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I understand that medicine is not an exact science. I understand that symptoms, particularly pain, can come from a baffling array of sources. What I cannot understand is a medical professional simply GIVING UP on a patient, and referring them to a colleague, who also effectively shrugs and suggests yet another pill. I do not want to mask my symptoms with medicine. I wish to discover the source of the problem, and discuss possible solutions with a competent, caring medical professional!!
THAT's my VENT and RANT for the day. I cannot convey the level of frustration and even anger at having to endure constant pain, and having a neurosurgeon who doesn't want to operate and a neurologist who says he can't do anything else for me "medically". Meaning, what? I'm imaging things? The next specialist I see who asks me to describe the pain, I will punch as hard as I can in the face, and say "Like THAT, plus a toothache... and I'm not imagining it."
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