I saw Dr. Mizhiritzky in late 2013 and early 2014 for a problem in my mid to upper back.
This problem had persisted for almost four years. I had been under the care of New York Hospital--Queens during that period. There, I had seen an orthopedist repeatedly and a pain specialist a few times. They had misdiagnosed the problem repeatedly. The pain specialist had done a nerve test and found nothing wrong.
Immediately when I saw Dr. Mizhiritsky he insisted on doing the nerve test right then and there at the first appointment even though it had not been scheduled. I explained that the insurance would probably not pay for it to be redone. He said he didn't care and that they would accept no payment if need be.
Immediately he found that one of my nerves was in fact being pressed by something in my spinal column. Apparently the earlier doctor had screwed up. He recommended seeing his own practice's pain specialist, Dr. Gupta.
I had some injections with Dr. Gupta near the spinal column. I am much substantially better now. That might be partly because what a neurologist I saw downtown recommended and partly because of what Dr. Gupta did -- I'm not sure.
Regardless, I am very grateful to Dr. Mizhirtsky did because he finally figured out what had been ailing my back for several years. This was certainly the decisive step to actually treating it.
Dr. Mizhiritsky and his practice will normally charge high fees, even for doctors. But let me also say that this practice is also quite open to reducing these fees substantially if you are of low or moderate income. Just talk to the office's finance department.
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