Good Doctor Appt.

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Just wanted to let you know I had my f/u visit today (after a 4-day flare up

a couple of weeks ago & had to increase pain meds) with my primary physician

and he was very nice. I did take my husband with me. He said he didn't have

a problem giving me pain meds and wanted to know what I was using and what

was working. Ask about my pain level and what kind of pain I felt (it's so

hard to explain pancreas pain to someone). He said if I have a flare up that

pain meds aren't helping to call the office and he would admit me to the

hospital for pain control. But if at night or weekend I would have to go

through ER and tell them I have CP and need something for pain. If I have a

problem with that I will ask him for a letter to take to ER. He also gave me

a glucometer to take home to check my blood sugars about every 2 weeks.

I was so worried that he would not want to deal with me because I had become

too complicated - and don't have a firm diagnosis as of yet, just the

probable diagnosis given by Dr. Lehman in Feb 03 of SOD and or CP. He asked

me if I had had an ERCP in Indiana and where would I want to have one if

needed. I explained to him that I was holding off on the ERCP as long as

possible because of the complications that come with it - he didn't seem to

mind. He wrote my diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis on my check out sheet.

I couldn't believe it. I feel so much better that he will help me with my

pain and won't let me suffer. He was so much nicer with my husband there

than he was the last time I saw him - but the last time I saw him I hadn't

been to IU to see Dr. Lehman who sent him a letter explaining what he

thought was going on - prior to that all the doctors said I was fine - so

maybe it was the letter from Lehman that did the trick.

Thank you Robin & Laurie for your responses to my post of fear of this f/u

visit. I guess we all tend to think and expect the worst at times with this

disease and doctors.

Debbie