Re: Ugh does it ever end????

[Guest guest]

wow, mary. you need to get some help for yourself. just to help you get

out of the funk (that you had a lot of outside help getting into). are you

taking a lot of meds? also are you taking antidepressants? i find - for me -

less meds and a good antidepressent help a lot. also, just for the record.

my neurosurgeon told me that i needed a 3 level fusion with all the crap.

after 1-1/2 yrs because of the support in this group, i went to see a minimally

invasive orthopedic surgeon who told me i wasn't a candidate for MI surgery

but he also told me i only needed one level fusion and when i asked the

neurosurgeon about that he said " oh, did i tell you that? i must have been

drunk. "

he was kidding about the drunk but he still had given me wrong information.

and behind thatt i still wasnt

sure which doctor to use. bec. neurosurgeon is very highly rated on those

best doctors lists and othopedic surgeon is not. but thru this all i talked

to everyone and asked for help and then - this is important - i ran a 20 year

history on my orthopedic surgeon and he came up clean. i also spoke to two

of his patients.

stay strong mary. you are important to all of us. my prayers are with you.

marsha

In a message dated 6/3/2006 4:35:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,

bigred84022@... writes:

To make things worse I found out that the reason my first

neurosurgeon bailed on me is cuz he had a malpractice lawsuit

against him that went to court. So he quit his practice in the state

of Utah and restarted it up in another state. I am really glad that

my insurance denied the surgery the first time cuz otherwise I would

be in a mess now 6 weeks after teh surgery was suppose to happen.

Does this mess ever end? I am so frustrated. I find myself in these

lovely depression funks where I feel useless, worthless and like I

am nothing but a huge burden on my dh. He has been a godsend to me

and taking good care of me. But yet I still feel like a failure as a

wife and mother and even more so as a person. I am so tired of being

depressed and not feeling human. This sux big time.

Sorry I am in one of those funks I geuss.

Hope everyone is having a better day then me and is as pain free as

can be.

who is painfully suffering in Utah

[Guest guest]

I am currently on 2 different pain meds, a muscle relaxer, anti-inflammatory,

plus 2 drugs for chronic tension headaches. Yes I am on an anti-depressant that

works very well for me but unfortunately I can't take it but every 3-4 days cuz

I have no dr to prescribe it to me. I do manage to get myself out of my funks.

I am just having one of those days where I needed to vent about it all to

someone other then my poor husband who hears it all. How did you go about doing

a search on your doctor? I have no clue how to do that. But I would if I knew

how to go about it.

BLEECKERST10012@... wrote:

wow, mary. you need to get some help for yourself. just to help you get

out of the funk (that you had a lot of outside help getting into). are you

taking a lot of meds? also are you taking antidepressants? i find - for me -

less meds and a good antidepressent help a lot. also, just for the record.

my neurosurgeon told me that i needed a 3 level fusion with all the crap.

after 1-1/2 yrs because of the support in this group, i went to see a minimally

invasive orthopedic surgeon who told me i wasn't a candidate for MI surgery

but he also told me i only needed one level fusion and when i asked the

neurosurgeon about that he said " oh, did i tell you that? i must have been

drunk. "

he was kidding about the drunk but he still had given me wrong information.

and behind thatt i still wasnt

sure which doctor to use. bec. neurosurgeon is very highly rated on those

best doctors lists and othopedic surgeon is not. but thru this all i talked

to everyone and asked for help and then - this is important - i ran a 20 year

history on my orthopedic surgeon and he came up clean. i also spoke to two

of his patients.

stay strong mary. you are important to all of us. my prayers are with you.

marsha

In a message dated 6/3/2006 4:35:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,

bigred84022@... writes:

To make things worse I found out that the reason my first

neurosurgeon bailed on me is cuz he had a malpractice lawsuit

against him that went to court. So he quit his practice in the state

of Utah and restarted it up in another state. I am really glad that

my insurance denied the surgery the first time cuz otherwise I would

be in a mess now 6 weeks after teh surgery was suppose to happen.

Does this mess ever end? I am so frustrated. I find myself in these

lovely depression funks where I feel useless, worthless and like I

am nothing but a huge burden on my dh. He has been a godsend to me

and taking good care of me. But yet I still feel like a failure as a

wife and mother and even more so as a person. I am so tired of being

depressed and not feeling human. This sux big time.

