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SpaceCadet 03-19-2012 02:40 PM

Second Opinion (New Neurologist)
 
My neurologist "can't do anything for me" and thinks all my problems are psychiatric...so I'm being sent to a new neurologist today for a second opinion.

Yippee!!!

Why do I have the feeling that this neurologist is going to be no different than the last two?

I've been in a constant decline since my injury. I have absolutely not one lasting improvement to show to this day. There is OBVIOUSLY something going on.

I've gone from being able to communicate well, think fairly well, driving a car, watching TV and playing video games to not being able to do any of that anymore. These are improvements people speak of...not declines, right? I wake up every 2-3 months with another horrible decline...feels like I'm being kicked in the head every few months.

I started getting NUCCA adjustments in the middle of February, which was showing some pretty positive improvements. It was great...but it didn't last. Now I'm starting to wonder if it was a placebo effect this whole time.

So I'll report back here after my appointment...probably won't have much to say.

Nick

Ziggo 03-19-2012 03:33 PM

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Well, i wish you good luck, i had 3 different neurologists aswell....
Last one prescribed me cool pills for "schizophrenia" lol, cool staff, works well for anxiety.

SpaceCadet 03-19-2012 08:09 PM

Yep, same thing as every other Neurologist.

He requested another EEG (third one I've had) and he wants the actual film from my MRI's. I've never had a Neurologist ask for that...so not exactly the same thing...but pretty much.

I've been in a constant decline since September...not one lasting improvement.

I hate PCS.

Eowyn 03-20-2012 12:12 AM

Have you seen a physiatrist? I found that my neurologist was more interested in figuring out what was going on in my brain (short answer: nobody *really* knows) whereas my physiatrist was interested in helping me do what I could to get better.


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