Well Rachel has invited me into the PRC discussion to share my experience coming from Canada . I am 64 and have had a severe leg neuralgia for 12 years . I was booked to start in early April in Phoenix .
I apologize in advance as what follows qualifies as a bit of a rant.
I was doing poorly in so many ways, that I became very concerned that I was too “sick “ to go . A classic catch-22 , if there ever was one. I eventually got a call from the main Dr ( after a lot of trouble and 2 plus weeks ) and she agreed with my concerns that I was too messed up to attend ..by that I mean , I had too many things that needed addressing , that I had to change something before coming down .
In addition to everything that 10 years of severe neuropathic pain brings ( I hit all the areas of decline !) I also have a very disturbed biological clock . This was determined to be just one thing too much to give the course a chance of success ( why they start a chronic pain course at 745 am meaning an 0630 wake-up time is beyond me .. this is not a time for tough love ..pacing and scheduling ,yes )
Anyway , it was determined that I needed to change my clock dramatically . I was waking at 11 am or later after pain filled sleepless nights .
As a result , my course was postponed and I am now starting May 30 in Phoenix . I was given a list of instructions and promised a direct line to the Dr to address my concerns . A follow up email with some questions from me regarding this has not been answered …so it’s obvious I’m still on my own .
In terms of process , I have not been impressed at all with their communication skills . I had to aggressively chase them with phone calls and urgent messages to finally get a reply. I got a lot of instructions and then no follow up on my progress . This after paying the $ 55,000 US registration fee out of my own pocket , up front . (This is before the $3400 air BNB for 3 weeks , car rental and meals . ..with the conversion rate , I will be close to $100,000 CAN . )
With their reputation and high cost , I would have expected first class communication skills and better service than this . In retrospect from what I’ve read here , I wish I’d enrolled at one of the other locations ..but I’m committed now . Just got to hope that they live up to their reputation of a high level of expertise .
Meanwhile, the date is getting closer and I’m struggling with this clock change , as I can change wake up times , but my pain just flares or doesn’t shift . Less sleep means more pain …so I don’t know if I’ll make it. I’m winging it and doing the best I can . Im sort of hovering with great difficulty at between 9 and 930 with 3 weeks to go.
Wish me luck , I need it !