So I go to my family doctor for the results of my brain mri. This is what my ortho doctor told me to do. My doctor walks in and tells me he doesn't understand why I am there. They could have told me what I needed to know over the phone and I need a neurologist for all of this. I tell/remind him about my issues with my neurologist and how my ortho doctor told me to do this in the mean time. So he tells me what the mri showed, which is that there are lesions but it doesn't look like anything major and I need to be seen by a neurologist for specifics. He then says he will see if they can get me in to a different neurologist but almost all of them in town are part of FW Neuro. So basically good luck. I tell him the swelling in my arm is worse and how it hurts to even pick up a pencil. He says he can't do anything about that, that it is tied in with my headaches and the mri report. Okay. Luckily there are still a few neurologist not part of "the fw group" and they actually had an open appt right then! So off I go, he seemed good. Told me it was not migraines and is trying me on a different medication. Come back in a month or if the headaches don't get better call. I ask him about my arm. He says it has nothing to do with neuro that my family doctor is who would deal with that. Umm okay except he said the exact opposite!
So I try and call this one family doctor that comes highly recommended. She does the general stuff but also specializes more in hormone issues, like my hypothyroidism. I called on Monday, left a message. I called on Tuesday, left a message. I figure I will give it one more try today. They answered the phone! And then I am told that in order to be seen by this doctor I have to go to a new patient orientation and the next one isn't until Aug 26. What?! First they couldn't call me back the last two days to tell me that and seriously I have to wait two months to do an orientation and then who knows when my first appt would be.
So now I am going to try and get into my next choice. But of course her office isn't open on Wednesdays so I have to wait until tomorrow.
So arm getting worse, but I have to wait.
Headache day 81, could improve but who knows when.
Mental stability is tetering close to the edge and my dislike of doctors in general is increasing by the minute.
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