PS: I had a lousy day if I sound rough on the PMD.
At 10:53 PM 10/8/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi all:
>
>I had my initial TM attack on Labor Day Weekend. I have only written to the
>list a few times.
>
>I saw my primary care physician yesterday for the first time since seeing the
>neurologist and he basically brushed me off and discounted my symptoms. He
>has always been a great doctor before and I am so upset with him now. I
>can't understand why he would act like this toward me. When I told him about
>my difficulty walking, he said I needed to walk more for exercise. When I
>told him about the trembling in my arm, he ignored it. He also wanted to
>prescribe fenfluermine (spelling?), the part of Phen-Fen that is still on the
>market. I guess he feels all of my complaints will go away if I lose weight.
> I told him that I wasn't interested. He said he was surprised at the
>diagnosis of TM. I told him the neurologist talked to me about the
>possibility of having MS. He was quickly heading out the door, turned and
>frowned at me, then said "I know, I read his notes. It doesn't fit the
>pattern." And with that he was gone. I can't believe he dismissed me like
>that!
>
>The neurologist called me yesterday and I told him about my current concerns.
> He decided to schedule me for an MRI. He said we may have to go ahead and
>do a lumbar puncture after that. I really do want to find out exactly what
>is causing my problems. But, on the other hand I am afraid to go on. Does
>that even make sense?
>
>This is such a scary thing. How do you all cope?
>
>Sharon M.
>
>
Timothy M. Faber
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