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#1
08-03-2012, 09:48 AM
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Still Confused
Quick question...I STILL don't know when to call my primary or my neuro. I was diagnosed in Dec. of 2005. My philosophy is to "ignore it. It will go away". There are times when I can no longer ignore something, and I always wait even longer because I don't know which doctor to call. I hate to be a bother or complainer, so I end up waiting and procrastinating until it's such a problem I'm in tears.
The newest thing is that I feel like I have "tennis elbow". I recently had an MRI of the spine and was told that some of the disks are pushing against the spinal cord. Not an MS thing. The symptoms from that all went away, but now I have this tendonitis, or what it feels like. So who do I call? Primary or neuro? Thanks for your opinions/advice.  
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#2
08-03-2012, 10:44 AM
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He/She is better equipped to tell if this is neurological or not.
When I was first dx'd I would get so frustrated with my docs ( I had a gyn then too) would just tell me Blythe that they wouldn't treat MS symptoms. They are the doctors. How am I supposed to know if something is neurological??? techie
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#3
08-03-2012, 10:53 AM
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I don't know that it really matters which doctor you call if you're not sure if a symptom is MS. Your doctor is the one who has the training and it's his or her job to help you. Sudden numbness is probably MS related, but your doctor can tell you if it's something else.
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Dx 12/2006; first symptoms about 1984, but maybe earlier--on Gilenya and Ampyra. "God has a lot of explaining to do"--Frida Kahlo
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#5
08-03-2012, 11:20 AM
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Well if you have had it diagnosed and they said it isn't a MS thing I would call the PCP.
I rarely call unless I'm looking for steroids or a medication because there seems to be very little they can do other than encourage us to wait it out with the MS stuff anyway. Of course on the flip side there is great likelihood that I will one day drop dead from a heart attack that I ignored as indigestion or something MS related. Oh well. 
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#6
08-03-2012, 11:33 AM
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Depending on where your disc issue was/is, it may be causing the problem in your elbow. The discomfort in your elbow may or may not be MS related.
If it were me I'd start with my neuro and if they say it's not MS related I'd ask for a referral to a Physiatrist. Kyle
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08-04-2012, 01:14 PM
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Personally I always call my PCP first because my Neuro comes from out of town a couple of days a week. SO if PCP determines its neuro, she will call over there and be sure to get me in his next day in town.
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#8
08-05-2012, 04:25 AM
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Me, I'm with Jules A. If you want 'roids, go to whoever will provide them. If you would rather ride it out, ride it out.
There is nothing other than 'roids that can/ might help.
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