You are going to have to rest the heck up, that's for sure. I can't really see you going off of Mestinon for a couple of days before the tests.

It's important to keep your muscles warm for the test. Keep well-hydrated.

If my mind were working, I could remember if you are still on Pred. That would be damn dangerous to go off of quickly. Your adrenals may be shut down and don't "kick back in" right away. That's why people go off of it so slowly who have been on it awhile.

Oh, for those on Advair or Flovent, those are steroids too and affect the results of an EMG. They both have been proven to go systemic.

I don't think you'll have any trouble being "weak" for the test. Don't do any exercising the day of the test. Do you know what muscles they are testing?

It's not an exact science, like Alice said. If they can't figure out by now you have something wrong, then they need to go back to school.

It hurts like crazy but you may need a muscle biopsy too.

Annie