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After diagnosis, do you continue to see your neurologist?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Aug 24 9:13am | Replies (56)Comment receiving replies
Ah, me, too: I can remember our family doctor––and "family doctor" was what he was, on-call to help with my mom's arthritis, my dad's emphysema, my brother's baseball sprains, and my twice-a-week bellyaches (Tues. & Thurs. when I'd be scheduled for gym … odd how that was). I can remember his name, too: Vincent Casey. (I guess it's OK to say his name. I'm sure he's long since gone to the sky where all good family doctors go when they're done caring for their patients. I wonder if they take their black bags with them. Mmm?)
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Well, if they did, it was likely they were being called to some "continuing ed" with the Great Physician. Do you think his son was Dr. Ben Casey? I remember our doc's name also...Ralph Ritzman, and what he looked like, especially his bushy eyebrows. He and his wife, Mary, were friends of my parents and always had us over for a summer picnic . Homemade ice cream was ALWAYS on the menu. And yes, he treated every ailment with hardly ever a referral. Since I was sent for allergy testing in Chicago, I know he did, though, on occasion.
I can identify with those regular tummy aches, too. Mine seemed to come on days when a new math concept was to be introduced. The teacher always told us the day before, which gave me all the information I needed to plan ahead - lol.