Shortly after my diagnosis I experienced numbness on the side of leg. I don't recall how long it lasted. It might have been weeks or maybe months. About two years later, I experienced more numbness in my leg. The questions I couldn't answer were: Is it the same leg? Was it the left or the r...
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AGSerra1
Monday, November 05, 2007 at 10:34 AM
Gina - I agree. I still have the original mri's from my car injury to current. I also get as much of the doctor's records as possible at certain intervals .. and I have to write down events , otherwise I do tend to get confused.
Sometimes I even go in to any of the doctors I see, lol, with a notebook with a page of questions, so I remember to ask them .. it helps me to keep focused on why I am there . So when they are done with the exam, I pull out my little notebook and just start from the top.
I do keep a separate journal also, which when I read it , I come up with questions .. does that make sense ? lol
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Gina Gunkel
Monday, November 05, 2007 at 10:37 AM
Great idea about writing down questions. I often feel so overwhelmed at the doctor's office that I forget what I was going to ask and talk about.
Thanks for the advice.
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AGSerra1
Monday, November 05, 2007 at 10:40 AM
you are very welcome .. ;-}
Gina - I agree. I still have the original mri's from my car injury to current. I also get as much of the doctor's records as possible at certain intervals .. and I have to write down events , otherwise I do tend to get confused.
Sometimes I even go in to any of the doctors I see, lol, with a notebook with a page of questions, so I remember to ask them .. it helps me to keep focused on why I am there . So when they are done with the exam, I pull out my little notebook and just start from the top.
I do keep a separate journal also, which when I read it , I come up with questions .. does that make sense ? lol