IME vs PMD please help!

[sonny1]

(02-22-2011 12:58 AM)countryygrl Wrote:  Good for you the IMe beats out every other doc no matter how many docs you see but bad in some cases like mine...my ime docs say nothing is wrong even though I have 3 docs and a physical therapist who says different....ime doc I had didn't even touch me or examine me yet says nothing is wrong so no worries ime rules over anyone.....

sorry to hear you had such bad experiences. I was sent to the same IME DR. 3 times (all related to same case/10 hand surgeries) over a period of 3 years. He could not believe the IC was sending me there because he could clearly see the damage to my hands. He even told them (IC) that my right hand basal joint would need replacing in a short time, that it was best for them to approve it now and not to have to send me back there. The 3rd visit, he even seemed upset @ the IC for putting me and him through these visits. This is in NYS. I am sure there are many Dr.'s who do not have the best bed side manner. I have been pleased with mine, not because he sided with me, but because he was truthful. EVERYTHING I complained about and had surgery on was the truth, there is no way I would want any surgery that I did not need. I would never want to be out of work and collecting peanuts for income & be in constant pain for no reason, which I think Dr.'s see too often, yet it should not prevent them from doing their job. I wish you luck.