They agreed and said there was no harm in waiting and trying some steroids and pain medicine and see what happened over the next couple of weeks. No x-rays, no MRI, no physical therapy, no time off work. This was fine with me and two plus weeks later I am doing much better and hope to avoid all doctors and medicine about this problem. This tells you that sometimes doctors treat each other differently from how they treat patients. But the difference is that they usually do more for the patient.
Health care is in a mess.
And it is in a mess because the legislatures who make the laws aren't smart enough or honest enough to do it right the first time. But with your help we can write our congressmen every week and see to it they fix the problems. In the meantime know that your primary care specialist is really working for your best interests.