Luckily I happen to have google and know how to use it. I was on a search to find a doctor that was not quite so overwhelmed with my uniqueness :) First stop Duke....
My first thought when I saw this place...if you are going to have brain surgery you may as well have it in a place that looks like a castle.....I changed my mind since then.
Did you know they were the #9 neurosurgery hospital in the US? I figured if they were in the top 10 they must know what they were doing. So I make my appointment and drive the 2 hours to go to this hospital that I was sure would be filled with uber smart people....Eh, we can't be right all the time.
So, HE walks into the room and I was sure he was going to try to sell me a used car....no offense to used car salesmen but historically you guys are labeled as slimy....and there is no other word I could use to describe this man. He wreaked of WAY too much self confidence and I am way smarter than you attitude. His name is Dr. Isaacs in case you were wondering....buyer beware!
He plops down in his chair leans back with his hands behind his head like he is relaxing on vacation and tells me I need a life changing surgery but will not tell me what will happen if I don't.....because he didn't know. So why this life changing surgery then? Your guess is as good as mine.... THEN!!...he says I can do the surgery one of two ways through the throat or through the back of the head but wouldn't know what way until I got an MRI so he could see....through the throat is MUCH more invasive...
Only thing is..... MY MRI WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM...! So, he didn't even look at it but knew I needed craniocervical fusion of my C1-C3 with a side of brain decompression and didn't look at my MRI?...How is that? He must be really smart...I guess.
If you are hearing a bit more frustration in my story than usual....you have good ears... :)
So I tell him that my MRI that is right in front of him has the images he needs. He looks and says oh,....well it looks like I can go through the back which is not nearly as fun. It seems going through the back....while safer for the patient....is rather boring for Dr. Isaacs. Sorry to disappoint but you will not be coming near my front or back with a 10 foot pole Dr. Isaacs....EVER!
So, I walk out once again not knowing what to do, where to go, or who could help....it was surly not this man.....I was 2 hours from home and this time I was alone. It was a long drive home...
This was taken on my drive home from my iPhone on interstate 40...not safe but it was a moment I never wanted to forget.
