The Dismissive Neurologist Dilemma

I read a thread that Quix started on bad experiences with neurologists and decided to reply.  Unfortunately my post was so far down the list that no one will probably read it and I did want to keep it as part of my own record of experiences since I am still new to this type of physical problem for future reference.  I copied and pasted my response below.

A friend of mine who works in the medical field recently told me that her experiences working with different neurologists throughout her career is that they are a "special breed".  She said they tend to be like surgeons or some other specialty of doctors that I can't recall in that they are odd and usually have lots of patient complaints.  My friend used to work as a patient advocate for a large medical/hospital conglomerate where complaints about doctors are quite common.  What types of doctors were in the top 3 highest categories for complaints (according to her hospital) you might ask - Neurologists!  

I am still new to this area of medicine having only needed to be a patient of a neurologist for 2 months so far, and my bad experiences started while still in the hospital.  My neurologist stopped coming to see him after a few days (was in hospital 22 days) and didn't even come to see me on the day of my discharge.  I was so upset leaving the hospital after such a long stay without most importantly a discussion on a possible diagnosis, no follow-up instructions, or anything.  The hospital internist was upset too and told me he was embarrassed about this doctor.  So, I am now venturing into to the unknown with these "special breeds" of doctors and have already learned much from all of the entries on this subject from you all.  I will keep my chin up and handle these future encounters, if bad, by knowing that I am certainly not alone.  

Let's hope each and everyone one of us will find that gem of a doctor who will finally help us move toward a diagnosis or at the least not dismiss us.