Doctors Oh My

However this brings me to my next agenda of hammering a very important thought in your brain. DO NOT TAKE A DOCTORS WORD AS GOLD just because they have MD at the end of their name because EVERYONE makes mistake (yes even you). A have been able to catch a few mistakes since my diagnosis 10 months ago. Today mistake I would have never caught if it weren’t for taking Anatomy and Physiology and just memorizing every damn bone in the human body.  What procedure the pain specialist and I had discussed was not everything she had ordered and when I made the appointments I put my trust in the appointment scheduler that had my paperwork in front of her to make the correct appointment. I had a hunch that she did not do it correctly and called 3 more times to make sure it was changed and  I of course got the “yes ma’am I changed it” answer. When I arrived for my appointment and the nurse repeated to me what I was having done I immediately new RFA (Radiofrequency ablation) on my head had nothing to do with a medial branch block.  You can only imagine how mad this made me knowing someone who doesn’t know medical terms could have just had a procedure that was unnecessary money and pain done to him or her. They were quick to make the changes and I well THEY are lucky the insurance gave them an emergency okay to proceed so I would not have to come back yet again. 

A couple of tips I have is always repeat to your diagnosing doctor what you understand as your diagnosis. Always get a diagnostic paper from your doctor stating your diagnosis with their signature or heading somewhere on the page. Do your research, Mr. Google is a wonderful man in fact I'm sure your significant other will not mind you having an affair with him! The more you understand your diagnosis the more confident you can feel about how to approach and it approach the doctors. Always have a list of you prescriptions with you and I mean anytime, you never know when you will need them.