tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226838436148080722.post4202683533155310513..comments2023-04-15T03:10:32.191-05:00Comments on VIEWS FROM MY SQUAD CAR: Childhood Fear of Hospitals Validated Yet AgainOfficer Cynicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193271958353271282noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226838436148080722.post-38149035082740019222015-01-16T09:50:48.863-06:002015-01-16T09:50:48.863-06:00UGH! Shame on your healthcare providers for not cl...UGH! Shame on your healthcare providers for not clearly explaining the risks/benefits of the test and the actual process in language you can understand. Anything that would make the test less painful would also make the results meaningless. Hope the pain is gone...or almost gone......clairesmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320822826417512140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226838436148080722.post-30519905938682296292015-01-12T21:51:28.177-06:002015-01-12T21:51:28.177-06:00Isn't modern medicine grand? Hope you are feel...Isn't modern medicine grand? Hope you are feeling better.MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11917985681829130997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226838436148080722.post-22931501698334944662015-01-10T14:26:35.293-06:002015-01-10T14:26:35.293-06:00NOPE.....NOPE.....BluenotesBbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442584162200285270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226838436148080722.post-55059145971425925242015-01-10T14:20:17.471-06:002015-01-10T14:20:17.471-06:00I'm sorry for your pain and can empathize. I o...I'm sorry for your pain and can empathize. I once had an epidural for sciatic nerve pain caused by a slipping vertebra, and it caused excruciating pain—easily the worst ever. It felt like my leg was filled with boiling lava. Unfortunately, the procedure didn’t result in any relief, and I ended up with a spinal fusion (which did). I’m glad you were able to apprehend the knucklehead. –Queen Anne’s LaceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226838436148080722.post-69960620058291490862015-01-07T16:52:44.027-06:002015-01-07T16:52:44.027-06:00I've had the EMG done twice. Both times it hur...I've had the EMG done twice. Both times it hurt like a mother--. I don't know how much of it is the test itself, and how much is the fact that they're sending electricity into damaged body parts - surely a really pain-inducing thing, right? Like, psychopaths would get a book on how to do that for Christmas.<br /><br />Next time a doc tells me they're ordering an EMG for me, I'm going to want to "accidentally" kick them. But I won't be able to, because I love my neurologist, and I wouldn't want anyone to do that to Dr. Grumpy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226838436148080722.post-44809099042127723712015-01-06T19:32:11.557-06:002015-01-06T19:32:11.557-06:00You deserved it after pulling me over for erratic ...You deserved it after pulling me over for erratic driving. And then ignoring the fact that my breathalyzer was ONLY 0.275 (well within the range of normal in some parts of the country). And then you mistook the plants that I was going to use for, uh, artisanal rope, that I had in the trunk, for some sort of illicit drug. Not to mention the fact that I'm sure you planted that new January, 2015 issue of "Nuns and Nazis" in my glove compartment. Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226838436148080722.post-66212372329370183372015-01-06T17:43:14.560-06:002015-01-06T17:43:14.560-06:00Don't carry your wallet in your back pocket. ...Don't carry your wallet in your back pocket. It really helped me when I started carrying mine in a shirt pocket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226838436148080722.post-36028695459626434542015-01-06T17:35:20.509-06:002015-01-06T17:35:20.509-06:00You think THAT hurt, just wait til you get the bil...You think THAT hurt, just wait til you get the bill!lbparkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226838436148080722.post-35660185464872708002015-01-06T16:15:15.312-06:002015-01-06T16:15:15.312-06:00Yeouch! I've had an emg, but mine wasn't ...Yeouch! I've had an emg, but mine wasn't like that at all. I am a needle phobe, so was really panicky at the thought of multiple needle sticks. My needle was about the size of an insulin syringe, and there were places I honestly never felt the needle. <br /><br />Now my primary care physician did a version with stick on sensors. I do NOT recommend it. It was August, so I was sweaty, and instead of sending the shock through the muscle, it went across my skin. That was like repeatedly sticking your finger into a live light socket.<br /><br />Hope you're feeling better soon!migraineurnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226838436148080722.post-30997112324410696022015-01-06T16:12:57.489-06:002015-01-06T16:12:57.489-06:00Officer Cynical, I've been through some heinou...Officer Cynical, I've been through some heinous medical procedures, but the EMG ranks right up there among the worst - I am so sorry you had to go through that. The only justice is that you caught the scumbag you were chasing!Carolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226838436148080722.post-67866779568847264032015-01-06T12:41:45.842-06:002015-01-06T12:41:45.842-06:00that doesn't sound like any fun at all.that doesn't sound like any fun at all.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01287039093284613915noreply@blogger.com