I know the initial question was about the Dr. himself; and Dawn's appt. is over and done with, but hopefully this thread will be useful to others in the future.

There is some information provided here, some very generous and friendly advice from Tam, (who has helped many here, myself included) that I feel I need to comment on.

From my own personal experience, I have taped all but one of my Q.M.E. visits, and the physician taped them as well. We both stated that we were recording them, the time they began and the time that they ended.

Tapes may or may not be admissible in court, but they can be used to report an act of fraud by the Q.M.E./A.M.E. physician if need be.

Also, I have taken a witness to every Q.M.E. and they were admitted in the room for the full visit, with that noted on the report as well as the tape.

None of the physicians I taped seemed to take it as something out of the ordinary; they were not the least bit ruffled by the request.

Every other piece of advice Tam gave is rock solid. Absolutely review your records with your attorney, and take in your personal records to fill in the gaps.

My 1st attorney didn't provide any information for the Q.M.E. Dr. on their side.He hadn't even seen my transcripts for the M.R.I. much less any of the records from my personal medical insurance who has done most of my treatment on a green lein. That includes a rib removal and scalenectomy.

I provided all of that for him, including pictures of my stellate ganglion block.And, I also mentioned on the tapes, that they did not have certain records, and if they would have helped in the diagnosis. I also mentioned the ones that I had provided for him.

So, yes, be prepared. It's a shame that these so called professionals get paid the big bucks just to write out a supposedly informed and professional report with out seeing much of anything that would give them enough information to make a truly informed diagnosis.

Glad it's over for you Dawn, hope things improve and you start feeling better!

Cala