I have been so lucky to have a primary care doctor who is not scared of specialist. He called the Specialist and gave him a piece of his mind. He is going to call some specialist outside of colorado. He even mentioned going to the Mayo clinic. He wants to get me back up on my legs because he had to order me a wheelchair so I can still get around. I need to keep moving so my daughter would not be sad. Thanks everyone.
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Originally Posted by Sheri_TOS
I'd definitely run. His reason isn't good enough to justify approaching a t-spine surgery. You need a very experienced, specialized surgeon not someone interested in expanding his skills.
Was this the doctor at the Swedish medical center in Denver?
Can you go outside of Colorado if you can't the right doctor there? I know the orthopedic physicians I see, consult with patients over several states before even arranging a visit. I overhead the receptionist last week calling another surgeon's office to arrange an MRI be sent to them as the doctor who looked at the patient's MRI felt this other surgeon had better experience for the problem. The patient was from Alaska and hadn't been seen by either surgeon yet. This impressed me.
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