A Journey of Weakness…

Posts Tagged ‘mri

The Lumbar Puncture

Posted by: Admin on: November 19, 2008

Today is the lumbar puncture with the neuromuscular doctor. When all is said and done my daughter confesses that she had some slight discomfort, but announced that the procedure was much better than the second muscle biopsy. We spoke with the doctor prior to the procedure, and my daughter had a quick physical exam. Her strength has improved, [...]

Echocardiogram

Posted by: Admin on: November 7, 2008

It’s Friday and there will be two appointments today; one for an echocardiogram and one for the primary physician. We arrive at the hospital and go to the basement floor. The echo lab seems enormous, but once checked in, my daughter, my husband and I find a small out of the way corner to sit in. I’m not sure why we [...]

The Neuromuscular Appointment

Posted by: Admin on: November 2, 2008

We were asked to arrive 1 1/2 hours earlier than the appointment, they wanted to do a few tests before the actual appointment with the physician. Unfortunately, when we arrived, we found that ”the tests” would be  another muscle and nerve study (EMG/NCS) ). My daughter began to get ready for the doctor; the amount of time [...]