Thanks to all who responded. I have s better understanding of the proceedure. I have mine Monday so I will let everyone know. I spent 23 years on a police force yet I am terrified off needles.

ha ha ha that was good

Thank you for being in the police force. You do not or did not get paid enough for the service you gave. You should have been paid what the football stars are paid. Nurses, teachers too. Good luck on your test. ginnie

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Thanks to all for your experiences concerning the test. I retired after 23 years in law enforcement. Never gave a thought about what could happen but the thought of needles in me is scary. Monday night I will post my experiences.

dont feel bad. i worked with a guy, worked in nypd then switched to fdny, first one through the door on both jobs etc. one day the med mobile came around, they went to take a vial of blood for medical testing, when he saw the needle he passed out.

Well I I only got shocked about 60 times and the needle about 15. The doctor only tested my right side. I told him the left was worse but he said he got what he needed. Results Dec. 12

Glad it is over for you. None of that is fun. Take a rest and have some good times over the holidays. ginnie

Well the test is over. Yep the shocks felt like a static electricity shock but 60 of them are a bit much. That was fun but the real fun started when he kept sticking me with that 6 inch needle felt like I was at a bullfight and I was the bull.

I can say it was real and it was fun but I won't say it was real fun.

Thanks again for all the input from so many great people

My first test, done by my neurologist didn't use heat. The second one was at Johns Hopkins, the room there was set up with a heat lamp installed, so it couldn't have been unusual. My body temperature is usually in the 96 degree range, and I am always cold from the CMT, the neurologist kept checking and telling the technician I was still too cold. The tests take a long time because they do my arms and legs at the same time since all are affected, also I have extremely long limbs.
The doctor at Hopkins was very pleased with himself because his results were slightly less dire than the ones from my doctor's office. I got the impression he attributed the difference to the heat and his skill, although my doctor is the head of the EMG/NCS department at a major hospital.
I wish someone else would corroborate the heat thing. My husband was with me, I swear I didn't make it up!
As Kitt said, they don't retest for CMT patients because they expect progression, so I won't be having any more.

There have been discussions about the "warm" vs "cool" posters here in the past. This factor seems to be highly variable among doctors.