Dumb Trip For No Reason.

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So the neurologist's office called and set up an appointment to talk to me this afternoon. Nobody gave me the name of the doctor I'd be seeing, just the address of the office and a time to check in. (Remember, this is a 70 mile [112 km] trip one way just for a consultation.) When we got there, we waited around 20 minutes and my name was called. We were taken back to an office and an LPN came in and started talking with me/us. I asked when we'd see the specialist and she told me she needed to talk to me first. She asked me a bunch of questions and then asked me to walk down the hallway and back again so she could see my gait. When I was back in the exam room, she talked to me about things happening here at home (the two falls) and how I was feeling and if I understood what she was talking about. I said I understood so she told me to explain what was happening so she was sure I understood... So I did.... She said I sounded coherent and asked Pretty if there were any problems reaching the office. I told the nurse that I didn't have any problems on the drive up or in the city. She acted surprised and asked if I still drove. I told her Pretty couldn't drive and I don't trust other people to drive me places. I still have my license and might have to ask where we're going but that's the only problems I've had. She asked Pretty if I was normally irritable and I replied, "Only when you talk about me as if I'm not right in front of you and perfectly capable of answering for myself. Please don't do that again." (Pretty agreed with me.) I asked again when I'd speak to the neurologist and she said this was a preliminary consultation and if I really wanted to talk to the doctor, we'd have to make another appointment for that. I stood up and Pretty stood up, too. We were ready to leave. The nurse was surprised although I don't know why and said she wasn't done talking to me/us. We sat back down... and she explained again what the x-rays showed... (The nurse at the ER had already explained what was found on the x-rays.) Finally, she handed me a sheaf of papers and said someone would call, probably within a couple of weeks to set up an appointment to talk to a neurologist.