Finlady,
Thanks, I like your idea of just saying something to him. If my next appointment is weird, then I will.

I'm not really having problems with him, I just detected it in my visit. The last visit he couldn't 'help' me enough with a shot and then said to come back in January to strart PT, but when I got there the other day, he said "what can I do for you today".....it was just weird all around. I noticed a new spinal neurosurgon has moved into town and he is associated to my PC Hospital...I may chat with him if things get weird with my current doc. My back is my biggest complaint in life...I can live with numbness.

Y'all have a wonderful day!!

feed him to the polar bears, i would confront him on this way of thinking and ask him is this what he thinks of you and if he hesitates for one second get a new back doc

Too bad they don't teach dr to think like a patient. LOL.

I would definitely say something at your next appointment. If he is flaking out on you it is a waste of time for both of you. You can certainly find a spine doctor that is better suited to you and your needs and is not as flaky.

tkrik,
I like the way you think Yes, Doctor's should be trained to think like patients and understand more of what we go through. Telling doctors that if you say too much, or are seeking answers of other issues, makes you a hypochondric is not good. I think someone who goes to the doctor or ER constantly, or they report having every 'new' disease would be a reason to consider it....and I guess that's how it may look with me now that I write it....but it's wrong....very wrong. I hate seeing doctors, hate going to appointments, and suffer quitely in the background. If they looked at my history beyond the past 6 months, they'd see someone who never seeks medical attention for anything...

I start the PT next week so that should solve my problem back. I see the Neuro on Thrusday for my LP results. If it's clear I'm done...in every meaning of that word. My Neuro thinks its MS, but if he can't support it in my test results, why continue? In fact, I was thinking how hard it would be for me to get insurance if I get a DX....My DH would not be able to change jobs, and I don't want to pin him in like that.