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Modern health care in the US is depressingly poor (for being a 1st world* nation) . Not all services or providers but man, my recent experience with Kaleida in general was excruciatingly poor, I had to fight tooth and nail to get to an answer, I feel for the patients that don't have much medical knowledge. I was dismissed by a neurologist with a God complex... As an inpatient on day 3 of the hospital stay,  only to order the tests for myself and get to the correct answer. I was told "oh, maybe acupuncture could help, reduce stress in your life, think about less coffee" meanwhile for 8 days, I couldn't walk because my legs were too numb and weak, like I was faking everything. Sadly, I most Kiely missed a prime treatment window for what's going on. 

I won't get into it all here until things are clearer, but it's safe to say that I've cancelled any and all upcoming trips for the foreseeable future and I'm hoping that there's at least a treatment plan for what's going on that will allow me some form of future normalcy. 

I would never treat patients in the way I had experiences last week. 

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1 hour ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

Modern health care in the US is depressingly poor (for being a 1st world* nation) . Not all services or providers but man, my recent experience with Kaleida in general was excruciatingly poor, I had to fight tooth and nail to get to an answer, I feel for the patients that don't have much medical knowledge. I was dismissed by a neurologist with a God complex... As an inpatient on day 3 of the hospital stay,  only to order the tests for myself and get to the correct answer. I was told "oh, maybe acupuncture could help, reduce stress in your life, think about less coffee" meanwhile for 8 days, I couldn't walk because my legs were too numb and weak, like I was faking everything. Sadly, I most Kiely missed a prime treatment window for what's going on. 

I won't get into it all here until things are clearer, but it's safe to say that I've cancelled any and all upcoming trips for the foreseeable future and I'm hoping that there's at least a treatment plan for what's going on that will allow me some form of future normalcy. 

I would never treat patients in the way I had experiences last week. 

I'm so sorry, man.  I hope it's not too serious.

Yes, patients (and their advocates) here have to fight and fight hard.  

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3 hours ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

Modern health care in the US is depressingly poor (for being a 1st world* nation) . Not all services or providers but man, my recent experience with Kaleida in general was excruciatingly poor, I had to fight tooth and nail to get to an answer, I feel for the patients that don't have much medical knowledge. I was dismissed by a neurologist with a God complex... As an inpatient on day 3 of the hospital stay,  only to order the tests for myself and get to the correct answer. I was told "oh, maybe acupuncture could help, reduce stress in your life, think about less coffee" meanwhile for 8 days, I couldn't walk because my legs were too numb and weak, like I was faking everything. Sadly, I most Kiely missed a prime treatment window for what's going on. 

I won't get into it all here until things are clearer, but it's safe to say that I've cancelled any and all upcoming trips for the foreseeable future and I'm hoping that there's at least a treatment plan for what's going on that will allow me some form of future normalcy. 

I would never treat patients in the way I had experiences last week. 

That really sucks.  Really hope the way you kept yourself in good shape prior to this helps keep that window you need for the best results open long enough that your treatment is effective.

Totally get what you're saying about the state of health care in this country.  Have seen stuff 1st hand that's extremely frustrating.  

Keep advocating for yourself and make sure stuff that needs to get done, does.  Good thing you picked the career path you did.  (Though maybe that time spent as an ob-gyn isn't as helpful as some other practice might have been.  ;) )

Best of luck with it.  Will say a prayer for you.

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29 minutes ago, Taro T said:

That really sucks.  Really hope the way you kept yourself in good shape prior to this helps keep that window you need for the best results open long enough that your treatment is effective.

Totally get what you're saying about the state of health care in this country.  Have seen stuff 1st hand that's extremely frustrating.  

Keep advocating for yourself and make sure stuff that needs to get done, does.  Good thing you picked the career path you did.  (Though maybe that time spent as an ob-gyn isn't as helpful as some other practice might have been.  😉 )

Best of luck with it.  Will say a prayer for you.

Thanks and thanks to @Eleven. Like I said, I don't want to get too far into it because the differential is still vast, the overall list however, is, unfavorable. I'm not shy about sharing my life with my long time SS family, just don't want to borrow trouble. 

I mentioned before a month or so ago that we initially thought it was from a herniated disc causing cord compression, I wish that was the case now, but that herniation was just an incidental finding. 

Any who, I'll take the good days when they're here, and brace for the bad days and hope I get a reprieve in between. I'll keep watching this hockey team and hope they give us something to cheer about 😊🏒

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Lost power last night for about 1-1/2 hours. Which, courtesy of all the back up power supplies/surge protectors chirping the whole time, didn't get a good night's sleep and apparently shut off the alarm after the wife got up. Fortunately didn't have any morning meetings, but will be playing catch up well into the evening tonight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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