Thanks so much Inny. He has gone back to Dr. X, so I have faith that he's in good hands. Dr. X is three hours away, which is definately worth the trip but the nurse he has to deal with through the company is a witch about this. For example Dr. X has ordered an MRI (which any good dr would do) to see how much damage has been done and the nurse is "why do you have to get it there, why can't you get it here. I don't like dealing with him."

What is so frustrating is that it's not the injury that is in question. The original accident was witnessed by a dozen people, the damage to his spine/disks is visible on MRI and other scans. She just likes to gossip and this doctor gives her only the information she needs to complete the paperwork.