How can I get diagnosed?

[Tennis Tom]

I recieved a 'probably mixed' diagnosis from Dr. Schecter and wrote about this experience here:
http://www.tmswiki.org/forum/threads/recieved-dreaded-mixed-tms-structural-diagnosis-yesterday.8365/#post-61122 (Recieved dreaded mixed TMS/Structural Diagnosis yesterday...)
and again in my success story:
http://www.tmswiki.org/forum/threads/tms-healing-worked-for-me.10276/ (TMS healing worked for me!)

Without possible strcutural issues on the MRI (like I had), the doctor visit may be more worthwhile.

Thanks for the reply Orion, I read your links and congrats on your TMS success. I also saw Schechter and after reviewing my images he told me it's not TMS , get a hip-replacement. I also had several sessions with his TMS therapist, Don Dubin (deceased), who commented that he doesn't always agree with Schechter's calls.

Do you think if Schechter had told you it was TMS for sure, you would have had a quicker recovery?

Do you recall how much time Schechter spent discussing your emotional history?

 

[Orion2012]

I can't say for certain if it would have led to a faster recovery, but at the time I was desperate to hear that it was in fact TMS, so I was quite disappointed. It probably would have helped me heal faster to be told I had TMS, but maybe mixed was the truth. I can't really fault the doctor for the mixed diagnosis. I had TMS latched on to a bulging disc, so maybe he was technically correct.

I don't remember the details of the visit all that well; I was in horrible pain and couldn't get comfortable. I think I remember him spending about 20 -30 minutes on my emotional history. I know it didn't seem like enough, but 2 hours wouldn't have been enough. I had years of baggage that took months of journaling to unpack.

 

[Tennis Tom]

Thanks for the reply Orion2012, it's greatly appreciated.