Hi all,

I'm curious as to whether there are varying degrees of this stuff, like first, second, third, etc...? Or is it just what it is? Can the doctors rate the EMG/NCV results? Or are they just normal/abnormal? I have stiffness and pain in my ankles and I think its related to this, but I'm not sure. I thought it was related to spine stuff, but I had injections which totally helped the spine stuff, but not the ankles or the foot problems. I've read what I can about this but some things aren't clear to me. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Take care

I've never heard of it being diagnosed in degrees, numerically.
I think it's 'just what it is'.
But there are different definitions (depending on where you go..... and what your doc decides to write down) of severe, mild, necrotic, etc.
I think different institutions and research depts have pet terms
they like to use.

I have heard that some can have mild vs severe or more damage though that I don't think is the right word but the pain can vary in degrees regardless. My pain doc said that some people with mild want to chop there leg off and some with severe are more comfortable

i have gone from being classified on emg/ncs's from mild to moderate to now severe, and those terms have been used by 4 different neurologists who have so far conducted emg/ncs's on me. so far as i know those are the classifications that they use at least around here.

Thanks to all for your response. It seems it varies but there isn't any standard. I'm still trying to figure out where I'm at and I should probably just wait until I see the doctor. Take care

I am also trying to make sense to all of this EE03. I have sensorimotor polyneuropathy, and was told is was a mild case. If this is a mild case, I hate to see it in a form of severe case.

It also started in my ankles, unbearable to be able to relax or sleep. The burning, stinking, numb feeling and pain is horrible. Now I think it is up my leg already. I get this big circle of numbness in my upper leg. It is like only the surface of the skin though. Don't know how to explain it.

I have been reading these threads and trying to find out what this is all about. This is my first reply to a post.

Hope we can learn more and get others to help us to understand it and what is going on.