrieLee said:

good to hear hun