My fingers, toes, eyes, etc crossed for you today! I hope you get ~ not an answer ~ but the correct answer..

Good luck! I am thankful every day that I was dx'd before ever thinking I could have a problem (is that what MS is, a problem????)

Anyway, my prayers are with you and hope you get some answers this morning.

Good luck at the neuro's today. We will be thinking of you. Let us know how it went.

I am one that is undx... and have many disabilities, sxs, and problems...
good luck at the apt...your thread reminded me I should find all my stuff..as I meet yet another neuro this month. Hugsss and good luck, sarah

How did it go, Seara?

Thank you everyone for sticking by me and supporting me.

The visit did not go well. She was just as invalidating as the other neuro....cold....seemed to have her mind made up before I even sat down to speak with her. The neuro exam she gave me was less than I've gotten from an ER doc at any given time. If I wasn't so thrown by the experience, it would have been laughable. She said there was nothing that she could see that pointed to MS or any other autoimmune disease. She said that the symptoms point to issues from my migraines, that I was possibly having small TIA's and then dropped the subject.

The only good thing is that I do have an MRI scheduled for Sunday morning and a recheck with her next Friday for the results. She actually had the nerve to ask me if I wanted to schedule the MRI now or later when I was more financially stable. Well now, aren't we all worried about the almighty $$???? It wasn't for my benefit believe me, she already knew that I was applying for financial assistance with the hospital.

I am so upset right now...I broke down and cried in her office. I told her she was invalidating and I didn't appreciate her not taking my or my symptoms seriously. She just kind of looked at me like I had 2 heads.

I guess what I will do is wait for the MRI results next Friday and see where that goes. If she is still unwilling to budge on even a hint of a dx for ANYTHING....I will phone my pcp and let her know and then ask for another referral to another neuro....at this point I don't care where the doctor is located.....just get me one that will treat me like a human being who is suffering.....not just someone who is looking to skip out on life.

I have worked hard all my life....I hate and I mean hate being this way. She treated me like I was trying to find an excuse not to work. She asked me why after all these years of continuing to have flares did I just now come back to the doctors. Good crimminies....I sucked it up for crying out loud. I had no money. I had no insurance. I sucked it up and worked through everything the best I could. Now, I can't suck it up any longer....I'm exhausted, I'm in pain, I'm scared to death and I need help. I don't need her condescending attitude.

Bah.....screw it.....I'll just suck it up some more....story of my life....just suck it up seara.....there now, that's a good girl.............................................. ..................................



sorry everyone....

That sucks, seara. I'm sorry that you got treated that way. It's NOT helpful at all when docs dismiss you.

Hopefully something will show up on the MRI that will help explain the sx you're having.

And believe me, I understand your frustration. Not everyone runs to the doctor about everything or says everything that's bothering them when they ARE at the doc.



And I don't blame you at all for looking for a doc who treats you as a person. That's NOT too much to ask from a professional. So hang in there and go somewhere else if you have to.