Hi AahaA.. Your Neuro sounds like a jacka**, to me....dump him. Ask your PCP for a new referral. When I pay my hard earned money to see a Doc, I better be his only Patient, at the time.

I don't see a Neuro anymore. My PCP takes care of everything now.

BTW, my first ever Neuro exam was in gown, then in the hospital and another gown. Follow-up office visits were shoeless but with clothes on.

Good luck finding the proper care for you, AahaA..

I do go through all the neurological testing each time, but that's probably because I ONLY go in once a year. For the 15 yrs prior to 2005, I did all my testing through my GP, and generally that was only required once a year too.

I have had one MRI in 18 yrs, because they already know I have MS. I am going to have another only because now that they realize NMO/Devics is a separate disease, they want to have a good look at my spinal lesions ...

Our neuro's are probably the best judge on whether we are in a relapse, the symptoms are due to prior damage (and "permanent") and/or if the symptoms are due to a psuedo-exacerbation. You will likely be able to figure this out yourself in time too . . . but until we have that knowledge, we pretty much trust our neuro's for that evaluation. (If you are not comfortable with your neuro's assessment techniques though, that probably means you don't feel you can trust him either ....).

The sharp pain in your hip/butt down your leg could very well be sciatica. I would suggest that you have your GP assess that . . . but if it is instead related to the MS, he will guide you.

Very often we attribute too many symptoms to the MS, and often the problems don't have anything to do with the disease. That's why I always visit my GP first, he does the testing to rule out other causes, then I visit my neuro only if necessary.

Cherie

from my experience, every time i see my neuro, which is every 6 mos, i get a neuro exam head to toe.

this time he passed on an mri because i've been so stable.

sx's should be taken seriously. if not by your neuro certainly your pcp.
i don't like his attitude. to just be willing to chalk it off to "aches and pains". if it was HIS aches and pain that interferred with his sleep i bet he'd do more than take aleve.

i say get another opinion. keep searching til you find a neuro that will listen and validate. mine does both but also doesn't always offer any new insights or help. and i feel maybe there is none. like for my muscle pain.

but i just don't like your "dr's" attitude towards you as his patient.

I get some kind of exam every visit. Only drs that ever give me a gown are my cardio and gyno.

Shoes and sometimes socks come off but never my clothes. My dr is not big on MRIs that suits me fine. My neuro says not everything is caused by MS and takes any complaints seriously.

good luck
laurie

I thought of sciatica too, from your symptoms. You might try some low-back stretches and ice packs and see if it makes any difference. At any rate, it wouldn't hurt anything.

Wow..I get some kind of neuro exam every time I go in (never in a gown, just street clothes..but barefoot). Regardless, if you don't feel he's taking you seriously, if there's not a good rapport, find another doctor. You need to feel comfortable with the person who has such a big effect on your life and well being.

I had my yearly neuro check up last month.She didn't do any actual hands on but I could tell she was assessing everything I was doing with her eyes. I have been very stable for the last several years and my MRI hasn't changed since 1997! At first she did every year MRI but now it's every 2 which is fine with me.