Hi SweetTheresa,

If you cannot be seen at Johns Hopkins in 2 weeks, please consider Dr. Cerino, I promise you will not regret it. He has offices in Towson and Baltimore, very close to Johns Hopkins.

I do hope you can be seen by your first choice as Johns Hopkins does have a cache' which may or may not be important in your case. I did not have a positive experience there, but I was seen by someone else. I had an attorney who was suing the business where I was injured and he was enamored by the idea of a report from J-H.

It took me four months for my first visit and another 3 1/2 months to receive a tepid admission that ALL of the other specialists I had seen were CORRECT in their diagnosis and I also had provided to J-H, a series of clearly positive test results.

When I had my first appt. at Johns Hopkins, my medical records were not even looked by the Neurologist. He and his partner were two of the most arrogant people I have ever met....and I have met many. My Husband, an attorney, was with me and HE was shocked too. Oh, I could go on and on, but it would not be fair to the physican you will be seeing.

I know many people who are highly educated and hold important professional positions, who were treated like dirt at J-H. That is just a fact, so don't be surprised. That is the 'culture' there.

I hope this new speciaist has not adopted that 'attitude' yet. They are not gods, so if you feel they are wrong, YOU might be right! J-H had the only specialists who salivated at the idea of (multiple) surgeries on me and then admitted, after I questioned this advice, that these MAJOR proceedures might not make any difference and could make me worse.

When I first inquired about surgery causing problems, he said "Oh, THAT won't happen!!!, then recanted after I stared in disbelief at his utter lack of humility. I am omitting a horror story about that Doc, because the woman you are trying to see might be wonderful.

I just don't want you to believe that an opinion at J-H is the end all and be all...a word to the wise. Please PM me if you have questions.

Anne