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Neuropathy | Last Active: Nov 7 12:50pm | Replies (2237)
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I am so sorry to hear about your illness. Six months to wait for a neurologist is crazy, Denver is a large city and it should not take the long. I am a provider myself and sometimes if I refer someone to another specialty I call myself and talk with the provider and most times they try to work the patient in. Can you ask your primary care provider to call the neurologist and discuss your situation with them and perhaps they can get you in sooner than 6 months. Have you had an EMG? Perhaps with the paresthesia you might suggest that. I sure hope you can find help. Please keep us informed.
Kim
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I did have an EMG which was normal. And I am scheduled for a brain MRI this week. I finally managed to get a video appointment with a Denver neurologist in 2 months at the university hospital, so hopefully that will open the door for me for more definitive testing. There is virtually nothing here in the small town I live in. I am 69 years old, with a disabled husband, and no other family so it's a journey for me to drive 7 hours, one way to Denver, but I am willing to do it. I asked my PCP about a referral and she said she would be happy to make one, if I found the neurologist I wanted to go to, but he's the one with the 6 month wait and I was told even his own established patients have a several month wait for an appointment. So, we'll see. Thank you very much for your suggestions.