I feel as if I have had a huge weight lifted. I have suffered from major migraines since I was a young girl. I have been to migraine clinics – specialists – trials – sleep specialists, pulmonologists – endocrinologists, neurologists – ear-nose-throat specialists, and numerous surgeries. Rounds of prednisone that destroy the bodies – I have travelled to Canada when they said there was nothing else to be done in New York.
Yesterday, in 3 hours, I had a mouth orthotic appliance made with nerve muscle stimulation and haven’t had pain for 24 hours.
If migraines are the mystery illness, you are the magic doctor with the plethora of “tricks” to diagnose and properly make a devise to change my life.
What is more amazing to me is your knowledge – your ability to explain to a patient in terms they understand – Your concern about listening to the patient without making the patient feel they don’t know what they are talking about.
There are so many variables – none of which were considered by all the doctor/ specialists I went to…it was easy for them to give me medication, hard for them to look for the source of my problems.
Thank you for convincing me that I owe it to me to investigate everything – thank goodness that I listened and I allowed you to do your evaluation.
I hope this is just the beginning of life without constant pain & constant states of medication.
I hope I can be an advocate to tell every doctor whom I have seen over the years, - to hear what you have to say and what you can do to help children and adults who have suffered “already too long”!!
Thank you seems so inadequate, I do truly appreciate your knowledge, your incredible hands, your diagnostic technique and your dedication to have people leave pain-free!!