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Originally Posted by mrsD
I'd refrain from using the word nociception with your doctor.
They tend to label people in the records as hypochondriacal when medical terms like this are used in conversation.
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Thanks, I try and refrain from sounding like a "know it all"
I do work in the medical field so I tend to use medical terminology when appropriate, and my doctors are aware of my profession so I hope they don't think I'm trying speak "over my head"
I've also done a lot of research and learned so much here on this board about my condition, so I feel like walking a fine line when speaking with my doctors and letting them in on how much I know.
So when they go in to their "neuropathy talk" and I know what they are going to say before the words come out of their mouth, most of the time I just sit there and nod my head and act like I'm learning something new.
One thing that is frustrating is, if I now know that "achy pain" isn't something helped my TCA's and Antieleptics, shouldn't the neurologist know this? If I know of dozens of tests for neuropathy causes shouldn't the doctors? I'm still learning to dance with the doctors to get proper treatment, but it's a process.