Pulmo in India

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Hi all,

I called my pulmo doc today to see if he was going to be back in time

for my appointment next week on the 13th. Receptionist said, " Oh,

great, what is your name? We were just calling everybody to

reschedule. " She gave me an appointment for March 31!!! I could not

believe it!! Here I sit with a right sided pleural effusion and

bilateral pneumonia and no one to see me. I tried to call my

daughter's family doc she has here and they do not accept Aetna. So I

either have to try and find another family physician (who is probably

going to send me the pulmo docs in ) OR I can call my previous

family physician who was already in , fill him in on the

details and maybe he could just refer me straight on. I just don't

feel healthwise for me it would be safe to wait until March 31!!

Does anyone else think I am totally off my rocker for being so upset

or is it just me? I have had another low-grade temp all day today

and just achy all over. My cheeks are rosey red and I have had cold

chills all day. Plus there is this nagging pain in the middle of the

right side of my back that won't go away. I finally broke down about

an hour ago and took another Lorcet Plus. It is easing up somewhat,

but now I just want to go to sleep!! I haven't taken one in 4 days.

I was so proud of myself. What a bummer!! The pain is nagging but

really bad when I take that deep breath, and semi-bad even with short

breaths.

I am at my wits end as to what to do. I really don't want to have to

keep going to the ER every 3 or 4 days until he decides to come back

to the good 'ole USA, ya know?

I would surely appreciate any wisdom at all from any of you out there

as to what I should do. When she told me my reschedule date, I just

burst into tears as soon as I hung up the phone. She did tell me to

call back Monday week and see if they knew anything else and since I

already knew my disease was end stage, they would work me in first

when he gets back.

Bummfuzzled here in MS --

Caro