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@grandmar
My appointment with the neurologist was alright. He was not rude, he let me ask questions, etc. too. Everyone, including 2 different doctors and his reviews scared the crap out of me. He was nice but it was a dead end appointment. So I have nerve stuff going on in my shoulders, hands, lips, the low pressure headache, thoracic spine, hips, sacral, sciatic, tethered cord, bladder, bowels, etc. Seems very odd to me that he said it wasn't his profession (being a neurologist) and pointed me toward pain management and a neurosurgeon. I have already been turned away from the same place by neurology, neurosurgery, and orthopedics saying they couldn't do anything to help me. My PCP set it up and purposely didn't mention that I was turned away by his colleagues. I already see pain management and had to explain that the other doctors turned me away. Sounds like he was going to talk to them. He said that way I wouldn't have to go all the way to Dallas, TX for surgery. There's no way I would go to someone else that doesn't specialize in the kind of cysts that I have considering how touchy the surgery is. I don't know, I guess I'm left a bit confused about who you go see when you have nerve issues and yes, I'm being sarcastic. LOL Anyone else have any input?
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@qball2019
Good Morning!
So sorry the appointment did not go well.
Why did they scare you?
Too many diagnoses?
I agree that you need to see someone who is proficient in dealing with the condition you have.
As far as I know, the neurologist will do testing of the nerves and give meds (if needed) to deal with that specific issue.
The neurosurgeon will only deal with what can be fixed with surgery.
My neurosurgeon has send me to other docs, too.
I know orthopedist docs/surgeons will deal with these problems, but I PERSONALLY wanted only a neurosurgeon...
PERSONAL PREFERENCE.
I had/have some of the symptoms you have...
*low pressure headaches (surgery on C5/6 pretty much did away with those, get them very once in a while rather than daily)
*thoratic spine (There is an issue there, but it is not causing me pain so I am optin not to do anything at this time.We only found it while looking for something else).
*hips (My newest issue. We think it might be caused by the way I am walking. I use a cane on my left side to support my right side which has neuropathy. If the pain continues or get worse, I will double check that with my orthopedist.).
*Sacral/sciatic (I do not have issues with the sacral. I used to have issues with sciatica. I saw a chiroprator for that. I no longer have an issue with it. Could it be from the surgery? I don't know???).
*Bladder/bowel (I do not have those issues, either. I do know that when you have certain back/spinal issues, those can become an issue, too. I think it is caused by Spondolosis, or something like that???).
Guess what I am trying to say is not to be so scared. Things can be dealt with, possibly one at a time.
I wish you the very best of luck!
Ronnie (GRANDMAr)