There are medications that help muscle spasms. I am not sure why your doctor did not give you several to try. Spasms hurt...... Soma, is what they gave me for spasms, worked like a charm. Wouldn't hurt to ask him about this. I can't believe he ignored that. ginnie

Ginnie, that Neurologist is now history. I recently consulted with a surgeon about having my hip repaired. The surgeon said he would need a report from my Physician and my Neuro before he would consider it.

The Physician gave his approval but the Neuro (who had not seen me in 18 months and refused to let me make an appointment to see him) sent a report stating that I would never improve and that surgery would not benefit me. The surgeon denied my operation.

I spoke to the Neuro secretary about the report bearing in mind that I had done lots of physio and rehab since he had seen me. His secretary is a lovely woman and she told me that the Neuro wasn't happy with me for refusing to have injections in my stomach and he didn't want to be my doctor any more. This gutless, passive, aggressive moron.....never said anything like that to my face. If he had mentioned it I could have explained my decision. I didn't like that the drug was experimental, that I had to sign a consent form enabling them to use animal grade drugs on me, that it was not subsidised by my health insurance or Government, it was $140 a week forever, that I had to travel 40 kilometers each way by bus in my wheelchair every week to pick up the vials, that I had already injected twice a day for two months and had developed sterile abscesses at every injection site, had no spots left to inject into, that they hurt like hell and finally my hand function had decreased making it very hard to draw up and give the injection. In the meantime my Oncologist had offered me an alternative drug to be given intravenously.

That moronic Neuro is no longer part of my health care. For 18 months I was lead to believe that I didn't need Neuro care when in actual fact I did need Neuro input but due to this mans personality disorder, I missed out on the care I should have had.

I don't have a Neuro now and I'm no worse off. In fact I think I'm better off because I'm going to another surgeon and this time I'll say I don't have a Neurologist and it'll be the truth.

I'm trying to deal with my anger at the moment but I'm not quite ready to let it go yet. I'm enjoying dishing the s##t on him.

Feels so good to let loose at him.....wish I could mention his name!

What was injected in your stomach? I sure would like to know, as I have not heard of this therapy before. Believe me, your neurologist isn't the only horses hind end in the field. My first neuro, told me the pain I felt was all in my head. My question is why I had to have a re-do with four other verterbra? I waved bye bye to him in the office and found a great doc. a few years later. Dylan has a song out about conceit, great song, maybe you should send it to that doctor.
I am sorry you were treated so bad. I don't put up with that anymore with any physician. I have gotten very vocal, and expect my questions to be answered effectively, and not pushed to the side. I hope there is help to be found for you. ginnie

There is a time for anger. Sometimes things happen, to justify that. Also no one has a right to judge another's temper, until you walk in their shoes. Anger can also be a catalyst for a change for the better. Believe me I don't care a fig about one neurologist I had either he is out of my life too. Maybe it does make one stronger. Take care, ginnie

logging in I just happened to see your neurological post, so checked it out. I am empathetic regarding your neuro-spasm stuff. It is just awful, and I know for sure and personal.

Been suffering spasms again anew despite my scs stom and I am kinda warming up to more surgeries on my spine because mechanically I have stuff which is hitting my spinal cord in bad ways.

So that Melody soap gig is something I have never tried. Huh. I might have to give that one some thought.

In the meantime, I will offer prayers for those come be honestly and earnestly,
Prayin,