Justus, I know how impatient you must be feeling, but this question was answered in various ways by several people on your previous thread. Please go back and read those comments again. They should be reassuring.
One of the posts came from TJ, and it is high praise indeed, from a man who isn’t known for dishing praise all over the place:
Dr Buchiel operates an integrated pain center, although he himself is a surgeon, his team includes psychopharmacologists, hi level pharmacist, psychologists, pt (including spinal adjustment), OT, a number of medical specialists, psychologists, physiatrists , psychiatrists, accupuncturists, nutritionists and few ists I haven’t even heard of all of which are in one of the nations top academic medical centers. There is little they don’t have the ability to sort out from the physical, mental, spiritual and environmental. It is the model of pain management.
“There is little they don’t have the abilit to sort out … It is the model of pain management.”
Does that sound like it will be worth the wait?
As for what you should expect from Dr. Burchiel, I think a more appropriate question is what you should expect from Justus. I’m guessing that Dr. Burchiel will make a lot of suggestions to you with respect to things that you can do to cope with your pain. That’s why he has psychologists, physiatrists , psychiatrists, accupuncturists, nutritionists on staff at his clinic. He is also a surgeon, and maybe he will offer you surgery as well. Until you get there and they do the diagnostics, what will happen is anybody’s guess. I’m pretty sure, though, that you are not going to find a doctor or a clinic that is better prepared to serve you.
Here, once again, is the advice I gave you before:
I’m thinking that maybe what’s going to be best for you at this point is to consider your lifestyle, maybe make a flow chart for Dr.Burchiel, and start working on the lifestyle changes that people like 'moth have suggested.
I think we’re at the “broken record” stage now. Oh oh, I’m showing my age. Broken record.