Vanderbilt nightmare

Went to Vanderbilt Hell today. Not a good day.

First of all, the neuro resident was a total A$$. He did not look at any of my films or records and said I do not have MS. Great! But I asked why 3 other dr's say it is a great possibility I do have it. He says that neurology and neurosurgery are 2 different world and basically they did not know what they were talking about. Furthermore, he says my he will not be calling my facial pain trigeminal neuralgia because he says it isn't. I asked "Then what are you going to call it"? He says A-typical facial pain. Ok what is the difference in A-typical TN and A-typical facial pain? I don't know. Can anyone elaborate.

I then push my MRI films on him and he looks at them and says yep negative. I show him the LP and he says "yep, negative. I try to show him the letters from the other doctors which he dismisses and does not read. Then he does reflexes and I have none on the right leg. But he doesn't say anything. What a goob. Does he think I am stupid? Then he goes out to talk to the real dr and they both come back.

The doctor says whatever the resident said is it. He check my reflexes and finally get something in the right but very diminished. not at all like the left. So I tell them about the acupunture which I have bruises from and they asked about the bruises. I tell them that I felt none of the needles that were put in right leg and foot but felt all of the ones on the left.

Know what he said?  "So what's up with that?" I say, "I don't know you tell me." He says, " Hmmm, don't have a clue" Well that makes me feel secure. Don't know, Don't care attitude. Maybe they are correct about the MS but I think they are dead wrong about the TN. Even TNA says that attacks get worse and more frequent. I was diagnosed 5 years ago and had some problems before then it was just unbearable in 2003.

I am exhausted with these freak doctors! This guy was a total **** (as in Sherlock Holmes except opposite) lol. I don't know what else to do. Maybe I am obsessed with this. I just know I am in pain every day and I'm tired of it. I am tired all the time and have pains in my legs and right arm. I'm glad I don't have MS but what the h3ll is it then.

Don't know. Don't care isn't going to find out.