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Other than your GP, what healthcare professionals do you currently see? (you can tick as many answers as you like)

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klazien

An eye specialist

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Cally151090

An eye specialist and a cardiologist x

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wibbly

talk about a rock & a hard place ! IF a GP knows about ataxia, he/she then puts every problem down to it !

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Lanarkian

Podiatrist/chiropodist: cardiologist: urologist. Daily carers to wash, dry and apply prescribed skin creams, and dress me makes a fantastic difference.

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ray-wiffen-1958

Handtherapist, hydrotherapist, parkingsons nurse, parkingsons support worker,

urologist,

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wobblybee

Eye specialist.

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Cathytw

Neurologist

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macmike

cardiologist

pneumologist

nurse

social worker

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jeromekern

My Other is an ENT Professor at the Neuro Hospital, Queen Sq. . London

orthooptist I think that is how you spell it [eye specialist for double vision ]

Personal Trainer (initiially in collaboration with neuro physio)

Social Worker

Dentist

Don't see anyone at the moment Only a recent visit to my GP.

My local Doctors Surgery are not up date concerning anything about SCA6/Ataxia.

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mcrgirl90

I put other because i currently see my Optician, my Urologist, a Cognitive Behaviourial Therapist, a Hand Consultant, and one of the two Ataxia Nurses in the UK.

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Jenny789

Anyone that I see, I have sought myself. Otherwise once I was diagnosed I wouldn't have seen anyone!

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margaretm

I see a neurologist and a neuro physiotherapist, currently, and will be seeing a geneticist in January: these are Ataxia related. For Breast Cancer experienced in 2011, I continue to to have regular check-ups from a breast consultant, an oncologist and a plastic surgeon. I use a specialist breast nurse alongside my GP as initial points of contact and advice.

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Pec2884

Cardiologist

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Mick3849

Referred to a Parkinson's Specialist Nurse but then my diagnosis has been changed to MSA-C from CA

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auntiesally

Neurologist

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cocoa

My GP knows nothing about ataxia - visits to the Ataxia Centre are about once every two years, so I have to manage on my own. Apart from that I see a podiatrist.

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foffee11

My gp knows nothing and I saw 2 neurologist and they say good luck, nothing we can do

Every time you go to the GP with a problem its all ways your ataxia

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rankin1st

Sorry yes cardiologist and gastrointestinal consultant

Email contact with epilepsy nurse

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murcia

A neurologist I used to see once a year but hasn't called me for 3 years

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dollygrey

my gp doesnt know what to do to help me we know that there isnt any local support groups but there has to be either a specialist nurse or neurologist that specialises is ataxia that i could go and see im sick of trying to cope on my own

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KennyH

an Clinical Neuropsychologist