Great research.

I would add that while Dr. Gelabert is very caring and thorough, he is very busy with his teaching and relies on an assistant. He wanted me to have a repeat scalene block and SSEP test and said his assistant would handle scheduling (he gave me a copy of the referral he typed up for her). When I hadn't heard back after 2 weeks I called her and she stated she was waiting on dictation from him(?). I ended up faxing my copy of the order directly to the neurologist so they could inquire with his office as to the holdup. It was another 2 weeks before someone called me to schedule an appointment for testing. I can't imagine trying to deal with Gelabert's office long distance like you may be. I just didn't have the patience and other doctors didn't believe repeating the scalene block and performing SSEP was necessary in my case.

I think that a return to work after only 2 weeks is simply ridiculous. 3 months is much more realistic.