A quick update

Just a quick update today.....
I got to meet my new neurologist yesterday. My last one (the one that I had since the onset of my TM left to head to southern Ohio to be near his grandkids) and he turned over most of his patients to this new neuro.
I had my reservations going in to this appointment, one reason was that he has a reputation of being against prescribing meds, especially pain meds. Now, don't get me wrong...I'm the worst pill taker there is but I will tell you....out of all the types of pain that I have ever had...nerve pain is by far the worst and when it flares up it certainly helps to have something to take the edge off...so I was prepared to state my case on that.
Second, even though he came highly recommended by my last neuro...(who I liked very much and was very highly respected in the medical community) I was kind of put off because I thought this new guy might be kind of *high and mighty* seeing as he was a Harvard Medical School grad.

Well, fortunately for he and I, I liked him. He was friendly, he was genuinely interested in my specific situation and when we addressed the pain concern he was more than happy to help out with the pain meds....even the nurses there at the office were surprised...
I take that as he totally understands the type of pain that I am experiencing and that it needs to be addressed.
So, that did take a load off as far as that goes.

It's interesting...my wife and I were talking yesterday....just in the last year...
as far as our doctors....I have had to change neurologists, we have had to change our family doctor twice...once because the doc we've had for years changed insurance carriers...then our second doc left the practice to go somewhere else.
I've also had to change my primary doc at the VA because the one I had, retired and we also had to change the pharmacist that we had been using for quite some time.
Kind of makes you feel like an orphan.....

Well, I think that's about it for now.....that brings us up to date with the most recent happenings....

Let's close with this selection from Leon Russell...I happened across this video the other day..a very stripped down version of "A Song For You" ...just Leon and his piano from 1971...this is about as soulful as it gets...


Till Next Time......