We just got back from Nashville, Tennessee where we had an appointment at Vanderbilt University Medical Center - department of Orthopedics. We were referred there by our family physicians in Dandridge... the reason for this referral is that we are unable with the results of the doctors here in Knoxville and desired a second opinion.
Nashville is about 3.5 hours away and by the time we stopped to walk around a little, our trip took us 4 hours. However, that time was based upon entering the city and we had to go downtown. We found Vanderbilt and parking, but it took us another two hours to find where we were supposed to go the next day for our appointment.
Our motel room was spacious and very clean but the bed was uncomfortable and the air conditioner kept up awake with it noise. The free breakfast sucked and that is being nice. We left two hours early and decided to eat breakfast at the hospital and make sure we had a good parking spot.
What amazed me the most was that the people hired to provide information to visitors at Vanderbilt were not familiar with the Orthopedic department and sent us in several directions until we found someone who knew where we were going. Wonder why these people had been hired or if they had just not been trained properly.
The doctor we saw was a hip specialist. He asked lots of questions and took lots of notes. At the end of the visit, he said, it appeared that my wife's bulging disk was more at risk than her hip problems and referred us to a spine specialist at the end of this month. Also in Nashville but at a different location... not in the downtown area of Nashville but more out in the suburbs.
It will be interesting to see how that visit turns out.
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