What does Electromyography (EMG) consist of? Is it painful? How long does the procedure take?
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For an EMG, a needle electrode is inserted through the skin into the muscle. The electrical activity detected by this electrode is displayed on an oscilloscope, and may be heard through a speaker. After placement of the electrodes, you may be asked to contract the muscle (for example, by bending your arm). The presence, size, and shape of the wave form -- the action potential -- produced on the oscilloscope provide information about the ability of the muscle to respond when the nerves are stimulated. There is some undeniable discomfort at the time the needle electrodes are inserted. They feel like shots (intramuscular injection), although nothing is injected during an EMG. Afterwards, the muscle may feel a little sore for up to a few days. You can read more about it here\nhttp://www.stjohnsmercy.org/healthinfo/test/neuro/TP012.asp
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There is some discomfort, especialy for the first 24 to 36 hours.  Ice, pain meds help alot.  Most people have only mild discomfort (can tell they had the operation) after this period, and have no further discomfort after a couple of weeks.  Again - talk to your Urologist about his or her experience with patients.
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Depends on how fast your body react to it. If your immune system is good, it would be around 45 min (you shall know when you feel the pain!:))
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If you are having this surgery, it is your surgeon's duty to explain all of these things to you.  I know it seems that docs are busy and you may not want to ask them - BUT ITS HIS OR HER JOB - and they would rather have their patients well informed than fill out another form - so by asking them, and keeping them from some crummy paperwork, you are doing them a favor.\n\nThe length of time to lay off of activity varies depending on the scope of the procedure.  If you have a large hydrocele, you may be off sexyual activity and excercise for 10 to 14 days.  Be prepared to play it by ear a bit  - although many people recover a lot quicker than this, some take longer - that is the nature of surgery.\n\nThis is a very common procedure, and if you take it easy early on, follow your surgeon's recommendations, your recovery will be as quick as possible.  Best Wishes -
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I know someone who has.  The actual operation isn't painful as you are heavily drugged.  Painkillers are given to you after the operation.  The afternath is painful, but doesn't last long. I would take 2 weeks off of work.  Do it though, because in the long run, you'll be thankful!
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Get your EKG done.  Surely not a muscle sore, as the pain would have been of  a continuous type and more with further exertion.  Although the pain you describe does not conform to an anginal pain, it would be in your interest to get the EKG done so as to rule out this problem and cut down on your weight and start doing aerobic exercises regularly.
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If your pain is related to a muscle that need to be relaxed then Botox would indeed help, b/c that's what it does, it relaxes muscles. Otherwise, you need to keep seeing new Dr's until all the puzzle pieces fit together and you are satisfied with the diagnosis. For instance if they say you have MS and ALL the symptoms fit, then say ok great, what's the next step, if it's an insurance issue, see a new Dr tell him the problem and I bet he/she will have a different plan. New Dr's, New brain's to pick at, don't settle if the puzzle doesn't fit together quite right, trust me, I've been going through the same kind of crap for YEARS!!! nobody knows better about whats going on inside you better than you, if a diagnosis doesn't seem right, get another opinion, and another, and another, until you are satisfied.
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There are plenty of nerves that are probably pretty "ticked off" by the procedure, and they are likely causing muscles to spasm-- this is a potential cause of the shorter leg.  With time and physical therapy, it seems that this problem will sort itself out.  One month after this sort of surgery is still pretty early in the recovery process.   Spineuniverse.com is a good resource for you.
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Come on people. He probably feels as uncomfortable teaching it, as you all do listening to him. But IT IS HIS JOB. Sooo when he said he feels your pain, he probably meant, "it seem uncomfortable, and like a big pain in the "neck" (or a hassle per say) but I do not think for one moment he was referring to it being any kind of physical pain.  Quit reading more into it then it was. The poor guy is just trying to do his job (too bad this is the part of it that SUX.)
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There is a diagnostic test that will determine true carpal tunnel syndrome. It is called EMG/NCV, or nerve conduction study. If it is true carpal tunnel syndrome, conservative measures will give temporary relief, but surgery is usually the answer to complete pain relief.
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The procedure is basically painless in 99% of the people who've had one. You just feel a little pressure as they take a small sample. The skin is numbed so you don't feel any surface pain. The liver doesn't have many nerves inside, so there is little discomfort. The hardest part is lying on your side for 2-4 hours afterwards. It sounds worse than it is. I've had one. Best wishes.
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A proper description would take too long (and I am not in the mood).\nGeneral info about direct and indirect flight musculature: you should be able to find in any university level physiology text book. \nIf you want more specific info, search for articles using either pubmed (should be accessible to everybody) or if your university has a subscription for Web of Science you can look there. Start looking for review articles if you don't already know something about the subject.
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It might be possible in rare instances but much more likely to be a pulled muscle.  In either case there really is nothing much that can be done.  You can wrap an elastic bandage around the area & it may help a little, it won't completely stop the pain.  Time will take care of it.  I've had both more than once and have been told this by my doctor.
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EMG's ... especially 81's
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I will tell you from experience it is not as bad as people make it sound. I would say 3 maybe 4. It really all depends on how much pain you can tolerate, how well you take care of yourself, and if you follow through with what you need to do after. One thing I suggest is to really study up on the doctors in your area and ask people who have used the doctor you may use. My sister-in-law recieved one a couple of months before me and she was in total pain, that scared the crap out of me, I almost backed out. I went through with it and I love it. I was back at work within 3 days, (not with everyone). What I realized was she (my sister-in-law) doesn't take care of her body very well so her body didn't not take it so well. I wish you luck with your decision
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I had one removed from my left and right hands.  One at a time.  The haling time is realistically about a couple months...a few weeks of pain and stitches...then there is a pain when lifting too much weight, or bumping the hand in that spot.  It hurts; just bask for some good pain meds.  Make sure you keep it elevated...REMEMBER...IMPORTANT; while you are sleeping; hanging around, because if you don't it will get even more swollen than it will be already, from the surgery, itself.  Ask the surgeon if you can see it.  It looks like a spider; be glad it's gone.  Good luck to you.  You will be fine.  get it out before it gets any bigger; one of mine was, and it still hurts; it's been 3 months.  It is better every day.  It is a standard procedure; very quick...20 minutes for the surgery, itself.  Don't fret.  relax.
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Yoga (the ashtanga/power version), pilates, doing a cardio activity that targets those muscles (boxing or rowing for upper body, a kick-intensive martial art like TKD for lower body)\nSwimming (but this is very time-intensive, since you'll need at least an hour a day hardcore to really note the difference quickly.\nHorseback riding for the legs.\nIt's still going to hurt, and it won't be as quick as lifting :-)