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To: Cactus Jack who wrote (60323)	12/31/2003 1:46:02 PM
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Well, I have to admit I finally found a specialist who actually listened. Actually it was the doctor's assistant, but she was quite professional & quite knowledgeable. She spent nearly an hour with me after thoroughly reviewing a multi-page form I was asked to complete before my appointment. This was in addition to reviewing all my x- rays, MRI's, blood tests, etc. She actually knew that most of my problem was that each specialist I saw only was interested in things that was in their area of specialty. They completely ignored everything else. Their attempts to treat only one thing to the exclusion of everything else meant I was never going to get anything completely resolved. If anything, it meant that some things were going to be further aggravated with little or no improvement in the one thing they focused on. Like DUH! I had been saying that all along. How did my orthopedic specialist expect me to rehab my knee when I couldn't even stand stationary for 5 minutes without excruciating back pain? How was I to properly & fully complete my knee rehab when my Achilles tendon & lower back would hurt more with each repetition of most of my knee exercises? What good are prescription drugs that do little or nothing to reduce any of my pain & swelling? Now I'm being treated for everything at once in a manner that will allow for all my problems to slowly resolve themselves without further injury to any one problem. All it took was for someone to actually listen & form a comprehensive plan that gives serious consideration each problem concurrently. Like DUH!