Diagnosed @ 51 - Second Opinions?

My brother-n-law, RDB, has a PhD in bio-chemistry & does medical research on cholesterol. I had to give him a call & see if he thought my new diagnosis was "medically feasible".


I talked about my visit with the neurologist. We also discussed my current visits to the chiropractor & massage therapists (now 2x weekly). Of course, he knows of my knee replacement. After a while he just kept saying " it makes sense".


He asked about the meds my doctor had prescribed and liked that the doctor was starting the baclofen slowly. My lyrica (100 mg) and cymbalta (60 mg) are also at very reasonable levels.


I understand that neurology is not his speciality but RDB left me feeling that I was getting very good treatment with my existing doctor.


I also sent a text to JC, one of the massage therapists I used at my former chiropractor. I saw him at least 2x month for about 2 yrs.


Now JC is very alternative medicine and I was afraid of what he would say even though he regularly commented that the "muscles in my legs were like steel cables" and "I don't know how you are able to walk".


To my surprise JC's comment was "Wow, that actually makes sense. Did he put you on meds?"