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Old 02-10-2012, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ballerina View Post
WOW CATRA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I an thrilled for you. I am so hopeful that you find the relief that you deserve. If I can help I am here, also feel free to PM me.

Is your doctor familiar with tDCS or did you have to bring her around? Did you get cleared to return to work?
I brought it to her but she surprised me by having some basic knowledge of the concept. Similar to her knowledge of RSD when I first saw her. She definitely has tried to learn about a lot of different things and when she is approached with a new thing she dives in and tries to learn more. She has been such a godsend. At any rate...I printed off the stuff on the Atlanta clinic website that you posted a while back (including the section on tDCS as treatment for CRPS/RSD...which was new since the last time I visited). She seemed very excited by it all and I found that very comforting. She is not afraid of new ideas and techniques...she's one of those really special people who completely and totally has the best interest of the patient in mind. She hates restrictions from insurance companies that limit number of different treatments and physical therapy sessions and stuff like that...she is of the opinion that things take as long as they take and so long as the patient is getting the treatment they need then THAT is what should matter. I love this woman and feel so blessed to have found her. She also takes as much time with you as you need in an appointment to go over everything you want to. The only downside to that is that you are often left waiting a long time in the room alone before she comes in...but if that's the sort of time I want her spending with ME then I certainly can't be annoyed that she spends it with ALL her patients. She's really a special woman and the most compassionate doctor I have ever met.

And yes...I was cleared back to work...just gotta wait and see now if they will let me come back...
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