I am happy to see more interaction. It is like the "olden" days, 8 years ago when I was first introduced to TM and the "list" and was helped so much by several, including Jude, Patti, Frank and others. Hate to mention a few without mentioning all but wanted to give a few examples of those who have been such a help to me.
I already mentioned a few days ago that I had the flu over the past holidays and the thing hung on and was not fun but I'm still not convinced getting the shot is what I will do next year. My primary care physician seems to be non-committal on the subject. He was not my general physician when I got TM since that one now teaches at a hospital. He had cared for one or two others with TM but my doctor now has not had any TM patients. That leads me to the subject of my neurologist. I went to one because he was the husband of my previous doctor's nurse (I had requested my GP to recommend one due to my chronic fatigue), but was pretty much at a plateau. Even though a different neurologist had diagnosed my TM while I was in the hospital, this neurologist I saw a few times was still not willing to accept the diagnosis but thought I may have MS even though MRI's showed only the one lesion on my spinal cord. I have basically remain unchanged since the 2004 onset. I figured my GP could prescribe my meds and I think I made the right decision. Now my insurance has changed and going a specialist requires more money out-of-pocket. I have read others here who have more symptoms than I and I can understand their going to a neurologist. I just have not seen it necessary for myself but definitely would recommend a neurologist to maybe find relief not given by a general physician. Gary in Niles, MI
