Re: Neurologists>my 2 cents

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The shame of it all I think, is all of us or at least most of us

could give horror stories of the doctors including neurologist that

we have been to. With so many specialist out there you have to almost

diagnose yourself to know which doctor to go to. I have found with

the GP's that I have seen don't know anything more than how to deal

with the flu or strep throat. I had to see a lot of doctors before I

got the help I needed and that was only because I didn't give up. I

couldn't give up. I knew that whatever I had was not going to let go

of me. I had to go to a psychotherapist just to prove I wasn't a

mental case. Why? The reason I was told is because doctors only see

you for a short time so they can not decide whether you are looking

for attention or not. I was told they see so many hypochondriacs that

they can't take the time to figure out if you are telling the truth

or not. Sad! If I had to wait to see a doctor like you do in Canada I

probably would be dead with the amount of doctors I had seen before

taken seriously. Thankfully we have the internet and support groups

to help us figure out what we might have and others who have been

there done that to tell us what kind of problems we might have and

how to take care of the problem so we can make the suggestions to our

doctors. I also was told doctors are so afraid of being sued that

they are afraid of telling you something wrong. It is a shame how the

medical field has become and the reasons why it has become that way.

God bless,

Belinda

> Bill,

>

> The point I was trying to make was that most neurologists are

supposedly

> brainy people, who usually are very short on people skills, and

sometimes

> on brain skills as well. Sorry if I hurt any neuro's feelings. This

> comes, as I said, from a lifetime experience dealing with

neurologists as

> a colleague, as a patient, and as a patient advocate. I won't go

into

> details.

>

> I was commiserating with who said that one neurologist said

that he

> could diagnose her husband if they would let him do an autopsy.

What kind

> of creep would say that?

>

> It's best to stick with the medical centers who have some

reputation in

> the MSA diagnosis field. Some local neurologists have no inkling of

MSA

> and, if they have a patient, don't even bother to come up to speed

on the

> latest medical treatment. On the other hand, some non-neurologists

we

> have met are great, such as an ER doctor in Northern Wisconsin who

knew

> what was going on when my husband had a mental blackout.

>

> Sorry, but sour on docs.

>

> Barbara Woodford