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Old 03-05-2012, 12:26 AM
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Overall he was good, although I've heard about people getting detailed TOS-specific ultrasounds (I think at John Hopkins) whereas he thinks the u/s is not so useful. I would have liked one.

He recommended me for PT and to also see a neurologist since I had some other symptoms, which turned out to be TMJD. Interestingly, my TMJD seems to be caused by chronic muscle tension which also seems to be the major contributor to my TOS. He didn't really catch onto that, but then most MD's don't really look at the whole body. We have to take some responsibility to gather this info from various specialists and piece it together into a coherent picture.

I only saw him the one time. I'm managing with PT, chiro and self care.

Do not underestimate Los Angeles traffic or the fact that you might get turned around, enter the wrong building, etc. I was way late for the appointment. He was nice about it, but I wish I had gotten there earlier.
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