Originally Posted by willgardner

Get a doctor who does not have a hidden agenda. Doctors who work for insurance/worksafe, etc will minimize your injury, because it is in their interest to do so. if this was a work place injury, get a lawyer if you can.

I am so sorry and my thoughts go out to you. I am in the same boat. I want to get back to work so bad (I love working; bit of a workaholic). insurance company thinks I am faking symptoms to be off work. they determined that I should have been healed months ago. It makes me sad to see how our society is structured, but nothing I can do right now.

Originally Posted by kevbo887

As most of you know my story already, does anyone feel they arent being treated properly by their Neurologist? I know I do. Youve read my posts about the constant headaches, brain fog, and confusion ect. Youve read about my seizure like episodes. But now that he has a normal 20 minute eeg, and a normal mri brain scan, it seems like hes even less interested. I dont know if its because its a wc case or not, but he wont give me the time of day. Just keeps saying yea they sound like seizures and yea you just need more rest because you should be healed by now.

Im at wits end, and I do not think I can get a second opinion at this point in time.

I mean, maybe he has bad bedside manner, and does understand? I know my cognitive therapist knows my deficit, as shes clearly told me that she has informed him of my memory and cognitive issues. I just worry that 7 months in (had a nightmare about it last night), and they may stop covering me because of the normal mri and normal eeg. I know some of you have mentioned a neuropsych test. Im not sure what that is, but my therapist has clearly said she knows my cognitive issues. Not sure if thats a leg to stand on though.

I just fear that im going to be sent back to work again still injured, like I was in May, not fully recovered, and hurt myself even more, just because he has a normal mri and normal eeg. They know that all I want is to go back to work, but at this stage, theres no way I can function normally with these headaches and foggyness.

Im fearing it big time right now, and really dont know what to do. I would gladly go back to work in a heartbeat, as long as they understand what I can and cannot do and for how long. But im starting to get the impression that the Dr thinks because I have a normal eeg and a normal MRI, that I must be crazy.

Thanks

Originally Posted by music-in-me

I was later referred for Neuropsychology testing by my orthopedic M.D., and that is what showed I had many cognitive deficits. Because of this testing, I was also able to get on SS disability.

Mark in Idaho is absolutely correct; get a Neuropsychology test. M-i-m

Originally Posted by Hockey

All TBI car accident patients get the same treatment. Where I live, some doctors, unwilling to get stuck with the extra paperwork/court time connected with potential litigation and/or unwilling to risk losing business doing IMAs for the insurance companies, won't even see us. For example, the pain clinic flat out won't accept MVA victims. Imagine.

Originally Posted by willgardner

Yes, forgot about that (brain injury!!!??) I was flat-out told by a physician that he won't take me because if he has to go to court, he cannot make money. Another physician, Ive been seeing wants to back out now because he is realizing just how much paper work and effort needs to go into the law suit. I have been switching doctors, and or certain symptoms, I did not even tell them that it is MVA related. At this point, I just want to get better and move on with my life.

Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho

This is not true. There are plenty of doctors who understand that an mTBI rarely shows up on imaging. The problem is there is not much the doctors can do to validate the patient's complaints.