AMom
I so sorry this happened with your daughter and this doctor......Its best to move on.
After all the years of talking to different doctors, waiting through the years, I had a really good feel on who was capable of major deformity surgery and who wasn’t. By the time I was getting close, (2005) upon my visit to my GP, I didn’t want to hear about what “other” things that needed to be done, or sidestepping methods of making money, I wanted a referral, and I wanted it in 2 minutes. I have this problem and I know you cant help me. (smiley face) Having major adult scoliosis and sciatica pain, knowing your ready, thinking about surgery, results in a shorter attention span. I also could not sit down.
After my current surgeon came to town, I also switched my primary care physician to my scoliosis surgeon. I didn’t really think that wasting time and money with the wrong doctor was necessary. Let concentrate on the issue at hand, my scoliosis....This way I also had a doctor, a specialist with extensive scoliosis training calling the shots on other issues like my broken shoulder and arm, selecting my vascular surgeon, and so forth.
I guess its part of the “doctor tour”..... Once I was hooked up, it was a specialist to specialist referral network. Dr Menmuir would say, Go see so and so, do it now....
I guess I could have simply skipped all the fun, and went to UCSF, or any of the reputable arenas that handle spine disorders, it would have made it easier since they have many specialists there, its just how my card fell on the table. I also wasn’t quite ready in 2005, cancelled, and waited and talked to my surgeon for 2-1/2 years about things....this mental prep was necessary for me to commit.
I found hot water soaks the easiest quickest way for pain relief.....I understand what lumbar pain feels like. (smug face)
Ed
I so sorry this happened with your daughter and this doctor......Its best to move on.
After all the years of talking to different doctors, waiting through the years, I had a really good feel on who was capable of major deformity surgery and who wasn’t. By the time I was getting close, (2005) upon my visit to my GP, I didn’t want to hear about what “other” things that needed to be done, or sidestepping methods of making money, I wanted a referral, and I wanted it in 2 minutes. I have this problem and I know you cant help me. (smiley face) Having major adult scoliosis and sciatica pain, knowing your ready, thinking about surgery, results in a shorter attention span. I also could not sit down.
After my current surgeon came to town, I also switched my primary care physician to my scoliosis surgeon. I didn’t really think that wasting time and money with the wrong doctor was necessary. Let concentrate on the issue at hand, my scoliosis....This way I also had a doctor, a specialist with extensive scoliosis training calling the shots on other issues like my broken shoulder and arm, selecting my vascular surgeon, and so forth.
I guess its part of the “doctor tour”..... Once I was hooked up, it was a specialist to specialist referral network. Dr Menmuir would say, Go see so and so, do it now....
I guess I could have simply skipped all the fun, and went to UCSF, or any of the reputable arenas that handle spine disorders, it would have made it easier since they have many specialists there, its just how my card fell on the table. I also wasn’t quite ready in 2005, cancelled, and waited and talked to my surgeon for 2-1/2 years about things....this mental prep was necessary for me to commit.
I found hot water soaks the easiest quickest way for pain relief.....I understand what lumbar pain feels like. (smug face)
Ed
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