Well, how many questions do you have written down already.
Well, how many questions do you have written down already?
I'm 2 hours away from a teaching hospital, so that's not an option. Good idea, though.
I've got the ball rolling for the neurosurgeon referral. Crossing my fingers I get the okay from my primary doctor. I have so many questions to ask the neurosurgeon. Filled up a sheet of notebook paper already and I'm not done yet. Hope the neurosurgeon will be open to answering all these questions.
You NEED a Neurosurgeon, not a Neurologist, consult like ASAP. This can turn very serious.
Find someone who will refer you to a NS.
If this is NOT addressed due to "this and that," shelling out money will be the least of your worries.
Do you live near a teaching hospital?
Thanks for replying. I don't know if I should bother with a neurologist. Getting a referral would mean shelling out $25 for a primary care doctor visit to just for a chance to ask for a neurologist referral. My primary care doctor may read over the MRI results, consider them insignificant, and deny me the referral. It's happened before.
And even if I do get the referral, I'm afraid the neurologist will say it's nothing and shoo me away. There goes another $50 for a specialist visit down the drain. In trying to get to the bottom of my neck pain over the years, all that's been relieved is my cash. Still not any closer to figuring out how to fix the problem. This is all so frustrating.
Honestly, I would make an appointment with a neurologist to discuss your symptoms. Get a copy of your MRI study as well as the report you already have and take those with you to your appointment. It's your body. However, the bad news is that your insurance company may not cover this visit if you didn't get a referral. I don't know about that.