Hi All,
I'm now 7 months post-op and am doing OK but not great. Here is a little background.
In Oct,04, I saw Dr. Delamarter in Santa Monica. Long story short, after waiting 7 months for a return phone call, I transferred to Dr. Regan in Beverly Hills and had a scheduled surgical date.
Insurance problems landed me in Germany with Dr. B with Dr. Regan agreeing to be my American Dr. I came home with nerve damage to my left leg, which Dr. B thought though severe, fell within normal ranges. Dr. Regan wasn't
'familiar' with my level of pain and referred me to a pain specialist and ordered a mylogram. Unfamiliar with the test, I agreed but when the facility told me about the test and possible side effects, I cancelled it. I thought that if Dr. B and his very competent staff felt this was normal, this painful test wasn't really needed. I immediately called Dr. Regan's office, got his nurse, explained my feelings with which she agreed and said it shouldn't be a problem. WRONG!
Seeing Dr. R the next week, 1 month post-op, I again explained my situation, and again, thought all was fine. He saw me at 4 months post-op and claimed that his protocol was different than Dr. B's and since the xrays looked great, he dismissed me and said he didn't need to see me again. I didn't think any adr patient was dismissed at 4 months... but that's what he said.
Dr. B's office requested follow up xrays at 6,12 & 24 months. I called Dr. Regan's office for a prescription and discovered that since I didn't do what he wanted, he was done with me and no longer considered me his patient.
Aside from needing this prescription, which I suppose I can get from my gp or pm, I now have no adr doctor. I'm extraordinarily uncomfortable with this, especially with some continuing problems and was wondering if anyone knew of another adr doctor in the Los Angeles area.
Though I dreaded having to go to Germany, I found the doctors didn't have the same attitudes that too many American doctors have!
Dale
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