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1 reflexes. Since my condition is mental, actually it is
2 emotional not mental, he did an examination. He spent a
3 good 45 minutes with me.
4 Q He did a full physical examination?
5 A I assume he did. I am not a doctor. I don't
6 know what a full physical examination is.
7 Q Did he do any type of examination to confirm
8 whether or not you are bipolar?
9 A No, he accepted the good U.S. Government's word
10 for that.
11 Q Did he also accept the 1996 diagnosis of
12 depression given by the government?
13 A Yes, he took the government's word for that
14 too.
15 Q What kind of test did he give you to determine
16 whether or not you have carpal tunnel?
17 A I believe that is also in my disability
18 decision. I told him I used cannabis for these
19 conditions.
20 Q What about the muscle spasms?
21 Was he able to determine independently whether
22 or not you had those muscle spasms?
23 A Yes I believe I mentioned that to him. I get
24 cramps. I get cramps.
25 Q So you get cramps. Where do you get the cramps?
26 A In the chest, in the legs, Charlie horses, my
27 muscles cramp. I don't know why. It could be stress.
28 Q Now, this full physical this was in 2002?
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