joprud
01-13-2003, 02:09 AM
Hi Cutebeagle2, successtory, bikerchic420, franjo
Thanks for the replies.
I do try to eat well, I love to walk, always have, and continue to do so as often as I can. As far as any other exercises, as I said, I'm afraid to try just anything for fear of making things worse. I am also in the process of looking for a new job ( this DDD somewhat narrows my options, but I'm sure I'll find something. As for vitamin C, I've been taking it for about 3 yrs now. I'll check into CalMax.
I have done alot of researh to try to understand my MRI. I guess I just started feeling like maybe I wasn't comprehending as well as I thought, because no one was taking me seriously. I guess I just needed to hear from someone that,yes,I should be taken seriously.
As far as finding a new doctor, unfortunately, that's not easy here in my part of Canada. There is an extreme shortage of doctors and none taking on new patients. When I asked my family doc for a referral to a specialist he told me that there were no good back drs in the area that could help me and sent me on my way. That didn't deter me though, I got on the net and found a neurologist in a larger nearby city at a hospital with a good rep that was willing to take on new patients. Next problem- I need a family dr to give me a referral. I recalled my hubby did work for a dr in yet another city, so ask him to ask the dr if he would be kind enough to give me a referral. He kindly complied. Unfortunately the neurologist I picked turned out to be worse than my family dr. He did the initial physical then sent me for the MRI's. When I went back for the results in Nov he had the MRI of my head but had apparently misplaced the one for my back.This left me feeling unable to ask any of the questions I had with regards to my condition or how best to care for myself because he did not have the information he needed in order to give me a well-informed response.He then requested that I call him the following Monday at which time he would go over the MRI findings. At that time he told me to get back to work and find myself some strengthening exercises to do. I called his office the following Mon, Tue,Wed, Thur,Fri. He never called back. I finally called the office to request the written copy of the MRI since it seemed he felt he was done with me. I then started my research.
So the other day I decided to call the sweet dr who gave me the referral and ask him if he would be kind enough to see me one more time and get me set up for physio etc. He once again kindly agreed and told me to call his office on Mon to set up the appointment.
So that's where I stand now. Onward and Upward!!
Take Care,
Joanne
P.S. Thanx again for listening
Thanks for the replies.
I do try to eat well, I love to walk, always have, and continue to do so as often as I can. As far as any other exercises, as I said, I'm afraid to try just anything for fear of making things worse. I am also in the process of looking for a new job ( this DDD somewhat narrows my options, but I'm sure I'll find something. As for vitamin C, I've been taking it for about 3 yrs now. I'll check into CalMax.
I have done alot of researh to try to understand my MRI. I guess I just started feeling like maybe I wasn't comprehending as well as I thought, because no one was taking me seriously. I guess I just needed to hear from someone that,yes,I should be taken seriously.
As far as finding a new doctor, unfortunately, that's not easy here in my part of Canada. There is an extreme shortage of doctors and none taking on new patients. When I asked my family doc for a referral to a specialist he told me that there were no good back drs in the area that could help me and sent me on my way. That didn't deter me though, I got on the net and found a neurologist in a larger nearby city at a hospital with a good rep that was willing to take on new patients. Next problem- I need a family dr to give me a referral. I recalled my hubby did work for a dr in yet another city, so ask him to ask the dr if he would be kind enough to give me a referral. He kindly complied. Unfortunately the neurologist I picked turned out to be worse than my family dr. He did the initial physical then sent me for the MRI's. When I went back for the results in Nov he had the MRI of my head but had apparently misplaced the one for my back.This left me feeling unable to ask any of the questions I had with regards to my condition or how best to care for myself because he did not have the information he needed in order to give me a well-informed response.He then requested that I call him the following Monday at which time he would go over the MRI findings. At that time he told me to get back to work and find myself some strengthening exercises to do. I called his office the following Mon, Tue,Wed, Thur,Fri. He never called back. I finally called the office to request the written copy of the MRI since it seemed he felt he was done with me. I then started my research.
So the other day I decided to call the sweet dr who gave me the referral and ask him if he would be kind enough to see me one more time and get me set up for physio etc. He once again kindly agreed and told me to call his office on Mon to set up the appointment.
So that's where I stand now. Onward and Upward!!
Take Care,
Joanne
P.S. Thanx again for listening