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To the doctor I shall go...
Fri, 01/28/2005 - 15:56Okay, I took the first step; I went to the doctor today. We have Kaiser, so I had to see my general practicioner first and get a referral to a neurologist. She gave me an immediate referral when I told her that I had not seen a neuro for 15 years. I felt really stupid trying to explain myself to her: "No, I haven't seen a neurologist for 15 years. No I am not taking any meds. My last seizure {simple partial} was {way back} in June." My doctor was great, but I felt like an idiot! How am I ever going to face a neuro?! Please pray that I will get an understanding doctor, and that I will be able to express my concerns coherently when I go...
Blessings,
Angie
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RE: To the doctor I shall go...
Submitted by pongosmommy on Thu, 2005-01-27 - 15:34
RE: RE: To the doctor I shall go...
Submitted by angie on Thu, 2005-01-27 - 16:43
Dayna,
Thanks for the encouragement! {I probably won't puke; I'll probably do something much worse -- like CRY! :-)} I already wrote some things down for my visit to my general practioner, just because I knew that I would go blank. I don't really know why I am so nervous, except that part of me thinks that it is silly to go to the doctor at this stage of the game, when I am not having any "major" problems. But, I also, at this stage of the game, have a lot of questions.
Dayna,
Thanks for the encouragement! {I probably won't puke; I'll probably do something much worse -- like CRY! :-)} I already wrote some things down for my visit to my general practioner, just because I knew that I would go blank. I don't really know why I am so nervous, except that part of me thinks that it is silly to go to the doctor at this stage of the game, when I am not having any "major" problems. But, I also, at this stage of the game, have a lot of questions.
RE: To the doctor I shall go...
Submitted by lemond on Wed, 2005-01-26 - 16:37
Angie,It was a brave move you made to make an appointment. I hope your new neuro will be good for you. I don't think it matters that you didn't do anything before because you're doing what you need to do now.About being coherent? I've never been able to describe my seizures in a way that I think is understandable to someone else, neuro or other. They've always just looked at me like, "Huh..." Just remember, the neuro might be able to express things in medical terms, but you express them in human terms. You're much more intellligent about what seizures are than they ever will be.Good luck. let us know how it goes.Lemond