"2016-04-29T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . "I was referred to Dr. Jones by my orthopedic surgeon --I sustained an injury to my median nerve during an orthopedic surgery in early September. My median nerve innervated fingers on my right (dominant) hand did not move, I lost sensation in those fingers and my hand, function of my wrist and my pain level was extreme. Dr. Jones prescribed nerve medication but I did not get relief. After numerous visits to his office and pain that continued over that time, Dr. Jones failed to diagnose me with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) type II. Patients with CRPS type II can be treated with a stellate ganglion block for relief, among other methods.\n\nAs muscle waste in my hand and forearm advanced at an alarming rate, he also failed to refer me to a peripheral nerve surgeon. He continued to tell me that there was nothing that could be done but to \"wait and see.\" Doing my own research, I made it to a peripheral nerve surgeon in Las Vegas in March who categorized my nerve injury as devastating. \n\nIn February, I found the leading peripheral nerve surgeon in the U.S., who at Washington University in St. Louis, and had submitted my medical records to be considered a patient. The Las Vegas surgeon agreed that the Wash. U surgeon was one of three of so surgeons in the U.S. who could repair the extensive damage. \n\nIn April I had a complex surgery that included a series of nerve grafts and transfers where one of the objectives was to save the median nerve innervated muscles that were wasting away. Sadly, the muscle waste was so far gone that even if the surgery is successful (as I write this my grafts are healing so the result is unknown) I will have a permanent loss of function of my fingers, hand, wrist and forearm.\n\nBecause I lost feeling on my median nerve innervated fingers, I broke my middle finger. in October. I am left with a mallet finger, which experts at Wash. U/Barnes Jewish (where I had surgery) say can lead to further disfigurement of my finger. Dr. Jones never discussed this with me, his school of thought is to just deal with it.\n\nWhile Dr. Jones has a pleasant personality and calm disposition, he along with my orthopedic surgeon failed as a medical professionals to do the research necessary to find me the treatment required to ease my pain and to refer to me the expert I needed to see --a peripheral nerve surgeon. \n\nHad I been diagnosed earlier, I could have been spared the months of intense pain and I could have has surgery when there was a chance for a better result --the opportunity to use my dominant hand to write, open a jar, etc.. If you choose to work with this doctor, do your own research and secure a second and third opinion."^^ . "0"^^ . "1"^^ . "4"^^ . . . .