EsthersDoll,
My 2.5 years to see a neurologist is slightly misleading. I started seeing a physiatrist about 6 months after my injury (it was a 4 month wait to see him) and he's been managing my rehab about every 8 weeks.

He didn't refer me to the neurologist until about 9 months ago... so I've been waiting about 9 months to see the neurologist and that's pretty quick because I got bumped up the list because it was a referral from a specialist, not just a GP and I also managed to snag a cancellation. Its not unusual to wait closer to 12 months, depending on the city and the neurologist.

I also didn't have an MRI until 2 years after my injury... but that was because he didn't order it for quite some time... once ordered, I only waited about 4 months... most people wait longer, but again, I snagged a cancellation, at 3:30am in the middle of February when it was -35 C outside! I think someone else decided it was just too cold to go out.

The only thing that would have changed because of my MRI results, is that my rehab doc would've made the referral to the neurologist sooner if he'd known the results of my MRI (since the MRI actually shows damage) sooner, so the whole process would've sped up a bit.

Anyhow... I'm kinda nervous about seeing the neurologist today... I've heard mixed opinions about him, so I'm not holding much hope that he can help me with this head pain that I've had since Feb 2012 that has never gone away and has only gotten worse over time. We've tried so many drugs and treatments and none seem to do anything against it... I just fear I'm going to be stuck with it forever now.

Starr