Re: Question about something my pain doctor did

On 27 May 2007 09:44:09 -0700, Michael B <baughfam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I'd bet on him looking for Adie's Pupil. Or possibly diplopia
and proper tracking.
If indeed it was a migraine rather than a cluster headache.

On May 25, 1:12 am, Mike Berkowitz
<mkb...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I happened to have a headache the day of my ESI follow up so I was
wearing very dark sunglasses. (Let's leave out the part where he did
not know about the procedure he performed and the complication he
reported to my wife.) I tell him I have a headache. He takes my pulse
and tells me it is 104, way too high. I remind him I have a headache
and my pulse and blood pressure often go up. He then asks me why I am
wearing my sunglasses during the exam. I again tell him I am having a
headache and my eyes are light sensitive. He asks me to take them off.
He looks at my eyes and has me follow his fingers. What was he
checking for with the eye-finger test?

( I am a little concerned he does not know about light sensitivity
with migraines - it is documented in my records)

Mike


He never got closer than two feet and just barely looked at my eyes. I
have had neurological exams and this was nothing like past
experiences. Besides, he isn't a neurologist, neurosurgeon or
ophthalmologist. He acted suspicious and only considered looking at my
eyes after he took my pulse. Afterwards he made no comment other than
I should keep an eye on my pulse. I again reminded him I had a
headache and that it was normal for me. I would think he would at
least be versed in headaches as a board certified pain specialist.

Mike
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