Body Conducts too much Electricity - Fibro?

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Hi All,
I have been diagnosed with fibro for a while. More recently, my Rheumatologist recommended I go see a neurologist just to rule any possible neurological issues out. My Neurologist had me take an EMG.

If you don't know what an EMG is, it is a two-part test. First, they hook electrodes up to you that measure electrical current. Then they shock you (basically like getting tazered). They measure how much electrical current your muscles/nerves transmit to the electrodes. In Part 2, they take a loooooong specialized needle designed to register electrical current. They then shove this needle into the center of your thigh muscle and tell you to clench your thigh as hard as you can. They measure the electrical current that your body sends to your muscle. Viola - EMG test done...

If your body conducts less electrical current than normal, that can point to nerve degeneration of some sort - they narrow it down from there.

In my case, my body conducted two-thirds MORE electricity than normal. Both the Neurologist that performed the test, and my neurologist, plus my Rheumatologist, the medical journals and forums that they searched, and every doctor I have talked to since have all said they have never heard of this before.

I wondered if anyone else had this experience.
Thanks!
 
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I have never heard of this test before but will research it. It sounds awfully painful. Was it? Did they give you any indication if this could be a major factor in your condition?
 
Sounds like you are superhero! That is actually good... What you DONT want is decreased signal.
 
An EMG is one of the standard tests that is prescribed to rule for neurological/muscular issues. It is a fairly common test but unfortunately it is quite painful. I hurt for 2 weeks after.

I wish it meant I were a superhero. You are correct that you don't want decreased electricity. That is what they are testing for. However, you also don't want too much electricity. Too much electricity in the body causes the muscles to be in a constant state of tension. This causes cramping, spasms, chronic muscle fatigue, and constant pain.
 
Interesting. I had my EMG done two weeks ago. They shocked me everywhere. They put needles in about 10 different spots on my body. My hand, upper and lower arm, upper and lower leg. I never had to clinch my thigh muscle as hard as I could. He would say "here" "123" and stick it in and then have me move my leg or arm or wrist and you could then hear the muscle moving and they could see it on the screen (me, too, but I have no idea what it all meant.) The EMG tech shocked me first and then the neurologist came in and did the needle part. I have to say he went through it ten times faster than videos I watched on YouTube prior to going in. "here" "123" "move. good" "here" "123" "move" "good". There was no time to even worry about the next needle. Then said everything looked ok. I wish I could analyze them. Was it slightly high? Slightly low? or just right in the middle? Anyway, that's all I know and all that happened at mine. At least he knew what he was doing with the needles because I was so frightened before I went in after reading the horror stories and it was wasn't that bad and I didn't even hurt after. I wonder what too much electricity means? Did you Google it?
 
I will be greeting a EMG very soon! I had this test done in the past, but this never happened to me. I think your findings must be of great importance, since it seems none of those specialists ever heard of such a thing. If I were you I would go get a second opinion, just in case.
 
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