Sorry I am in one of those funks I geuss.

Hope everyone is having a better day then me and is as pain free as

can be.

who is painfully suffering in Utah

[Guest guest]

Go to (your state) medical board.com. then when it brings it up to the home

page, click on Find doctor, then with the name you can see if that dr. has any

previous marks against him/her what the results were and whatnot.

Robison <bigred84022@...> wrote: I am currently on 2 different pain

meds, a muscle relaxer, anti-inflammatory, plus 2 drugs for chronic tension

headaches. Yes I am on an anti-depressant that works very well for me but

unfortunately I can't take it but every 3-4 days cuz I have no dr to prescribe

it to me. I do manage to get myself out of my funks. I am just having one of

those days where I needed to vent about it all to someone other then my poor

husband who hears it all. How did you go about doing a search on your doctor? I

have no clue how to do that. But I would if I knew how to go about it.

BLEECKERST10012@... wrote:

wow, mary. you need to get some help for yourself. just to help you get

out of the funk (that you had a lot of outside help getting into). are you

taking a lot of meds? also are you taking antidepressants? i find - for me -

less meds and a good antidepressent help a lot. also, just for the record.

my neurosurgeon told me that i needed a 3 level fusion with all the crap.

after 1-1/2 yrs because of the support in this group, i went to see a minimally

invasive orthopedic surgeon who told me i wasn't a candidate for MI surgery

but he also told me i only needed one level fusion and when i asked the

neurosurgeon about that he said " oh, did i tell you that? i must have been

drunk. "

he was kidding about the drunk but he still had given me wrong information.

and behind thatt i still wasnt

sure which doctor to use. bec. neurosurgeon is very highly rated on those

best doctors lists and othopedic surgeon is not. but thru this all i talked

to everyone and asked for help and then - this is important - i ran a 20 year

history on my orthopedic surgeon and he came up clean. i also spoke to two

of his patients.

stay strong mary. you are important to all of us. my prayers are with you.

marsha

In a message dated 6/3/2006 4:35:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,

bigred84022@... writes:

To make things worse I found out that the reason my first

neurosurgeon bailed on me is cuz he had a malpractice lawsuit

against him that went to court. So he quit his practice in the state

of Utah and restarted it up in another state. I am really glad that

my insurance denied the surgery the first time cuz otherwise I would

be in a mess now 6 weeks after teh surgery was suppose to happen.

Does this mess ever end? I am so frustrated. I find myself in these

lovely depression funks where I feel useless, worthless and like I

am nothing but a huge burden on my dh. He has been a godsend to me

and taking good care of me. But yet I still feel like a failure as a

wife and mother and even more so as a person. I am so tired of being

depressed and not feeling human. This sux big time.

Sorry I am in one of those funks I geuss.

Hope everyone is having a better day then me and is as pain free as

can be.

who is painfully suffering in Utah

[Guest guest]

I just tried doing that and it did not work. I have tried to do a search but am

unable to pull anything up that gives any kind of info on any doctors accept for

finding out if they have any disciplinary action against them.

Shirley Moma <shirleymoma@...> wrote: Go to (your state) medical

board.com. then when it brings it up to the home page, click on Find doctor,

then with the name you can see if that dr. has any previous marks against

him/her what the results were and whatnot.

Robison <bigred84022@...> wrote: I am currently on 2 different pain

meds, a muscle relaxer, anti-inflammatory, plus 2 drugs for chronic tension

headaches. Yes I am on an anti-depressant that works very well for me but

unfortunately I can't take it but every 3-4 days cuz I have no dr to prescribe

it to me. I do manage to get myself out of my funks. I am just having one of

those days where I needed to vent about it all to someone other then my poor

husband who hears it all. How did you go about doing a search on your doctor? I

have no clue how to do that. But I would if I knew how to go about it.

