Just got back from PCP..
He is such an *****!!!!
Friday he told my husband he always thought i had MS today when I seen him.. he did examine me ..he checked my reflexes on the bottom of my feet and they did not move at all... he even mentioned that I have progressively have gone downhill.

He was surprised I wasn't admitted into the hospital following my "attack".. he then says oh well you haven't been diagnosed yet so it's not an attack..

He has decided to book an MRI for me..he did say that the MS clinic generally like to perform their own..so don't know if I'm happy about getting one now.. he did say that it will save time for the MS clinic if I already have one done.

I did have a lot of spasticity while I was in his examining room and he had to physically manipulate my feet because they were locked up..

I probably won't get an MRI before I go to the MS clinic as it takes weeks to get one...and my appt is not until May... he did say "oh that's not too far away" YEAH MAYBE if my sx started in March! but I've been like this since JAN !! easy for him to say!!

Thanks for letting me vent
Cindy

MHM, I see why you are angry w him.

It is surprising how many of us were relieved to get our diagnosis after waiting or being told yes and no several times. It didn't used to matter as much from the docs point of view as they could only treat symptoms. Now, they can help delay exacerbations or shorten them.

ANN

It took me EIGHT MONTHS to get an MRI here in Alberta. All in all it took 2 years to get my official diagnosis. That was after a bungled misdiagnosis of migraine aura 10 years before that (it was really MS optic neuritis). I even agreed to a spinal tap just to try and speed things up.

Because MS isn't usually life threatening, diagnosing us isn't considered high priority (IMHO). The McDonald criteria is also quite strict and often delays diagnosis because of the need for two distinct attacks separated in time.

I think that's why i'm so frustrated, this has been going on for 10 yrs..i just want to stop any further damage..so we will see what the MS clinic says in may

It sure seemed to me that the ER had a very strong opinion!

ANN

The ER after seeing the spasticity firsthand said it was an MS attack... my neuro at the MS clinic prescribed the IV steroids so we'll see... I see my pcp as this... he will wait till someone else dx me and then he will say to me" I always thought you had MS"

He told my husband on friday "I always thought she had MS" then when he sees me today... he recants..arghh!!

Maybe time for a new pcp??? Good luck........

I'm in Canada Judy and there is a huge Dr. shortage here.. you get who you get... hopefully when we sell our house and I move back home I will try (fingers crossed) get the same pcp that i had before our move .. his was a fantastic dr.