Visit to Neurosurgeon

I just read Barb and Jon's last post and can't believe they omitted the visit to the neurosurgeon last Thursday. Instead of being put on a stretcher Jon stayed in his power chair and rode in an ambulette. It gave me a chance to see what all has to be done when Jon rides in a van of his own and I can see that we will have to allow a good 15-20 minutes (if not more at the beginning) before we even start the car!

He had to be lifted out of the chair and onto the bed for the CAT scan by hand instead of a lift but could have the x-rays while still in the chair. The doctor was very pleased with both sets of pictures and also with the range of motion Jon has in his neck. I forgot to ask if he was cleared for having dental work done but I think that can be done by phone. While we were talking I showed Dr. Mendel how Jon's right wrist is tending to pull toward the left and he suggested taking it up with his rehab doctor. I responded we didn't have one but one of the other doctors checked the chart and said we had one assigned to us at Dodd Hall and we could refer back to her. We were only there for a week and I remember her introducing herself but forgot her specialty and didn't realize she could follow us wherever we went... good info to have!

Another bit of info I'm surprised they omitted was his visit to an optometrist. One visits the Center every 6 months or so and we were lucky enough to get Jon's named added to the list of patients he would see this trip. His prescription hasn't changed that much but his frames and lenses were in dreadful shape. They had survived the accident and we had kinda gotten them straightened out but the lenses had many scratches on them. He chose from the 12 or so sets of frames and they will be in in a couple of weeks.

Next on our list is dental work. They have a dentist who comes and "cleans" teeth but Jon's cleaning seemed cursory at best. He still needs to have a bridge made and a really thorough cleaning done. One step at a time, I guess.

Can't think of anything else. The weather in the Chesapeake Bay has cleared up, the sky is a gorgeous blue with just a few puffy clouds and we are headed to Annapolis. Hope all is well with you.