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Originally Posted by invisable
It seems like every Dr. I go to just goes down the path he specializes in, I can understand that to a point, but at least he could recommend us checking different avenues. Example......my neuro never suggested a Thyroid Specialist, or any other possibility of another avenue other than Neurological, I have to keep proding him for more ideas. I feel like a part time Dr. and patient without the paycheck. It would be nice if he would come up with a few ideas instead of me having to suggest to him. He told me to get off the internet and live my life. Very easy to say, a little harder to do, when one is experiencing "mystery symptoms"..........wonder if he could.
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This is what I LOVE about my rheumatologist. I am so thankful that my muscle biopsy, done by a neuromuscular specialist who "fired" me after the biopsy, showed autoimmune changes resulting in my referral to a rheumatologist. As she explained on my last visit, her job is to go out to all the specialists, gather their knowledge, and synthesize it along with hers into something that is meaningful to my situation so that she can figure out how I need to be treated.
Athena