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From perlman@turing.acm.org Mon Jul 2 11:44:25 2001 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (perlman@localhost) by turing.acm.org (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id f62FiNm19864; Mon, 2 Jul 2001 11:44:23 -0400 Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 11:44:23 -0400 (EDT) From: Gary PERLMAN To: Rammohan.2@osu.edu cc: Gary perlman Subject: MRI problems Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 1 Dear Dr. Rammohan, I hope you read email because getting through to 293-4964 seldom works. As you may know, I bailed out of the MRI because I panicked in the tunnel. I had no idea the test would be an hour and a half, and I barely tolerated the last one, especially with the "shot". I was rescheduled for July 9th, and was told I'd be given "something" to calm me, but I was still having nightmares and a lot of anxiety, both about the tunnel and about the possibility of regular shots (which I do not think I would tolerate well). So I cancelled July 9th. Are there any alternatives to the tunnel? Are there any alternatives to such a long test (could it be split up into two)? Gary Perlman 457-5508 (home) From perlman@turing.acm.org Mon Jul 2 13:20:08 2001 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from juno.medctr.ohio-state.edu (jupiter.medctr.ohio-state.edu [140.254.120.28]) by turing.acm.org (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id f62HK7F21058 for ; Mon, 2 Jul 2001 13:20:07 -0400 Received: from conversion.medctr.ohio-state.edu by hermes.medctr.ohio-state.edu (PMDF V5.2-31 #34302) id <01K5GGJ44C1S8XCPJD@hermes.medctr.ohio-state.edu> for perlman@turing.acm.org; Mon, 2 Jul 2001 13:19:57 EDT Received: from neurpc27 (neur-pc27.medctr.ohio-state.edu [140.254.148.143]) by hermes.medctr.ohio-state.edu (PMDF V5.2-31 #34302) with SMTP id <01K5GGJ3XJ6I8XCPUO@hermes.medctr.ohio-state.edu> for perlman@turing.acm.org; Mon, 02 Jul 2001 13:19:57 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 13:20:00 -0400 From: "Kottil Rammohan, M.D." Subject: Re: MRI problems To: Gary PERLMAN Message-id: <000b01c1031b$3961de00$8f94fe8c@medctr.ohiostate.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 2 Hi Mr. Perlman, Sorry that you could not get through to my office. It is a nightmare and I feel for all my patients. Hopefully we will have the infrastructure problems worked out, but I have been hoping for that now, for some time. They are truly terribly short-staffed. The MRI can be done if you take a good tranquilizer like Xanax. I can call that in before the MRI. The other possibility is to go into an open machine. The pictures are not as good but if that is really the only option it is still better than no pictures. Don't start losing sleep over the daily injections. We will cross that bridge when we get to it. Right now, let us see if we can get the MRI. Please reschedule it, unless you feel that there is absolutely no way. Sorry that it has been so diffficlut! Rammohan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary PERLMAN" To: Cc: "Gary perlman" Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 11:44 AM Subject: MRI problems > Dear Dr. Rammohan, > > I hope you read email because getting through to 293-4964 seldom works. > > As you may know, I bailed out of the MRI because I panicked in the tunnel. > I had no idea the test would be an hour and a half, > and I barely tolerated the last one, especially with the "shot". > I was rescheduled for July 9th, > and was told I'd be given "something" to calm me, > but I was still having nightmares and a lot of anxiety, > both about the tunnel and about the possibility of regular shots > (which I do not think I would tolerate well). > So I cancelled July 9th. > > Are there any alternatives to the tunnel? > Are there any alternatives to such a long test > (could it be split up into two)? > > Gary Perlman > 457-5508 (home) > > From perlman@turing.acm.org Wed Oct 17 18:33:46 2001 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (perlman@localhost) by turing.acm.org (8.11.2/8.8.7) with ESMTP id f9HMXj012104; Wed, 17 Oct 2001 18:33:46 -0400 Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 18:33:45 -0400 (EDT) From: Gary PERLMAN To: "Kottil Rammohan, M.D." cc: Gary perlman Subject: Re: MRI problems In-Reply-To: <000b01c1031b$3961de00$8f94fe8c@medctr.ohiostate.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 3 Dear Dr. Rammohan, As you might know, I finally rescheduled the MRI for last week. The Xanax worked very well, although I have little memory of the MRI; I suppose that's part of the benefit of the drug. I think that keeping my eyes closed and having music helped, although maybe it was all the drug. During the first week of September, my hands, which have been a little numb for five years, felt a lot more numb, both feet went numb up to my ankles, and I was numb around my anus to my penis. Toward the end of September, most lost feeling had returned (except my hands, which have reverted to their normally tingly state), although my feet are still a little tingly in the toes and perhaps (I'm not sure) in the heel. Perhaps unrelated to MS but related to my