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I am chiming in, Dr. Lehman is a bilaiary specialist and I found it easy to

get into him both times that I saw him. If ANYONE does an ERCP on me it will

be him. He is very easy to talk to and LISTENS. Joyce is his nurse

practicioner and does a great history and physical. I have his number

somewhere if you need me to look for it. I think he is a keeper myself. Now

I know he is not an advocate of the islet surgery but if you want a biliary

specialist that knows how to do an ERCP, he is my man. Plus he is very

knowledgable period about the GI system. My sister in law went to him for

her liver so I have seen him a few times in action. I liked him and I am a

tough cookie to please. Being a nurse since 1975 has made me somewhat picky

if you know what I mean. That is just my 2 cents worth. You can always go

and see what he has to offer. No one will make you have the procedure unless

you want to and they don't pressure you either unless it is very necessary.

That has been my experience.

I have not been checking email on a regular basis but you are free to

contact me if you need to at llakovo@...

Take Care,

Lily

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> I wanted to ask you about Dr. Lehman. Any others feel free to chime in.

My GI has said I need to see a biliary specialist and I need to go to

Indiana. He didn't give me a name as I actually got the msg via my surgeon.

My GI had said most of the GIs in this area (or actually Birmingham, AL

which is 100 miles away) trained under him so they are no more experienced

than him and that's why I need to go to Indiana. The internal med doc I saw

says that there is a doctor Selwyn Vickers who trained at s Hopkins and

is now at UAB (in b'ham) and he is a biliary specialist. He is supposed to

be referring me. Anyway, I'm assuming that the biliary specialist my GI is

referring to in Indiana may be Dr. Lehman. Can you tell me about him? How

difficult is it to get into him? Is he actually a biliary specialist? I'm

not even sure I know what makes a doctor a biliary specialist. I'm also not

totally sure why my GI thinks I need to see a biliary specialist. He keeps

saying my problem is caused by adhesions. My surgeon and the internal med

doc, say no way would adhesions cause my liver and pancreas enzymes to be

elevated. The internal med doc thinks I need to see a biliary specialist

and have a liver biopsy because he thinks the biliary system may be the

problem and I may actually have primary biliary cirrhosis - an autoimmune

disease where the bile ducts get sclerosed and then lead to liver damage.

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> Anyway, just wanted to know about Dr. Lehman and find out how hard it is

to get in to see him. Also, how willing is he to do several things on one

visit for patients traveling a long way to see him?

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> Thanks for any info you can give me.

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