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Originally Posted by jo55
Most likely a combo of those, and being off work really helps.
Most likely the Dr was just a necessary tool that was able to prescribe the meds for the moment, I don't know that he did much more than that for you.
Seems like he should have done more of some sort of assessment, but some just prefer to rx meds and see if it helps.
Sounds like it helps with the pain and that is good- but for the long term you need a real assessment or evaluation to find whatever the real cause is.
If you want to stick with this dr for now you might ask about a PT referral & evaluation- and see what he says about that?
Oh,
How long are you to be on the meds he rx'd?
If a short term "test" and then a follow up appt to see how you are doing at that point- I suppose that is standard procedure.
here's info on the Medrol-
http://www.drugs.com/mtm/medrol.html
keep up with the posture and things you are doing to heal. |
Thanks for bringing me back down to earth. I want so much to get better quickly and easily. The first sign of something better, I grabbed onto like a glimmer of hope. And I still feel that hope, but after reading your responses, I feel it with a lot more scepticism.
I have an appointment with Dr. Thompson who is on the list of recommended specialists, but it is not for another month yet. The Ortho I saw yesterday gave me no information about his plan of action, how long I'd be taking the meds, etc. Though the Medrol is one of those "dose up" blister packs with 6 days worth...on the sixth day I will be taking 6 of them.
The pain meds are 40ct @ 100mg. So far so good.
I guess that my glimmer of hope is a result of the fact that I have no clear cut diagnosis from a professional, and that the Ortho told me it was not TOS. My Chiropractor and the nurse at Dr. Thompson's thinks it is quite possibly TOS...but neither are capable of diagnosing it any more than the a-hole Orthopedist.
On Monday is a Chiropractic appt, and Tuesday brings my EEG/NCS. I have held off on WC until after I get some kind of diagnosis that will reflect the repetitve nature of waitressing caused my symptoms. When med forms as if work related, I leave it blank. Is that a bad choice? I have only been investigating the serious nature of my issue for about a week, off work since Wednesday morning (I work 3rd shift at a Diner)