my pcp finally gave me a referral to see a neurologist but i would like to know some questions to ask...I'm scared but happy in the same sense...i have been in sever pain non stop since Thursday i went and seen my pcp today and he said that the gabbapentin is probably no longer working..any how i just don't know what to say or ask to the neurologist So any advice or questioning i should ask would help
Thanks
Janice
May you be pain free
Can you have your PCP call in lidocaine patches for you so that you can get thru the pain until a neuro helps with something else?
Before you even go and make an appt. with neuro :
I would call that office and see how many TN patients the neuro has.
If only 2-3, perhaps you should look elsewhere
What is it you are looking for? To try another med? To investigate a procedure?
Since we are only 12 in 100,000 it can be like a needle in a haystack to find neuro with good amount of TN experience.
Somebody else will chime in soon!
Kc l'm looking to try different meds my pcp sent me here a referral because he doesn't no to much so he said he would have them call me...thank you kc
You can help your treatment get better faster - if you really learn about this disease and all your options.... Have you read "Striking Back" by Dr. Ken Casey????
Janice:
There is a section on the Mayo Clinic website that offers up a lot of advice about choosing and interviewing a neurologist. I happened to come across it just last night, which is why I remember it. Here's a link to that part of their TN Resource Area: