How are you now. I’m 2 weeks out and still in terrible pain in the places they zapped me
I had EMG and EMS done on my legs on Monday. Some pain during test. An hour later my legs would not work properly. It is now Friday, only 3 to 4 hours sleep each night. Massive spasms in both legs and pain levels are at 8 to 10. Sometimes it can be ache. like the growing pains I had in adolescence grew 3 inches during a 10 week growth spurt. I could only read, eat, and sleep. However before testing my spasms were intermittent and pain taken down by 50mg Fentanyl Patches 48hrs. This pain breaking through my pain meds and muscle relaxers. cannot sleep, eat, or even behave as I did before test. I am depressed, Angry, pissy, and generally not fit for human interaction of any kind. Lost a whole day. I was told the test results would be available within 24 to 48 hours. They would have been available 2 days ago but I had lost track of the days. Both the neurologist and orthopedic surgeon are out today. I'm waiting for a call back from his PA. I am going to contact my GP and see if they can get them for me. I am glad I found this site. At least I know it is not just me. Thank You All!
I had my emg done yesterday and I am in chronic pain with my arms it also made me extremely tiered can't move my arms with out pain it's not nice my finger spasms every few minutes and pain killers don't help
I just my EMG done over a week ago, I have Chronic Lyme and have over nine parasites running through my body from a tick. I only had slight muscle aches most of the time in my legs and my joints usually ached a lot (plus a lot of other symptoms) in my legs. After my neurologist did the test my legs from my knees down have been in terrible pain. I'm 45 never had to use a cane and now I'm using one because I can't walk right. The neurologist and a couple of my Dr.s think that the testing stirred up the parasites in me and is causing them to cause the pain. The Drs see no damage but maybe if there is another cause like Lyme disease or something else that the machine they use don't pick up, that might be what's causing the pain. Maybe for others too
Hello I'm so sorry that you are having this. I am going through the same thing. I had my EMG bilateral upper and lower on August 17. The neurologist doing the test told me I have MS. It's a week later and it's not getting better, today is the worst so far. I have severe pain in my lower back and my right arm and shoulder with spasms and weird muscle twitching. I am wondering if it will ever get better? I have left leg and foot numbness, weakness. I have had to use a walker for about 6 weeks at tiimes. It came and went until I had the EMG but now it's constant. I'm confused about it because I had a cervical discectomy and spinal fusion In May and these leg symptoms started about 4 weeks after I had surgery. I had them before the surgery but never this bad. The plate they put in my neck was tilted to the left on my xray yesterday so I don't know if it's MS or surgery gone bad. I don't know how to find out. The neurosurgeon said my xray is normal but I'm an xray tech and it didn't look right to me. If you know anywhere I can get some answers please tell me.
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I also had the emg test.ot hurt and after was worst pain i had ever had and still having until now
Ots been 4 days.after the emg i wake every hour .....spasm and stiffness in my neck
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Yes, I get terrible pain after the EMG.I think it just over stimulates my muscles and causes the spasms to go in over drive.I usually have the legs and paraspinals done(ouch).
It does lesson in time.
I hope your feeling better
T
I had my SEP on a Monday and NCS on a Tuesday along with my EMG. I did not have much more pain that Tuesday night but the next day I was in agony with spasms, cramping and shaking. I really feel that the tests being done so close together stimulated my nerves so much that it made me have a relapse of symptoms.
I copied this from wikipedia on what the EMG is used for:
An electromyograph detects the electrical potential generated by muscle cells when these cells contract, and also when the cells are at rest.
I understand this to mean that the doctor interprets the action potentials generated and compare these two states, contraction and rest. What I think they learn from this is whether the problem you are experiencing shows as a muscular problem or a nerve problem (NCS). I don't think this test is used to rule in or out diseases used by itself but I think it is more used as a clue to help guide a diagnosis.
Please someone comment if I am way off base on these things. Linda, since you just had an EMG and this involved the needles, I would try some extra strength ibuprofen for the pain tonight. That sometimes helps with my aches when I don't think it will.
Take care and rest!
Kristin
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Welcome to the forum!
I did not have any residual pain from my EMG, but I don't know if it is normal to have achiness for a period after the test.
Just wanting to "bump" up your post, so someone else may be able to help you!
Pat :)