A prominent topic of discussion at many of our support group meetings is "What we like, or mostly what we dislike about our neurologists".

Mary Frances's experience is unbelievable. If Mary is half as beautiful as it appears she is in her avatar, I would not only remember her but would be scheduling weekly appointments not 6 months. LOL Seriously, a doctor should remember his patients if they are keeping 3 - 6 month appointments. At a minimum they should review the patient's records prior to seeing them so they would at least appear to remember them.

There have been 6 or 7 neurologists here in Anchorage since I was diagnosed. For the first 19 years I went to one that everyone else, which had gone to him, despised. Every woman PWP or caregiver that had gone to him, felt he belittled them. Being single I didn't have that problem but he never really talked to me. I probably never asked him the questions I should have to get the answers I needed but I never felt that he had a personal interest in me. I would have changed but no one else liked any of the others either so figured that it wasn't worth the effort to start over.

Three years ago he told me, "I've done all I can do for you so I'll send your records down to a MDS in the Lower 48" and basically told me he didn't want to see me again.

After having my DBS surgery I went to a neurologist that my DBS programmer was associated with. I only saw her twice before she retired. I now am going to a young man that is also my programmer. He asks lots of questions and is open with me but I think he would be very reluctant to try anything new. I asked him if I should try Azilect since I knew a lady, whose pd life mirrored mine pretty closely, had excellent results with it. He said he didn't think it would be worth it since it was merely another form of eldepryl and I had already maximized the life with it previously.

I think it would be informative to hear your experiences with your neurologists. Do you love them, hate them or just tolerate them?