Originally Posted by kim ames

Hi everyone!

I just went to a new PM recommended by my Nuero (within the same practice). We had a long and (so I thought) thorough visit. His nurse came into the room and he stood up and said "I gotta go!" Panicking, I asked him for scripts for my meds. He then rudely told me that he has not accepted me as a patient yet! I felt like he considered me to be malingering (which is next to impossible to assume because of my physical appearance of over an inch of atrophy is my rsd leg). I mean, I know how badly backed-up doctors get because of their greed. But, come on!!!

So, the next day I called my Neuro (who is wonderful to me! The ONLY doctor who calls me in-between appointments to check on me HIMSELF) and asked him what the heck happened. He read the report from the PM and said "Hmm, I don't know. His report is very vague...". Seems like PM doc doesn't seem to have the treatments I need. Really???? All I need is for someone to prescribe.

Another PM told me that "I want to retire soon. And your case is life-long".

Nobody wants me! My current PM is two hours away, and I've been unhappy with him since the beginning. He just told me that it's MY fault that my leg is so damaged, because I have not done what he wanted me to do (walk backwards on an inclined treadmill! - I can barely walk forward!). My PT laughed when she read the script and said there was no way she would do that to me. I would fall off, hurt myself and hold them liable. Plus, she's not a person who gets into torturing her patients.

Has anyone had a hard time finding a good, caring, sympathetic PM?

Thanks!

Kim