Nerve Conduction Study Results...

My Nerve Conduction study was yesterday. The morning went without a hitch, I find the Ambulance journey's a bit dramatic, if anyone has ever been on an Ambulance stretcher - you become acutely aware of your weight and girth - they are fairly slim!

The Consultant I had was an interesting bloke who obviously liked his specialised subject. I got a bit of a history lesson before he started to shoot electric signals up my nerve to my spine to see what messages came back. Think of what Doctors would use on Smurfette if her heart stopped.

Then the pin came out. It was 2 inches long and was rammed into various points around my hips, down my legs and my feet. Acupuncture it was not! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!

I am not really sure of the etiquette when it comes to Doctor's notes. The Consultant handed me a sealed envelope I was to give to my Doctor back here at Caulfield Hospital. I opened it immediately.

As expected, most of it I didn't understand. So I skipped to the conclusion...

"There is electrophysiological evidence of relative severe L5 radiculopathies bilaterally. Preserved Peroneal sensory responses indicate this is preganglionic. The absent recruitment in TA and TFL indicates complete conduction block proximally. There is a mechanical twitch of TA bilaterally indicating at least some preservation of axonal integrity proximally despite the presence of fibs and positive sharp waves. Likely early recovery due to the remyelination of neuropraxic fibres, however full recovery is likely to be protracted. (1 - 2 years)"

So I am sure you'll all agree this is great news!!

This video is from 28th April. I did a Zimmer Walk to the hospital cafe. It was about 300 metres. Yay!