I think that is an excellent idea..wish I could do that with my pulmonolgist...
Dr C is wonderful, i trusted her from the get-go and go my diagnosis in 4 mo, from start to finish. She. is very thorough but very busy...so I look forward to our visits
My cardio fell in love with her..he called her to talk with her anout my heart valve problem for some reason...can't recall.
meg
GG, getting a second opinion must take a lot of courage. I've been mulling over that thought myself but am not sure I want to jump inot that pool.
Your new neuro sounds on the ball - she is approaching this in a logical way and doing exactly what you went to her for.... an objective fresh look.
be well, Lulu
Hi there.. please let us know how thing progress. I'm glad you got someone that will find out more information for you.
take care
wobbly
I sought a 2nd opinion just because I wanted more than one brain looking at this. My regular neuro is 76, has seen it all, and has all that wisdom that comes with years of experience. I'm not sure he's completely up on all his reading, though. Dr. C is young, sharp, and up on all the latest research. I figure the combination of the two is hopefully a good thing. We'll see...
I am not quite sure why you went to her, i guess I missed it, becuase you are already diagnosed.. I went to her for a diagnosis.. Probably she just needs to get it all straightend out in her mind instaed of just accepting someones elses diagnosis.
what do i know, i am goofy today...
hugs, meg
It's funny, I felt a little defensive when I got home. I felt like she questioned my diagnosis. As a couple of days passed by, I understood more, that it really IS a matter of "housekeeping", and that she really IS pulling for me.
Just trying to keep my mind open...
Hi Sweetie,
You saw my wonderful DR ??? She is very good ...I am happy you are in good hands.
I go in on Friday and will find out how I am doing now. I had my mri's and had to wait awhile to get in to see her.
hugs, meg
Wow I was there the day before you. Too bad we didn't know we coulda had lunch :)
I liked it there. They seem to be very thorough. I was able to get in with Dr Cree so I saw an intern who did my history and an exam, then the Dr.
I already have a dx so they were looking to see if other things could be makinng my sx's worse. I did all the same tests it seems like and left them 7 vials of blood.
I hope you find some well deserved aswers from your visit.
D
The neuro you saw seems so proactive. It is amazing to hear her suggesting supplements instead of handing over scripts for drugs. I am impressed with UCSF for having forward thinking doctors.
So, she has recommended a spinal MRI. Don't be surprised if the results come back normal as Quix tells us all the time that lesions in the spine can be tricky to see on MRI.
You are also going for an SSEP, hopefully. It could very well pick up some abnormal activity. I have had it twice and although it was a bit long and just a little uncomfortable, it was worthwhilie.
Thank you so much for sharing this experience and information with us. It is wonderful how much we learn from each other. There's no other group like this in the world.
Take care and have a nice holiday whatever your plans.
Julie
Sounds like she is being thorough, which I don't think anything is wrong with that. Always good to get a good check.
Interesting about the Omega 3. I was going to ask my Vascular doc about that soon, I was curious if I could take that. (I am on Coumadin for a blood clotting disorder), but have been hearing so much good about Omega 3. Interesting, thanks. Overall, sounds like you had a good appointment.
Have a good weekend,
Michelle