I had my appt. today and it was horrible. I waited 40 minutes to get past the waiting area. Then some X-rays were taken, then more waiting. Then we moved to a room and waited, met the physicians asst. answered her questions. Came prepared with a typed statement of the chronological order of my symptoms and medications tried so far. She thanks me for that. She reviewed the sheet I had filled out for them and at the end she noted "I see steroids wont be an option for you." I have been having an adverse reaction to them and noted it on my statement and their form. We then waited another 25 minutes in the room to see the surgeon. When he came in the room, my mom pressed the record button on my phone. I wanted to record the visit. He immediately said its an insult to record someone without their permission. I told him I planned to ask him if it was ok to record. We weren't hiding it, it was on the chair in plain sight. He said ok to recording and he then proceeded to ask me about my neck pain. This told me he hadn't looked at any of my information. I specifically stated I don't have any neck pain. I explained my information all over again and he did some reflex tests and had me walk on my toes to the door. He then looked at the MRI and X-rays they took. He asked if my MRI was an open one and I said yes, does it matter? He said yes, they're not as good. He then proceeded to tell me I don't need neck surgery, that he didn't know what was wrong with me. I asked him to guess, he guessed that I had vasculitis. He then said he could give me an injection. I asked of what ? Guess what, steroids.. I explained that wouldn't be an option for me and he suggested I go back to my neurologist. What a waste of time. I understand if he doesn't know what's wrong with me..but to suggest vasculitis then offer a steroid injection, wow..

I'm now looking for another doctor to get a second opinion. Am I overreacting or does this doctor take the cake? Thanks