I’ve had both- Been through the ringer medically- had nerve conduction tests- they showed nothing- and wow- I don;t care ot ever get them again- terrible- hate those tests- like being tazed- had to have it done 3 times over the years-
One doc thought perhaps polymyositis, another thought it was possibly ulnar neuropathy- but tests never showed that- now they just list it as ‘Chronic Pain Syndrome” But i don’t have some of the key symptoms that go with that either- I think it’s kinda just a wastebasket diagnosis when they can’t pinpoint what’s going on-
Had my hopes dashed that we were onto a cause too many times really- it’s draining- I may see about the scan for parathyroid- and also about possible Babesia from ticks- but other than that I think I’m done searching- hoping-
Small fiber Neurapathy will not show up on the nerve conduction test.
Of all the tests I’ve had done, the pulmonary function test is the one I’ve hated worst. I’d take 2 bone marrow biopsies over it. That’s how much I dislike it.