Just some info that has come to my attention by a specialist...The tremors I experienced on the roadside, 3 years and 5+ months ago, March 27, 2009, are still with me.
It was Feb/10 when I saw my family doctor about them, he referred me to a neurologist, who was useless to me. He said they were likely voluntary as opposed to physiological (I misunderstood
'voluntary' as 'on purpose' such as hypochondriac!)
My family doctor then would not refer me to a Physiatrist (as that was over-doctoring) and I was left up in the air, with a note from him that there would never be a diagnosis of my tremors……seen by many and tried to be treated in hospital without my knowledge with so many drugs, I was “wasted” and don’t remember much bad behaviour on my part, like slugging a nurse and more.
My lawyer arranged an appointment with the Physiatrist, but it would be 9 long months. One week before the Appointment, I received a call that the 2 hour block had NOT been booked for me (She was fired by my lawyer) I had to wait another 6 months for my appointment, which was May 16, 2012
His report was sent to me yesterday, for me to peruse for any errors as I saw them, as this report is the equivalent to swearing in Court. It is Independent and is taking neither side.
From his report (25 pages long):
Third, with regard to symptomatology:
(a) Immediate symptoms included pain of the left groin and hip region. Additional early symptoms that developed by the time of assessment in the emergency physician are of twitching of the left eye, left face, and both arms.
Fourth, with regard to physical findings:
(a) Presentation: Ms. ____ was a straightforward historian but there was an unusual facial and upper body tremor that was inconsistently triggered by touching the scalp.
ADJUSTMENT DISORDER.
I agree with Dr. Ellwood, clinical psychologist, that the trauma of the 2009 MVA has overwhelmed Ms______ and rendered her more anxious than normal. The increased anxiety has had both emotionally and somatoform manifestations. On an emotional level, Ms. _____ has experienced increased nervousness with a diminished ability to cope. On a somatoform level, she has developed the aforementioned psychogenic tremor. The psychogenic tremor would be considered a somatoform disorder in which there is conversion of psychological distress (anxiety) into a physical problem (tremor).http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51DQL0bBEnc is of a polar bear.... of all videos.... that resembles the tremors and settling of them that I have. You can see why he was stressed/traumatized.
I guess I have had enough stress and trauma, that that is why I blanked out when I saw that the car had control over my chair….then came to, on the ground, in awful pain and the tremors began, abruptly.
If you were a Judge or on a Jury would you believe this from such a Specialist and in particular if I "tremor out" in court? Would you believe this to fit into" loss, pain and suffering" ?
I began to wonder about psychological just a couple of months back when the ‘new' car wash scared the ‘stuffing’ out of me when a very forceful rinse water came on. I went into full out tremor load, then again having my teeth cleaned when the unexpected noise began in my mouth for polishing. And then again when I had a bomb game open behind what I was doing on the computer, and an explosion set me off again. i.e. i didn't need the pain to set me off. that ususally happens mainly in bed!
What is a somatoform disorder?Somatoform disorder is the name for a group of conditions in which the physical pain and symptoms a person feels are related to psychological factors. These symptoms can't be traced to a specific physical cause. In people who have a somatoform disorder, medical test results are either normal or don't explain the person's symptoms.
People who have this disorder may have several medical evaluations and tests to be sure that they don't have another illness. They often become very worried about their health because they don't know what's causing their health problems. Their symptoms are similar to the symptoms of other illnesses and may last for several years. People who have a somatoform disorder are not faking their symptoms. The pain that they feel is real.
1 of 4 types is:
Conversion disorder is when physical symptoms that are similar to a neurological disorder develop, when no neurological disorder is actually present. Paralysis of an arm or leg, vision loss, hearing loss and seizures are common symptoms. Stress may make the symptoms worse.
Getting there,
Izzy