Who Had/Didnt Have EMGs?

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thanks Mario for the heads up on the Pennywise referral.. I did see that movie ,have a vague recollection. Anna K....I just miss her playing tennis!I have become so educated since visiting this site..perhaps I need to create an avatar..hmm...Is there something/one that twitches...? ;)cheersRodgerPS talking brain tumors..everytime I get a headache I think I have one..the joys of having health anxiety..sorry shouldn't joke about this stuff..the feelings are real even if the disease is not..hmm..PPS MRIs..you guys are all wooses. I just lay there put the head phones on , and listen to the music... easypeasy
 
Mary: When the radiology tech told me the report would take 48 hours, I asked if she could give me some indication. She said she couldn't. I asked for just a wink or a nod, and she replied that she could lose her license. Damned ethical people.Mario: I think clowns are creepy. But last week in improv class, I was a clown. Poopy the Clown. In Clown College, I had excelled in creating kinetic balloon sculptures and eventually became a world-renowned instructor. However, when working on what was to be my masterpiece--a balloon carousel, complete with horses and riders that move up and down, an accident caused the sculpture to pop, causing me to leave clowning. Very tragic. There was a happy ending, though, in which several other clowns and I opened up a clown school for orphans.Aussie: As far as I'm concerned, joking is a great coping mechanism. Go for it.Wow, this thread got a bit off-topic.Mark
 
I like to vascillate between freaked out BSFer and freaked out brain tumor guy. Keeps things from getting dull.I was born in NY and moved to MD when I was three. I still refer to New Yorkers as "my people."
 
Went back to the neuro for a headache follow-up. Regarding my anxiety over the possibility that a no-contrast MRI could have missed a brain tumor, he very bluntly said, "You don't need contrast" (for my situation). It was my definite impression that had he ordered the MRI (my GP actually did it), he wouldn't have ordered contrast. So, I think I'm over that.But as my reward, I get to spend some more quality time in that magnetic-machine-on-steroids for a cervical-spine MRI. (If I say "c-spine," do I get to sit at the cool kids' lunch table?) Basically, after discussing what's transpired headache-wise over the past four weeks, he just wants to see if there's anything going on in my neck to account for the headaches, like disc problems. He doesn't think he'll find any. I'm also going to try a muscle relaxer instead of a migraine med because some more recent symptoms point toward muscle issues. The more familiar I get with headaches and their diagnoses, the more I realize how inexact the process can be. Symptoms of certain headaches mimic other headaches, the symptoms don't always fall neatly into a diagnosis, and there isn't even universal agreement on symptoms. Patients respond to stimuli and treatments differently. Plus, there are back, neck, jaw, muscle, and nerve issues (among other things) that can cause headaches, and finding the true culprit can take some time and experimentation. And apart from only a few causes, like a tumor, aneurysm, herniated disc, etc., you can't really see what's causing a headache. It seems as though you exclude causes until you think you have the answer.Anywho, while I'm lying in the "open" MRI machine--homey don't play no closed MRI--I'll distract myself by thinking "baseball, baseball." That comes in handy for all sorts of activities.
 
Mandrake, I told you you did not need the contrast for the mri for a tumor to show up and I still don't care what the receptionist thinks! The muscle thing causing headaches does happen because my mother actually has to have physical therapy for her headaches caused by some muscle knots by her spine. Now about thinking about baseball during the MRI, I hope that you are not a cubs fan like myself because if you think about them for any lenght of time the way they are playing this season your head just might explode thus alleviating your headaches once and for all! Good luck and once again, I told you so! :LOL:
 
But...but...she's a *very* experienced receptionist! And to think I trusted her medical judgment...I wouldn't rule out PT for me. Has it helped your mom? I guess we'll wait for the MRI results and see if the muscle relaxers and biofeedback that I started a couple of weeks ago help. On the bright side, both the biofeedback therapist and the neurologist both suggested getting a massage. Must think baseball during massage, must think baseball...Speaking of baseball, I'm an, ahem, Orioles fan. Well, sort of. Let's just say I cringe every time I hear that they lost. That's a lot of cringing. Hey, maybe all that cringing is causing my muscles to knot up.
 
Mandrake,Physical therapy has helped my mom but it takes a while to work out the muscles. As far as baseball, be lucky you are not a cubs fan or you would really be cringing like I am!Mary
 

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