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Blogs by Rebekah Rosie Lang
Saw my Neurologist Yesterday afternoon! 10/2/2003 1:50:50 AM
How I saw my Neurologist yesterday, in the afternoon, and we talked about medicine for headaches/migraines. I can carry on a medical "lingo" conversation with him, and he does not have to explain things to me! Hi there. I had my 3 month check-up with my neurologist yesterday. His name is Dr. John Claude Krusz. He is absolutely the MOST wonderful Doctor in ALL of the Southwest region of the United States! No, really he is! He is one of TOP 50 Practicing Neurologists IN THE COUNTRY! He takes Forever and a day it seems like to see, but then once he sees you, you are HIS for the next 2-3 hours!
My appointment was at 2:30pm. I got there at 2:35pm. I got into the room at 3pm. He did not come to see me until 3:45pm! I told you you would have to wait! That was short though, sometimes I would get back to a room and then have to wait ANOTHER 2 HOURS! UGH!!! HOWEVER, Once he comes to you, he is ALL EARS to listen to you. He makes TIME for EACH patient and you CANNOT find that in a doctor much anywhere else!
He got back to the room and I told him what I had been doping in my life. (Going to college music classes,etc.) He said later, when I talked about the music classes, my whole face just LIT UP with excitement! He said I should definitely DO THE MUSIC! I was glad he approved! He is sort of like a Dad in many ways. We then talked about what would be the best treatment options for my headaches. We talked about the latest treatment on the market, which is the coenzyme Q10 YET, that may or may not work AND it takes UP TO 3 MONTHS to work AND that can get expensive at $35 a month minimum. He wanted me to try "Droperidol" and he would have a pharmacy near his office compound it. I said it would cost too much money. However, after talking with Mom, she said we could get it for me and have them at the place in Dallas, over-night it to our home here in Denton County so we do not have to drive all that way. YEAH!
I will start taking Magnesium supplements. It cannot hurt and there is just one side affect, diarrhea, which I already have so that will be nothing new. I believe I have IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome. He started me on a NEW triptipan to combat my migraines. I shall call in the morning after my class and see if my request for more Amerge tablets was ever accepted or denied. Amerge usually reduces the headache about 50 percent. Yet, right now the insurance company is only giving me 9 pills. So,I use it up within 10-15 days and then I am out of it till the next month.
The NEW medication that Dr.Krusz gave me is "Frova", which stands for "Frovatriptipan". He gave me 24 pills or 12 samples because there are 2 in each sample. That will last a good month to a month and a half at least! YEAH!
Bless him for we are trying so very hard to reduce costs! He was happy that I had reduced my Carbatrol and Topamax also as well as the DHE to just one pill a day.
Well,getting tired, Going for a cat nap then taking a shower and getting ready for the day.
Beckers is my name my friends at MODOT call me, so can you all call me that too now.
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