[Cynlite]

Dr. Zeegers kept telling me to get more tests done which my insurance wouldn't cover and so, I never did get his final report. I paid out of pocket for the nuclear test he wanted that showed no infection and he still wouldn't give me his final diagnosis. It took me about a month and a ton of phone calls with doctors here and emails with him to try and figure out what the heck he wanted! Tests in Germany and tests in the U.S. apparently don't translate well. He wanted me to go get a CAT scan too but, at that point I decided to go with Dr. Clavel and trust his advice.

It took Dr. Zeegers about 9 weeks to give me my draft which was basically all the information I gave him typed up so, he didn't give me a lot of guidance that was useful to me. He's a very nice man and his reputation as a surgeon on this board has always been good. I've never read a bad thing about him. In my case, he was focused on my neck x-ray and thought the bone fusion didn't look right. He told me that before I paid him and he never moved off that topic. It really bugged him. I trust his experience and skills as a surgeon but, at some point we have to make a decision when the surgeons are not agreeing with each other. So, I gave up on him.

In his defense, it took Dr. Clavel about 8 weeks to give me his opinion. Dr. Bierstedt was the quickest but, I felt that Dr. Zeegers and Dr. Clavel were better for me. So, they both take a long time to respond but, it will be worth it once you get past this waiting period. I think Dr. Zeeger's is a pretty conservative surgeon so, having his input will be valuable to you once you get it. I do appreciate the time I spent with him on the phone. Also, once summer hits in Europe, the response time gets even slower because everyone goes on vacation there and they take long vacations. I know how hard it is to have patience when the body is in so much pain. Us Americans don't like waiting but, it is what it is. They have a different culture over there.