I was quite disappointed to be greeted by a Neurophysiologist Technician. It frustrated me that as far as I was concerned I was the most important person in the room, so why shouldn’t the consultant be there to conduct the tests? Would this mean more waiting for answers? Still, at least it was being done. Taking a seat in “the chair”, I was attached to a computer which with the help of some electric pulses would monitor the velocity of my nerves. Feeling slightly unnerved (pardon the pun) that the computer screen I was looking at resembled something pre-Windows 95, I began to feel a strange pulsing sensation in my fingers. Seeing the uncontrollable twitch in my hand and the corresponding arch on the computer screen did make me feel slightly reassured that at least my nerves seemed to be co-operating.
It’s an unusual experience to be sat on a chair and to feel
various parts of the body receive jolts of electricity to make sure everything
is functioning as it should. Although the process wasn’t painful, the higher
the voltage the more unpleasant it became. Watching your hand twitch when you
have no control over it is a very abnormal experience and “Abnormal” is a word
unfortunately I would be hearing again. It was also hugely frustrating not to
be given any clear answers straight away. The technician kept telling me they
only knew how to conduct the test but not read the responses my nerves were
displaying. Apparently my answers were going to have to wait.
After 30 minutes
of being jolted in both my arms and legs (and almost walloping the nurse with
an unexpected foot jerk) I was told to expect the results in a few weeks as the
Neurophysiologist who would be over seeing my case was away. Again my
frustrating clicked up a notch, but wait I did.
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