No offense, but Dr. Linke was our physiatrist at Barrow and unfortunately, we were not impressed by his capabilities and “aloof” bedside manner. He never addressed the severe shoulder/neck pain that my husband had during his stay at Barrow and it has followed him throughout his therapy. He also never seemed to be excited that after four months of total paralysis, my husband started moving his feet and biceps and has since regained motor function in all his muscles (albeit he is still non-functional and a quadriplegic). We had an insurance snafu with our original company and felt we were labeled as “uninsured” and hence “unwelcome” at Barrow. And while that insurance issue has been resolved and Barrow was paid, we have made many trips back to St. Josephs emergency and have not received good care at that hospital – they have never been able to diagnose certain conditions that my husband has experienced.
From: Don Price [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2015 4:11 PM To: greg; [email protected] Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Phoenix SCI Doc Greg and Gail, I'm in the process of gathering some recommended physiatrists for you. The AZSCIA usually recommends Dr Linke, who has an excellent reputation. I will also ask the people at our next support group. I don't have a physiatrist, so I'm not much help. I used to recommend Dr. Drinkwater, but he passed away. Here's a list from vitals.com. http://www.vitals.com/physiatrists/az/phoenix Don P. Tempe, AZ ________________________________ From: greg <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2015 7:50 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Phoenix SCI Doc Anyone know of a good SCI doctor in the Phoenix area? I haven't seen one in quite awhile. My primary care doc is good, but he just doesn't know enough about SCI stuff. The lady I saw years ago I liked, but she moved. I would think St Joe's / Banner should have some good ones. Thanks, Greg
