I don't know what I'd do without this forum. I'm not finding actual CARE providers...you know, someone who will work with you and at least pretends to care if you're feeling better. The neurologist I've seen twice has essentially said - oh, it hurts much worse? Ok. Well. Do you want a follow up appointment in 3-4 months?

All I want to do is scream why would I bother coming back here when you don't do anything for me.

Also, he had my test results for 4 months and said, "did I send you to a rheumatologist?" Again, my brain said, "if you had, would I even be here?!" but my mouth politely indicated that no, he hadn't.

He thought maybe since my ANA was positive, I should see one. I had asked that question when I got the test results and he said he wanted to repeat the test first. When I reminded him of that, he said, well - if the results to the follow-up test were positive again, he wouldn't know what to do next, so I should go straight to the rheumdoc.

Done venting now. My question - yesterday the weather changed from nice to rainy and my pain was much higher. Is that a somewhat "normal" SFN issue or does that seem to indicate that maybe it is something a rheumdoc would treat?

Thoughts? or if you'd like to do your own venting about uncaring docs,, please feel free