This was less organized than usual, which I suspect is because the doctor is just back from paternity leave, and will be leaving Mt. Auburn hospital at the end of next week. Given that timing, I will probably call the MRI department to reschedule at least part of my upcoming head, cervical spine, and thoracic spine MRI: Dr. AbdelRazek suggested doing head and cervical spine as one part and thoracic spine separately, because that will give two sessions of about the same length. (His last day in the clinic will be the 13th, meaning he wouldn't be reading a report on an MRI starting around 5 p.m. that day.)
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cattitude that neither the doctor nor I had remembered the low-tech neurology test that involves moving pegs into and out of holes. We did the other low-tech neurology test, a pattern-matching thing, because I told him about having been frustrated by difficulty with a jigsaw puzzle a couple of months ago.
I also have a referral to physical therapy for balance, because of the recent falls I described to the doctor. Not sure I will use that, but it can't hurt to have it in their system.
I will be following up with Dr. Alison Morgan, at Mt. Auburn: Dr. AbdelRazek said that Dr. Morgan has training working with MS patients, but that was around 2003, and she's been doing general neurology. But I would rather see someone at that physical office than go out to Wellesley to see Dr. Katz. (I thought Dr. Katz was OK but only OK, which is relevant here.) Dr. AbdelRazek mentioned in passing that Brigham and Women's Hospital, where Dr. Morgan trained, has the largest MS center in the area. Since I'm not living on this side of the river, that might be worth looking into if I don't like Dr. Morgan. The first available appointment isn't until December, but since I saw Dr. AbdelRazek today I don't think that should be a problem.
I asked about blood tests before the Ocrevus infusion, so Dr. AbdelRazek checked. I most recently had those tests in April, so don't need to worry about getting them before the infusion.
I only realized while describing this to
cattitude that neither the doctor nor I had remembered the low-tech neurology test that involves moving pegs into and out of holes. We did the other low-tech neurology test, a pattern-matching thing, because I told him about having been frustrated by difficulty with a jigsaw puzzle a couple of months ago. I also have a referral to physical therapy for balance, because of the recent falls I described to the doctor. Not sure I will use that, but it can't hurt to have it in their system.
I will be following up with Dr. Alison Morgan, at Mt. Auburn: Dr. AbdelRazek said that Dr. Morgan has training working with MS patients, but that was around 2003, and she's been doing general neurology. But I would rather see someone at that physical office than go out to Wellesley to see Dr. Katz. (I thought Dr. Katz was OK but only OK, which is relevant here.) Dr. AbdelRazek mentioned in passing that Brigham and Women's Hospital, where Dr. Morgan trained, has the largest MS center in the area. Since I'm not living on this side of the river, that might be worth looking into if I don't like Dr. Morgan. The first available appointment isn't until December, but since I saw Dr. AbdelRazek today I don't think that should be a problem.
I asked about blood tests before the Ocrevus infusion, so Dr. AbdelRazek checked. I most recently had those tests in April, so don't need to worry about getting them before the infusion.