BLEECKERST10012@... wrote:

wow, mary. you need to get some help for yourself. just to help you get

out of the funk (that you had a lot of outside help getting into). are you

taking a lot of meds? also are you taking antidepressants? i find - for me -

less meds and a good antidepressent help a lot. also, just for the record.

my neurosurgeon told me that i needed a 3 level fusion with all the crap.

after 1-1/2 yrs because of the support in this group, i went to see a minimally

invasive orthopedic surgeon who told me i wasn't a candidate for MI surgery

but he also told me i only needed one level fusion and when i asked the

neurosurgeon about that he said " oh, did i tell you that? i must have been

drunk. "

he was kidding about the drunk but he still had given me wrong information.

and behind thatt i still wasnt

sure which doctor to use. bec. neurosurgeon is very highly rated on those

best doctors lists and othopedic surgeon is not. but thru this all i talked

to everyone and asked for help and then - this is important - i ran a 20 year

history on my orthopedic surgeon and he came up clean. i also spoke to two

of his patients.

stay strong mary. you are important to all of us. my prayers are with you.

marsha

In a message dated 6/3/2006 4:35:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,

bigred84022@... writes:

To make things worse I found out that the reason my first

neurosurgeon bailed on me is cuz he had a malpractice lawsuit

against him that went to court. So he quit his practice in the state

of Utah and restarted it up in another state. I am really glad that

my insurance denied the surgery the first time cuz otherwise I would

be in a mess now 6 weeks after teh surgery was suppose to happen.

Does this mess ever end? I am so frustrated. I find myself in these

lovely depression funks where I feel useless, worthless and like I

am nothing but a huge burden on my dh. He has been a godsend to me

and taking good care of me. But yet I still feel like a failure as a

wife and mother and even more so as a person. I am so tired of being

depressed and not feeling human. This sux big time.

Sorry I am in one of those funks I geuss.

Hope everyone is having a better day then me and is as pain free as

can be.

who is painfully suffering in Utah

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/3/2006 11:50:16 PM Eastern Standard Time,

bigred84022@... writes:

am currently on 2 different pain meds, a muscle relaxer, anti-inflammatory,

plus 2 drugs for chronic tension headaches. Yes I am on an anti-depressant

that works very well for me but unfortunately I can't take it but every 3-4

days cuz I have no dr to prescribe it to me. I do manage to get myself out of

my funks. I am just having one of those days where I needed to vent about it

all to someone other then my poor husband who hears it all. How did you go

about doing a search on your doctor? I have no clue how to do that. But I

would if I knew how to go about it.

mary, what would it take to get a doctor to prrescribe the anti-depressant?

who prescribes the other drugs for you? if you do a search on your doctor,

the sight that will give you your doctor's history will show up. you do

have to pay a fee but it is minimal

marsha

[Guest guest]

_Dr. L. Kuflik, MD - New York, NY_

(http://healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Pa\

ul-Kuflik-MD-946AB7BF.cfm)

mary, my doctor is dr. paul kuflik. when i googled his name, this is one of

the sights that came up. just double click on it. there is an ad there to

do a background check.

marsha

hey all, tomorrow is my post op 2 week check up. 9 a.m.

will let you all know the stuff

[Guest guest]

mary, that is just crazy. your primary care will not prescribe

antidepressants?

as i see it, your choice here is to either change primary care's or ask to

see a shrink - immediately. a shrink can prescribe an anti depressant super

quick.

also i take SAM-E 400 - 2 tablets a day and oh my goodness, they really help

raise my serotonin levels.

my best, marsha

oh yea, you could go and quietly threaten your PC in person that you are

depressed and if he withholds meds from you and something happens, he would be

respoonsible. but smile when you say that. also, dec. 7th is just 2 days

away kind of and you are probably going through withdrawal which is a bitch.

been there. done that. your new neurosurgeon, if he is decent and honorable

will not prescribe meds without thoroughlly checking your body which might

include ordering a new mri. if i were you (i know i am not) i would be so

grateful to god for having the quack doctor run out on me. things could be way

way worse.

marsha

[Guest guest]

My neurologist is who prescribed all my meds including the antidepressant up

till my neurosurgeon up and quit his practice and moved to another state. Right

now I am inbetween doctors cuz my neurosurgeon can no longer legally prescribe

any of my meds cuz he was working under the neurosurgeons lisence. SO as it

stands right now I have no neurologist, and the new neurosurgeon says I am not

iffically his patient till I see him on the 7th in which case he will then

prescribe my meds. And my primary doctor will not prescribe any of the meds the

neurologist has me on now.

