Your Tips on How to Get Off to the Best Start with a New Specialist

@hopeful33250 Yes I have a portal and checked it frequently lately with no results on it

@lioness I'm sorry to hear about your fracture. I'm hoping you can get the help you need. I don't know if this information will help with your decisions, but I found an article about complications of cement used for spinal fractures. God bless. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4479719/

It wasn't me that had a bone fracture! I have Chiari malformation, and a cyst on my spine. They want to cut my head open and remove a piece of my SKULL to relieve the pressure on my spinal cord. And they don t know what's causing the nerve damage on my left side! They are hoping the surgery will help! I'm scared to death! And my husband of 30 yrs dnt want me to have the surgery! Thanks for the repely

@auntieoakley Two years ago I was part of a county health plan. When I rebelled against the nephrologist assigned to me, I changed and went out-of-network for a new kidney dr. In turn, she discovered concerns that should have been addressed years ago, and referred me to a hematologist-oncologist [had to go out-of-network] I remember my primary telling me, "Well, I think this is all overkill. Needless bloodwork and tests" showing to me he [as a representative for the county medical plan] just didn't want to spend the money to have healthy patients. Yep, right on the spot I dressed him down, referring to past lab results, and questioning why he as my primary didn't recognize and address the trend spotted. While I get all my results in print, I am still not a medical professional to stitch them together.
My new primary in this area is happy to work with others.
Ginger

It wasn't me that had a bone fracture! I have Chiari malformation, and a cyst on my spine. They want to cut my head open and remove a piece of my SKULL to relieve the pressure on my spinal cord. And they don t know what's causing the nerve damage on my left side! They are hoping the surgery will help! I'm scared to death! And my husband of 30 yrs dnt want me to have the surgery! Thanks for the repely

@jenniferhunter Thanks for the information Jennifer . The Dr. told me the Khyphoplasty as the last suggestion so I took that he wasn't in favor or it. When in 05 I fractured the L2 they wanted to put cement in I talked it over with a lot of people and decided against it for lots of reasons , then when I came here a friend had it and it and it did break of I was so glad I didn't have it . I'm doing what my chiropractor told me about ice,heat and tens unit my back does feel better and I think is healing on its own. I have scheduled an appointment with my pain Dr. He will have the results also. Thanks for your concern

When there is “news the facility feels the doctor needs to give the patient-being me” I have found my test results never show up on the portals until after they have notified me. If results are normal, they are posted in a timely manner. I’m guessing it maybe most medical facilities policies......I have since concluded it means I’m getting bad news whenever my test results don’t show up after a few days.....although I do get a more thorough answer and it’s usually not as bad as I imagined......so really, in most cases, I don’t understand their premise for keeping the results from us. Our journeys are challenging...take care💞

@resawaller I'm sorry to hear about your worry and it is . I'm the one that just found out I have a fracture . Once they release the pressure and remove the cyst your nerve damage should be corrected I would think. I would be scared also but if you have faith and trust in your Dr. that is half the battle. How old are you Since you,ve been married for 30yrs I'm thinking in your 50,s Look at the positive if its gone then you,ll be back to your old self. Good luck with what ever you decide.

@becsbuddy and all. I just had a call from a Dr. mine is on vacation. I now have a L4 fracture besides my L2 which was fractured . He said they ususlly treated it symptomatically or a injection of cement . I don't know what I'm going to do . When I had my L2 in 05 I refused the cement but with this fracture down so far I don't know . My MRI was at a free standing one.

Yes I'm 54 today! And I'm very scared to have Chiari surgery! Im looking for someone that has had the same surgery so I can ask how it went! Either encourage me or shy me or shy me away from it ! I've been sick for over 1 yr now and the nerve pain is hell so I dnt know what ealse to do! Thank you and I need prayers!