Nov 2--Angie

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Maybe we can meet sometime in between. I didn't know my test would take that

long! I have not problem normally with i.v. starts. I have good vein, so far!

I don't want them to be ruined.

I am going to have to have my surgery before the end of the year. I called

my insurance today and if I don't do it before Jan. I have to meet all my

deductibles again. My insurance company put a catastrophic provision on my

policy

that means I have to pay $4000.00 a year out of pocket because of my illness.

Sux huh!

Oh well! I was going to wait until Jan. because Matt can't take off of work,

but I will just have to do it. My church has offered help and said that

several of them would take turns and stay with me. But, I don't want people I

don't

know well with me. I don't like for people to see me that way and it would

just be embarassing for them to be there and not understand and I would have to

try to act fine. I don't want to do that. So I am going to refuse their offer.

I hope they don't get their feelings hurt.

I have never had to have a small bowel thingy either. It doesn't sound fun

though. LOL! I don't want my bowel messed with. It sounds like something

embarassing just waiting to happen! LOL!! Just kidding girl!

I love ya' and thanks for always being there.

Angie

" The happiest of people don't necessarily have the

best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along

their way. "

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Hi Angie, I have to have the small bowell follow through at 8am on wed and then

will need to see in the clinic. They didn't give me a time just told me

to come when I was finished. My test will be in main hospital while I think

your's will be in Rutldge Tower. Yours should take about 2 hours depending on

how well you are with IV starts. I have had several MRCP's with secreten. I

have never had a bowell follow through so I dont have a clue how long it will

take.

I know exactly how you feel about the uncertainity and frustrations of this

disease. I dont even have a pancreas any more and it still haunts me. I can

remember all to well going into the restroom or storage closet crying silently

alone not knowing what I chould do. I never told my co-workers I was ill until

they saw me on the OR schedule for the sphincteroplasty. That was 2 years ago

yesterday and for all accounts and purposes I have not returned to work. A

month here a month there, but then I couldn't take it any more.

Oh and about your PM doc. Sometimes they will have a FDA rep in the office

watching and that can be very stressful on the physician and staff. Maybe that

was the case, she had to ack like a hard a** because FDA was in the house. Just

a thought but I would certainly give her the benefit of the doubt, she has been

good to you and good doctors are far and few between.

Hope you feel better,