Today I took the step of firing my PMR after a heated disagreement. I got a lot of information regarding Ketamine infusion, HBOT, and SCS here onthe website and through my own research of medical journals. When I asked to talk about these options, he got really angry and said, "I am trying my best to help you, but I'm not omnicient." When I asked another question, he said "You are trying to put me on the defensive; I am in the top 2 % of doctors treating RSD." It proceeded to get ugly. The man also does not have a telephone number and I have had difficulty reaching him, plus when he sends me for lab work, they don't know where to send it without one. He told me he "refused to defend the call system." He told me he had been on call for 14 days straight (so if I would have tried lastt week, I would have had no problem, right? It got extremely ugly and he kept stalling and telling me that I had to ask the doctor who did my blocks these questions. I told him that my orthopedist knew I had RSD the moment she saw my leg. He said I seemed dissatisfied with his answers and I told him I wondered what the hell I was doing sitting there if he couldn't discuss the basic alternatives of treatment. It got ugly. I'm so upset now that I am shaking and have cried the whole way home. I hate doctors!
Lori Lee