Dear All,
I just looked at my last post and saw that I was way off, cognitively. This is the problem that my daughter doesn't want me alone in her house or let me in her car or take her children in my car as she used to before. Before, I would watch my grandchildren while they were at conferences. Now there is little contact and I really miss my grandchildren as they are so precious to me.
On May 30th I am going to see a microsurgery doctor at Stanford. I don't know this doctor and just picked him because he is at Stanford and does degenerative disc disease and microsurgery. I really don't know what I am doing and don't know where to begin to make a decision.
back in 2009, I had four opinnions and went with Dr. Niparko at Johns Hopkins because he said I was in danger of having a stroke because of my AN. That was an unbelieveable scare tactic. I went with him and will never be the same again because of this.
I also have a genetic disorder called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and vocal cord paralysis. I don't know if I should go with Stanford or with the EDS doctor here in a smally hospital without any residents. My problem with residents is that my vocal cords which are now paralyzed are because a resident at Georgetown was permitted to operate on my and took the wrong disc only to discover that this happened and they had to go back and take the right disc. The recovery was difficult and not even complete. The problem is that my daughters and son in law think I have an unstable problem and limit me from my beloved grandchildren. I understand their side but I really won't hurt my grandchildren. I'm so torn and sad.
Mei Mei