back is that I've had progressively worsening lower back pain that has not responded to two months of Naproxen and was further irritated by three weeks of physical therapy. That may be Dr. Kreger's domain, and perhaps there is something in the MRI down that far. Shall I schedule an apointment to follow up on the MRI? Gary Perlman, 761-5058 (work) 457-5508 (home) On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Kottil Rammohan, M.D. wrote: > Hi Mr. Perlman, > > Sorry that you could not get through to my office. It is a nightmare and I > feel for all my patients. Hopefully we will have the infrastructure > problems worked out, but I have been hoping for that now, for some time. > They are truly terribly short-staffed. > > The MRI can be done if you take a good tranquilizer like Xanax. I can call > that in before the MRI. The other possibility is to go into an open > machine. The pictures are not as good but if that is really the only option > it is still better than no pictures. > > Don't start losing sleep over the daily injections. We will cross that > bridge when we get to it. Right now, let us see if we can get the MRI. > Please reschedule it, unless you feel that there is absolutely no way. > > Sorry that it has been so diffficlut! > > Rammohan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary PERLMAN" > To: > Cc: "Gary perlman" > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 11:44 AM > Subject: MRI problems > > > > Dear Dr. Rammohan, > > > > I hope you read email because getting through to 293-4964 seldom works. > > > > As you may know, I bailed out of the MRI because I panicked in the tunnel. > > I had no idea the test would be an hour and a half, > > and I barely tolerated the last one, especially with the "shot". > > I was rescheduled for July 9th, > > and was told I'd be given "something" to calm me, > > but I was still having nightmares and a lot of anxiety, > > both about the tunnel and about the possibility of regular shots > > (which I do not think I would tolerate well). > > So I cancelled July 9th. > > > > Are there any alternatives to the tunnel? > > Are there any alternatives to such a long test > > (could it be split up into two)? > > > > Gary Perlman > > 457-5508 (home) > > > > > > From perlman@turing.acm.org Fri Oct 19 16:34:38 2001 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (perlman@localhost) by turing.acm.org (8.11.2/8.8.7) with ESMTP id f9JKYbp11246; Fri, 19 Oct 2001 16:34:37 -0400 Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 16:34:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Gary PERLMAN To: cc: Gary perlman Subject: Gary Perlman Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 4 Dear Dr. Kreger, I'm having a hard time getting through to you on the phone. I go through a series of voice menus and end up on hold and then the system hangs up on me. I did finally get through today after 4pm but you were not available. I was on Naproxen twice a day for two months with little change in my hand or back. I was not sure whether I could take Ibuprofen with it, so I avoided it, but since I ran out of Naproxen this week, I have been taking Ibuprofen for pain. I started physical therapy about a month ago and did low level exercises for three weeks. My back got progressively worse and last week I missed a day of work from severe low back pain. The therapist ran out of exercises to get my back in good enough shape for strengthening and we thought that perhaps I needed more diagnosis or some way that I can do exercises without debilitating pain. Using the therapists rating scale or 1 (no pain) to 10 (high), I started therapy at about a 6 and worsened during therapy to about an 8 and sometimes 9 (that's where I fall to my knees and wail). It's a dominating factor in my life right now. One thing that is clear from the therapy is that most of the pain is on my left side. I had a spine MRI last week (Tuesday 9 October) for Rammohan, but I think it was thoracic and my problems are lower. Nice spine shots here: http://www.cid.ch/DAVID/spin.html My left thumb has not improved at all. Gary Perlman 457-5508 (home 6pm and later weekdays) 761-5058 (work 9-5, although I walk around a lot) From perlman@turing.acm.org Sun Jan 6 23:09:43 2002 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (perlman@localhost) by turing.acm.org (8.11.2/8.8.7) with ESMTP id g0749gu23730; Sun, 6 Jan 2002 23:09:42 -0500 Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 23:09:41 -0500 (EST) From: Gary PERLMAN To: "Kottil Rammohan, M.D." cc: Gary perlman Subject: Re: MRI problems In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 5 Dear Dr. Rammohan, I have not been able to schedule a followup to my MRI from last October 9. I think I had an appointment, but your office cancelled it. When I tried again last week, I was told that you are booked until September (almost a year after the tests). I left my home and work phone numbers for you to call with results. I would prefer to be called at home so that my wife can ask questions. Or, if I can be fit in for an appointment, she would like to attend. My work number is 761-5058 and our home number is 457-5508. My SSN is 079-54-6667. Gary Perlman