Almost speechless...

[Catrin]

Amen, and it would have been a disaster, I think, if I had allowed the first Ortho last year to have fixed my shoulder. He wasn't interested in my neck at all, not even to see the report. I didn't think about that at the time...

I know there are orthos these days who have sub-specialities and are fully qualified for spine surgeries. I've checked out the qualifications of the one I've been referred to and he does seem to be one of those. He has specialised in cancer of the spine, spine injuries, member of the neurosurgeon association, etc. Have been warned that his bedside manner is non-existent and I may even be shocked by his manner but that his skill off sets his personality and the 2nd appt will be better than the first. Well, I can live with that.

Still hoping he will say the surgery wouldn't be worth the risks.like the last one 15 months ago, but somehow I think things have changed...