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Originally Posted by tsingh  I got nervous and had his apt shifted to tomorrow at 10:00am vs Thursday at 8:30am.
Now I am seeing a Dr. Howard. Not sure about him.. this is their website-http://www.cascadevrc.com/ and they got a great reviews.
More running around. but I won't stop until I know his not in pain. At least I have him on 2 different pain meds, and that gives me piece of mind. |
Okay some folks here are much much better than I at google searching, if Phil is still around, I am pretty sure he will look up this doc, and let us know what he finds. There is no neuro on staff as far as I could see.
I do hope he is on an anti-inflammatory too as one of those pain meds.
Just make a list of questions to ask. Most important stay calm, and focussed.
THink of the basic questions: Like what is it? Have them explain in plain English. Why are you *certain* it is this?
What are the risks of this treatment? What is the overall success rate - then your success rate, and based on how many surgeries?
Beyond this treatment that you are advising, are there different treatments options? If yes then why did you not consider a less invasive and or different approach?
Have you done and excluded any neuro signs? (BTW one such one is tail lift beyond 90 degrees and they watch for signs of distress). Have you reviewed the hip Xrays and concur with Banfield vets that there is no Hip Dysplasia and or evidence of Leggs Calves Perthes disease?
That s it for now, if I think of more questions I will post them
Also as a note MRI's are very expensive, and some conditions are best diagnosed via an MRI. CT's are less expensive but still pricey.