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Date Posted: 06:23:12 07/16/00 Sun
Author: Chloe
Subject: Re: Be careful who you listen to!
In reply to: Tara 's message, "Be careful who you listen to!" on 08:01:24 07/15/00 Sat

Hi Tara,

Thanks so much for this sage advice. It has never ceased to amaze me that after meeting you for half an hour and only knowing you in the context of being in their office for strange and worrisome symptoms, that some neurologists apparently feel that they can determine that you have a psychological problem. Who ever knew that they had ESP? I swear, the minute that my neuro starts going down this avenue with me I am going to VOLUNTEER to go and see a psychiatrist. That is how sure I am of my sanity. And, hey, if I am wrong, at least then I will have a trained professional who spent considerable time interviewing and talking to me asserting this. I'm really very glad to hear that your GP is properly sticking up for you. I would think that the fact that the neurontin (a NERVE pain medicine) is working for you, says an awful lot!

all the best,
chloe


> About one month ago, I went for a neurological 2nd
> opinion. She did some neurological tests and then
> decided that there was a psychological element to my
> complaints. Four and 1/2 years of being sick and
> seeing doctors and she was the first to say this to
> me. I freaked out. BIG TIME. I couldn't come to
> this forum because I was sure that I didn't belong
> here. I became convinced that I was an awful person
> because I've cost my family so much and somehow I was
> the cause of it all.
>
> Yesterday, I went back to my doc, and that saint among
> men, gave me back my peace of mind. He totally blew
> off the 2nd opinion saying, "she doesn't know you, I
> do".
>
> The really interesting part of this is that my
> sensations in my hands and feet have been coming back.
> My doc had increased my neurontin a couple of months
> ago, and that is the reason some things are better.
> He increased it again yesterday and I woke up this
> morning feeling better than I've felt in the morning
> in years. He had just come back from a pain
> conference where five papers were presented on
> Neurontin. Even though he doesn't know what's wrong
> yet, he feels it's cerebellar and that's why the
> neurontin is working.
>
> I'm back...again.

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