Note: Start reading at "The Why"
What Happened:
After searching and waiting to see a doctor I finally got in to see my primary car physician. I was searching to find another doctor because this one has not been so intelligent and his staff sucks!!! I know that's not nice but it's true. They don't call you back with test results or call your prescriptions in when you need them. He is an ok doctor as in he will run thousands of test and at least try to help you. Today I just need someone to give me a referral to a neurologist that can get me in sooner than April. I can't be in this much pain until April. Nooooo!
So I prepared to go to the doctor by typing up a log of the medications I was taking and the exact symptoms I was having and when they were occurring, what made them worse, what seemed to help and what did not help at all. He read the list and did the pin in the bottom of your feet test. My right leg was worse than the left but both showed lots of nerve damage. I wanted to just cry. What the crap? But at least we are getting somewhere. He asked me to keep the neurology appointment in April just in case we needed it. He also did blood work. The blood work place charged me $60 and had to get my credit card information for the rest of the payment that my insurance wont cover. But they were unsure how much would be charged to my card and when it would show to my account.....ugh! Seriously!!! they need a better system. He also put me on Neurontin 300mg three times a day and wants me to have an Xray of my back. He doesn't think they numbing and burning pain in my upper body is connected to the pain in my left hip area and burning in my feet. But again at least we are off to a start. Dr. McDummy did good.
How I felt:
So, nerve damage? Makes since from what I've been reading on google. Neurontin.... lets hope this works and all will go back to being normal. I am happy that I am not just dreaming this. That a doctor sees something in my body that isn't quite right. Whew....I'm not crazy. Lets hope they do right with calling me back.
What Happened:
After searching and waiting to see a doctor I finally got in to see my primary car physician. I was searching to find another doctor because this one has not been so intelligent and his staff sucks!!! I know that's not nice but it's true. They don't call you back with test results or call your prescriptions in when you need them. He is an ok doctor as in he will run thousands of test and at least try to help you. Today I just need someone to give me a referral to a neurologist that can get me in sooner than April. I can't be in this much pain until April. Nooooo!
So I prepared to go to the doctor by typing up a log of the medications I was taking and the exact symptoms I was having and when they were occurring, what made them worse, what seemed to help and what did not help at all. He read the list and did the pin in the bottom of your feet test. My right leg was worse than the left but both showed lots of nerve damage. I wanted to just cry. What the crap? But at least we are getting somewhere. He asked me to keep the neurology appointment in April just in case we needed it. He also did blood work. The blood work place charged me $60 and had to get my credit card information for the rest of the payment that my insurance wont cover. But they were unsure how much would be charged to my card and when it would show to my account.....ugh! Seriously!!! they need a better system. He also put me on Neurontin 300mg three times a day and wants me to have an Xray of my back. He doesn't think they numbing and burning pain in my upper body is connected to the pain in my left hip area and burning in my feet. But again at least we are off to a start. Dr. McDummy did good.
How I felt:
So, nerve damage? Makes since from what I've been reading on google. Neurontin.... lets hope this works and all will go back to being normal. I am happy that I am not just dreaming this. That a doctor sees something in my body that isn't quite right. Whew....I'm not crazy. Lets hope they do right with calling me back.
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