Its a big mess.

BLEECKERST10012@... wrote:

In a message dated 6/3/2006 11:50:16 PM Eastern Standard Time,

bigred84022@... writes:

am currently on 2 different pain meds, a muscle relaxer, anti-inflammatory,

plus 2 drugs for chronic tension headaches. Yes I am on an anti-depressant

that works very well for me but unfortunately I can't take it but every 3-4

days cuz I have no dr to prescribe it to me. I do manage to get myself out of

my funks. I am just having one of those days where I needed to vent about it

all to someone other then my poor husband who hears it all. How did you go

about doing a search on your doctor? I have no clue how to do that. But I

would if I knew how to go about it.

mary, what would it take to get a doctor to prrescribe the anti-depressant?

who prescribes the other drugs for you? if you do a search on your doctor,

the sight that will give you your doctor's history will show up. you do

have to pay a fee but it is minimal

marsha

[Guest guest]

Yes Marsha things could always be much worse then they are. Today I am in a

really good mood aside from the pain. The new neurosurgeon with not be doing any

new tests cuz he has them all from the " quack that ran away " LOL. He said the

discogram I had just a couple of months ago plus the MRIs that were already

taken was enough for him to go ahead and do the surgery that was originally

planned. He is just going through the front instead of the back cuz he says the

recovery is quicker and he has had a higher success rate doing it that way.

I am hanging in there and doing good for now. I have enough of everything to

keep me going till I see the dr on the 7th, plus dh is taking me away for our

anniversary the night before.

who is happily hanging in Utah

BLEECKERST10012@... wrote:

mary, that is just crazy. your primary care will not prescribe

antidepressants?

as i see it, your choice here is to either change primary care's or ask to

see a shrink - immediately. a shrink can prescribe an anti depressant super

quick.

also i take SAM-E 400 - 2 tablets a day and oh my goodness, they really help

raise my serotonin levels.

my best, marsha

oh yea, you could go and quietly threaten your PC in person that you are

depressed and if he withholds meds from you and something happens, he would be

respoonsible. but smile when you say that. also, dec. 7th is just 2 days

away kind of and you are probably going through withdrawal which is a bitch.

been there. done that. your new neurosurgeon, if he is decent and honorable

will not prescribe meds without thoroughlly checking your body which might

include ordering a new mri. if i were you (i know i am not) i would be so

grateful to god for having the quack doctor run out on me. things could be way

way worse.

marsha

[Guest guest]

The link did not work.

BLEECKERST10012@... wrote: _Dr. L. Kuflik, MD - New York, NY_

(http://healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Pa\

ul-Kuflik-MD-946AB7BF.cfm)

mary, my doctor is dr. paul kuflik. when i googled his name, this is one of

the sights that came up. just double click on it. there is an ad there to

do a background check.

marsha

hey all, tomorrow is my post op 2 week check up. 9 a.m.

will let you all know the stuff

[Guest guest]

give me name of your doctor. first and last

[Guest guest]

_Dr. Winsto_

(http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/D\

r-Winston-Capel-MD-D0D257D5.cfm) _Bountiful UT Neurosurgeon

Dr. Winston Capel Spine Specialist_

(http://www.spineuniverse.com/mdpage.php?doctorID=1195) _ n T. Capel, MD -

Check D_

(http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/D\

r-Winston-Capel-MD-D0D257D5.cfm)

_Research NeuroSurgeons by name – Doctor Reports_

(http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/Physician/Profiles/Neurosurgery/al\

phas6.cfm) _ octor

Quality_

(http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/D\

r-Winston-Capel-MD-D0D257D5.cfm)

[Guest guest]

Winston Capel is the new neurosurgeon I will be seeing on wednesday. Thanks for

being so helpful and supportive.

in Utah

BLEECKERST10012@... wrote:

give me name of your doctor. first and last

[Guest guest]

Thank you soooooo much Marsha. I will definately look through it all.

BLEECKERST10012@... wrote: _dr. winston capel - Google Search_

(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en & ie=ISO-8859-1 & q=dr.+winston+capel)