What is the name of your state?
Ohio
I am writing for opinions if I have a medical mal-practice suit
About 9 years I started having tingling sensations, numbness etc in my feet and legs
My family doctor gave me various painkillers that help to some extent
over the course of the last 9 years, the symtoms became progressivly worse. There were periods that were good, and others that were worse
whenever the symtoms became worse....and I did some research, my thoughts were that it could be MS. My doctor told me no, that x-raysmri's of my lower back suggested lumbar stenosis or quada aquina
I asked him directly, could it be MS and he said no
during the last 3 years, the symtoms got worse and worse, vision problems, spasticity, balance problems, mild depression to the point where in the last
few months I could barely walk.
Finally, it got to the point that I demanded to be send to a specialist a neurosurgeon. I actually had made two appts with two different doctors
the first doctor looked at my lower back mri and ruled out stenosis and quada aquina quickly. A mri of my upper spine and neck showed no back issues either
this doctor checked my reflexes and and as soon as he saw how strong they were suggested a MS like disease. My family doctor always said my ultra strong reflexes was good, this doctor said it was a telltale sign of MS especially when added to my 4-5 other symtoms
I had also been going to physical therapy and the therapists there always thought I should look at MS....even they suspected
I was referred to a MS specialist where a brain mri showed 12 lesions---MS
My family doctor had nevered orderd a brain scan or upper back and neck scan
MS has no cure but if I was treated with avonex 4,5,6,7, or 8 years ago the progression of my mS would be considerably less
just wondering if I have a mal-practice case in regards to mis-diagnosis and the failure of my doctor to at least test for MS
Ohio
I am writing for opinions if I have a medical mal-practice suit
About 9 years I started having tingling sensations, numbness etc in my feet and legs
My family doctor gave me various painkillers that help to some extent
over the course of the last 9 years, the symtoms became progressivly worse. There were periods that were good, and others that were worse
whenever the symtoms became worse....and I did some research, my thoughts were that it could be MS. My doctor told me no, that x-raysmri's of my lower back suggested lumbar stenosis or quada aquina
I asked him directly, could it be MS and he said no
during the last 3 years, the symtoms got worse and worse, vision problems, spasticity, balance problems, mild depression to the point where in the last
few months I could barely walk.
Finally, it got to the point that I demanded to be send to a specialist a neurosurgeon. I actually had made two appts with two different doctors
the first doctor looked at my lower back mri and ruled out stenosis and quada aquina quickly. A mri of my upper spine and neck showed no back issues either
this doctor checked my reflexes and and as soon as he saw how strong they were suggested a MS like disease. My family doctor always said my ultra strong reflexes was good, this doctor said it was a telltale sign of MS especially when added to my 4-5 other symtoms
I had also been going to physical therapy and the therapists there always thought I should look at MS....even they suspected
I was referred to a MS specialist where a brain mri showed 12 lesions---MS
My family doctor had nevered orderd a brain scan or upper back and neck scan
MS has no cure but if I was treated with avonex 4,5,6,7, or 8 years ago the progression of my mS would be considerably less
just wondering if I have a mal-practice case in regards to mis-diagnosis and the failure of my doctor to at least test for MS