syracuse gets a thumbs-down

Today was... horrible. My dad and I ventured to Syracuse for my 1:00 appointment with a doctor there. I was suppose to have a CAT scan (or some kind of test done) to see where exactly the pain is coming from, and have injections (comprised of a steroid and numbing agent solution) that was suppoose to rid me of pain for up to a few months. I had my heart so set on getting some answers. I didnt even mind if it was bad news, I just wanted to know what was causing the horrible, constant pain. Well, when we arrived there we ended up waiting 45 minutes past my appointment time to see anyone, and when the doctor walked by I stopped him and asked about my appointment. He looked very off guard, and brought me into a room. He said that he had no idea about the appointmentr and had nothing worked out for the scans or anything. It was his idea a month ago for me to come see him. He talked to us for a total of 1 minute and then walked out.
I tried my hardest not to cry right there, and I managed to hold it in unitl I got to the car. We drove 6 hours today for absoluutely nothing. They didn't offer any ideas to aleviate pain or guess at what was causing it. Nothing. This was so disheartening.
I really feel that if that office is that disorganized and not "with it" then there is NO way that I want them touching my neck (or operating). I'm going to try to get into Boston with this issue with my neck surgeon. I miss the quality of care of the Children's Hospital in Boston.

Tomorrow morning my parents, Dane & I leave for Toronto for the weekend because my dad is speaking at a church plant tomorrow night and Sunday morning is preaching at John Finochio's church. Hopefully the rest of the day Sunday we'll be able to see the city. I'm looking forward to this trip because of what a bummer today was.