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07-17-2008, 11:12 AM | #31 | ||
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That last 2 bullets are the key ones. I had a phone conversation with Dr. Sanders yesterday. He said that the bad disk in my neck should definately be further investiagated. My MRI showed the c5-6 disk to have moderate central and right side disk protrusion and bone spurring into the right neural foramen causing moderate right foraminal compromise. Dr. Sanders said that this could be causing a good portion of the symptoms of neck/shoulder pain as well as some of the neurological symptoms of tingling in my arm. Dr Sanders also said I definately have not had enough PT and from what it sounded like, not the right kind of PT. He said that therabands shouldn't be used, that they can make the symptoms worse (my pt was using therabands). Dr. Sanders did give me the name of a Neurologist in the North Houston Area. His name is Lee Pollack. I've seen that name somewhere, but I'm not sure where. Dr. Sanders said that he receives surgical referals from Dr. Pollack and feels that Dr. Pollack would be able to connect me with the proper therapy/treatment. Then if that doesn't help after 3-4 months, then call Dr. Sanders back again......which at that point I guess I'd be more of a surgical candidate. I was VERY happy with the phone consultation Dr. Sanders provided. I was so upset prior to this that I was ready to hop a plane somewhere just to have someone be able to definatively tell me what is wrong with me and to what degree. I'll follow up with a review of Dr. Pollack after I see him (unfortunately not for another month). All the doctor reviews people provided here have helped so much. I hope this can help someone else who feels like I do.... completely frustrated, confused, angry, depressed, and everwhere in between. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Mcmanisport (10-24-2011) |
07-21-2008, 12:18 AM | #32 | ||
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If anyone is considering going to this Dr. French... they should call the Washington state Med. Quality control board and check his very controversial reputation. Not good from my experience with him...A simple Artho has disabled me and put me in cronic pain for life as well as 6 others I know personally.
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08-21-2008, 03:06 PM | #33 | ||
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Being in one of the largest medical centers in the world, you think it wouldn't be that hard to find someone to TREAT someone...
Biggest lessons learned during my Doctor shuffle experience from hell...Hopefully this helps someone else.
Houston Doctors - My experiences, My opinions Lee Pollack - Neurologist - 281-367-1388
Dr. Azizzadeh - vascular surgeon - Memorial Herman
Dr. Noon - vascular surgeon - Baylor
KSF Orthopedic - Dr. Kant
KSF Orthopedic - Dr Nash - Neurologist
KSF Orthopedic - Dr. Jafarnia
KSF Orthopedic PT department
Dr. Killian - Neurologist - Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Kline - LSU
Dr. Kim - Director of Neurosurgery - Baylor Houston
Dr. Huynh - Vascular Surgeon - Baylor
SO... my choice of Houston doctors.... Dr. Lee Pollack. But try him first, not after you've been shuffled all over town. Hopefully this can help some others out there before you get shuffled around too, cause that sucks almost as much as having TOS in the first place. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Jomar (12-30-2008), Mcmanisport (10-24-2011) |
12-27-2008, 04:31 PM | #34 | ||
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Dr Vern Campbell
St. Michael's hospital 55 Queen St. Suitew 505 Toronto, On M5C1R6 MUST BE REFERRED BY PHYSICIAN |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | thursday (12-30-2008) |
03-09-2009, 01:14 AM | #35 | |||
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05-12-2009, 12:46 PM | #36 | ||
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Couldn't help but notice Alabama was left off the initial list. Anyone know of/have experience with any doctors in AL?
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05-12-2009, 05:32 PM | #37 | |||
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This is interesting - might be handy for those with legal cases.
Directory of Forensic Expert Witness in Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) http://www.hgexperts.com/listing/For...rome-(TOS).asp Medical Expert Witnesses Find medical expert witnesses for plaintiff or defense attorneys- http://www.hgexperts.com/experts.asp?action=search PS -wharris - I was doing some searches for Alabama drs when I found above info. If some of the names/info listed above are in Alabama they may know of good drs for you. We may not have had anyone from that area to post about drs yet.
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05-12-2009, 08:32 PM | #38 | ||
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I can give better feedback tomorrow after my 2nd appt w/Dr Richard Meyer (UAB in Bham). Saw him back in 2005 when he diagnosed me w/TOS. In a nutshell, his advice was to 'suck it up' as long as possible before considering surgery. I'm going back to see him because my symptoms have gotten worse even after taking a month of unpaid leave from work. I'm also having more vascular symptoms lately so I think some additional testing is in order. I really hope he has something to offer besides surgery (still not sure I'm ready for that yet . . . once you do it you can't go back). At this point, I haven't yet found any docs in AL that I'd feel comfortable slicing & dicing on me.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Jomar (05-12-2009) |
11-09-2009, 03:26 AM | #39 | ||
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Most patients fail to get proper help BEFORE choosing surgery! I have a lot of medical background and was astonished at the lack of effort on the part of poor quality doctors to validate BOTH the diagnosis and the severity of TOS! BOTH of which were huge issues with the first FOUR neurologists that examined me! ALL of them missed the TOS totally! (It is NOT surprising that there were NO inputs here for specialists in New Mexico, as they ALL messed up my diagnosis horribly!) I finally tapped into my network of knowledge as a biomedical researcher, and found Dr. Ernestina Saxton. She was not only incredible as a TOS expert, she is the greatest at simply being a doctor and compassionate human being! (Rare in the world of specialists these days!) Dr. Saxton has developed a network of specialists to verify TOS and its severity, which is a huge problem with other doctors! Dr. Collins verified the TOS and the severity was established with a scalene block. (NOT fun!)
I have to DRIVE 800 miles for an appointment with Dr. Saxton, as I can no longer fly (due to the altitude/lack of oxygen), and it is WELL worth the drive to see the BEST! It's interesting, but NOT surprising that most of her patients have traveled from all over the country and the world to see her! I'd travel ANY distance to see her! |
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03-01-2010, 12:17 PM | #40 | ||
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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Help of New Jersey
2105 West County Line Rd., Suite 7 Jackson, N.J. 08527 Tel:732-370-5800 They offer non-surgical, drugless physical rehab for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. They helped me avoid surgery for my neurogenic TOS. The only office I went to that could give me an accurate diagnosis and actually knew how to successfully treat TOS. |
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