It sounds like a place to start is to aim for 100% compliance with the care you’ve already been prescribed. IME, the willingness of practitioners to engage and re-evaluate your treatment depends on their patient’s willingness to demonstrate strong efforts to put their suggestions into practice.
I would also say that even if your docs are good, if they have no actionable recommendations for you, then you have to choose to accept your condition as a medical mystery or to look for someone else. It sounds like in some cases, as with your neurologist, this is the point you’re at. You could ask them if they have further suggestions, and if not, look into another neurologist.
It sounds like you could still work on looking for a nearer term appointment with a TMJ specialist.
Okay, yeah, that’s a really good point. I’m going to go for 100% compliance with whatever advice I get. I’ll put it on my calendar and set a reminder and I’ll make sure they know I’m doing this.
Going to look for another TMJ specialist, and based the other comments here likely an osteopath and orthopedist.
It sounds like a place to start is to aim for 100% compliance with the care you’ve already been prescribed. IME, the willingness of practitioners to engage and re-evaluate your treatment depends on their patient’s willingness to demonstrate strong efforts to put their suggestions into practice.
I would also say that even if your docs are good, if they have no actionable recommendations for you, then you have to choose to accept your condition as a medical mystery or to look for someone else. It sounds like in some cases, as with your neurologist, this is the point you’re at. You could ask them if they have further suggestions, and if not, look into another neurologist.
It sounds like you could still work on looking for a nearer term appointment with a TMJ specialist.
Okay, yeah, that’s a really good point. I’m going to go for 100% compliance with whatever advice I get. I’ll put it on my calendar and set a reminder and I’ll make sure they know I’m doing this.
Going to look for another TMJ specialist, and based the other comments here likely an osteopath and orthopedist.
Good luck!