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Old 01-20-2013, 05:20 PM
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If you could get BOTH your latest written report of the cervical spine and also the latest MRI of the thoracic spine, it would be helpful. Post it them so we can actually see what's going on. That would really help alot. Otherwise, all we can tell you is to have your doctor refer you to a NEUROSURGEON -- NOT a Neurologist. There's a difference.

If you can't get your doctor to refer you, try to make the appt. yourself. Tell the office girl at the NeuroSURGEON'S that your doctor refuses to make the call, so you're doing it yourself. Take your films with you -- you can pick them up at the hospital where you had them done. That's where you get the reports that you can KEEP for yourself too. You can't keep the films (MRI) unless you pay for them, and they're usually about $5.00 per sheet. It might be a little more by now, but not much.

I wish you the very best. Keep us posted. Hugs, Lee
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