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Old 03-05-2011, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by mrsD View Post
I think you will need evaluation by a vascular specialist to show the decreased circulation in your legs. The neurologist is for nerves. Very specialized.

I would bypass that neuro and get another evaluation by a doctor
who can interpret the blood flow etc. If you do have PAD, you will need therapy from that specialist anyway.

I know it is a hassle, but that is how medicine is these days.
Yeah, this is a hassle. Doc1 is a neurologist who sent me to doc2 who is a physical medicine & rehabilitation specialist. Doc1 insisted that doc2 could, for sure, help me with my PN pain (even I know that's BS). So you can see where this is going, and OK, I'm going through the PT just to humor these geniuses so they can't say that I'm being uncooperative.

I'm not sure what to do at this point...I got that ABI test, and it seemed normal, so is there another test I need, or are you saying I need a re-interpretation of that test?

Thanks again mrsD.
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