Guest guest Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 - Thanks for your opinion on Dr. Lehman. I have an appt. with him on the 23rd of March. I hope all goes well. I have a brother that lives in Australia. What part are your parents from?? My brother lives in Queensland. When I had my first ERCP it was with a " specialist " at Vanderbuilt Univ. The dr. turned out to be very uncompassionate, very dismissive of my complaints, and even told me that he didn't have time for this (right in front of an intern too.) I never went back to him and wrote a bad report on the questionaire that was mailed to me. That day was my " turning point " so to speak. I started to take control of my medical records and started seeking help outside TN. Kris -- In pancreatitis , " dcward108 " <dceward@e...> wrote: > Kris, > > I found Dr Lehman to be excellent. My GI kept cancelling my > appointments, and I was in hospital more than I was at home. My > parents had flown all the way from Australia to look after my child > and me whilst my husband had to go to work. They were on a time > limit as was I, so I went over my GI and sought a second opinion > from a GI in Nashville. They the made some calls, and usually there > was a 6 week wait to get in to see Dr Lehman, but because of my > story, Dr Lehman " squeezed " me in to do an ERCP within a weeks time. > > I didn't have a true initial consultation with him, because he was > so booked up. I saw his nurse practitioner who was excellent, and > available to me whenever I called. She took down everything and > relayed it back to him. Then I was taken into the OR and I was > worried that I wouldn't get the chance to tell Dr Lehman something > that i thought important, so the staff kept me awake until he came > in. His squeezing me caused a serious delay in his schedule because > my 45 minute procedure turned out to be 3 hours long. My pancreatic > duct was under so much pressure from scar tissue and other > obstructions due to a previous surgery. > > I saw him for a couple of minutes when I came to, then got admitted > as I had an attack within 1/2 hour of wakening. I didn't see Dr > Lehman again, as he had to leave for a conference. My procedure had > put him behind. When I got home, a week later, I started having > problems again, and upon calling his nurse practitioner, I was > surprised when she put me through to him, and I got to speak > directly to him over the phone...Basically, he told me that if I > ever needed to come back to Indiana for treatment, he would be happy > to treat me again, but more than one visit would be required (needed > multiple stent placements to keep my duct open). > > If it was easy for me to get there, I would have, but I finally got > temporarily fixed by another GI at MD when I was there > about something else, and happened to have another attack which > hospitalized me.. > > All in all, I definitely approve of Dr Lehman, and would deal with > him again if necessary. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 Hi Kris, Do you mind me asking which GI it was? When I gave up on my local GI, I travelled to Vanderbilt to get a second opinion about keeping my stomach or not (separate issue). That doctor was Dr Bill Grady. He mainly deals with research in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, which is a hereditary condition I have. Anyway, he was wonderful and he organised for a Dr Lind to perform an ERCP to find out why my pancreatic duct kept blocking. I found Dr Lind compassionate enough, but I was extremely disappointed when I came to and he told me that after 45 minutes of searching for my pancreatic duct, he couldn't find it and just gave up...okay..so because he couldn't find it...i'm supposed to live with that reason?..no way,it hurts too much. That is when Dr Grady referred me to Dr Lehman. He had the same problem, but persisted and eventually found where the duct opening was. Reason they had trouble finding it was because scar tissue had caused pressure on the outside of the duct and forced the opening to close, so it just looked like the wall of the duodenum. Other doctor's i've dealt with there have been Dr Ken Sharp (surgeon), and oncologists Drs Logston and Berlin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Hi Kris, My CP started with gall bladder problems too. Had the gall bladder removed, but continued to have attacks. Now i have had a total pancreatectomy. My pancreatic surgeon does not think that acute pancreatitis caused by gall stones, can cause CP, but i am not so sure, and feel that it probably did in my case. Sue > Message date : Mar 13 2004, 05:55 AM > From : " krgg106 " > To : pancreatitis > Copy to : > Subject : robin > Hi, > I don't post too often but when I saw your post I just had to > reply. I too, believe that all my problems started after the > removal of my gallbladder. Within 6 hours of waking from the > surgery, I had this huge attack of severe pain and vomitting for a > couple of hours. The pain and discomfort I felt from the > gallbladder was nothing compared to the pain after. Of course the > nurse did not take my blood. So my enzymes were never checked, she > said it was just gas! I was frantic and seriously thought I was > having a heart attack. Funny too that the dr.s report said I did > well with the surgery and was discharged after 24 hours. Wrong, I > was discharged after 48 hours feeling like I had been hit by a > truck. I then had 2 years of suffering these attacks and I would see > my family doc the next day and try to explain this to him. He said > I was having severe acid reflux. He never checked my blood or > anything. I believe the damage has already been done and now I am > just trying to get some kind of confirmation if I truly have CP or > not. Hopefully I will find out some day soon. I'm glad you have a > good dr. working with you. I makes things much easier to manage. > Thanks for the post. > Take care > Kris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I hope this morning you are feeling better. I was so afraid last > night when I went to bed that I would wake up in the morning ready > for my oxycontin, but I was OK. Thanks for letting me know that you > had the same changes in your medication and how it worked for you. > I still am having quite a bit of pain in my back, but I think it > might have something to do with the doctor pressing very hard down > on my liver, so hard to make tears come to my eyes. He said my > liver felt sort of large, and since it was tender there was a good > chance this was as a result of other nearby organs being inflamed > also. I really liked him. He's the first doctor to associate my > gall bladder removal with the cp. He said he has one other patient > with cp as a result of her gall bladder. He said before he mostly > always saw cp as related to alcohol. It is more related to gall > bladder problems now. I know this has come up in discussions on the > board before. I'm positive that is how I got mine. Since it was a > year and a half between my gall bladder removal, and my first ERCP, > I believe I sustained damage during this time. Hopefully, I won't > damage it anymore by incorporating all the do's and don't of having > cp! > > > > By the way Mark, thanks for all the info that I have used on the > Top5Plus5. That's alot of work, that I'm sure people refer to > often. I know I've used it...and referred others to it. So, here's > an attaboy for you! . > > > > It's a beautiful day here on the Eastern Shore of land. 50 > degrees and sunny! > > > > Robin > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the > > individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > > If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the system > manager: > > postmaster@m... > > This e-mail and its attachments have been scanned for the presence > of computer viruses, however > > it is always advisable to run a virus check on e-mails and > attachments before opening them. > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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