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September 13, 2002

Shocks and pokes

We went to CMH yesterday to have Quinn's EMG test. Everything came out just fine.

For the shock part, Dr. McRae put some electrodes on her arm, and then gave her a little jolt further up her arm, and checked the nerve reactions on the screen. Quinn didn't mind the jolt, but she DID mind that we were holding her arms. She HATES having her arms held or moved. Don't even TRY to help her, say, put the ball into the hole, or guide the spoon into her mouth. She will get VERY angry.

Then, for the poke part, he poked a needle into her leg muscle, and watched the electric impulses on the computer screen. Then he tickled her foot, and move things around a bit, and watched the impulses as he did these things. He did it once for each leg.

And then that was it. He said everything looked fine, and that he was confident that she didn't have any neuromuscular problems. That she was fighting back during the tests was a good sign in itself, and kids who really do have problems sometimes don't even cry, even though they're very unhappy; they're just like big ragdolls.

So what's next? We're not sure. We're waiting for followup with Dr. Epstein.

Posted by Andy at September 13, 2002 10:25 AM

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Posted by: Kristin at September 13, 2002 4:25 AM

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