Guest guest Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 While it might not seem necessary for you to keep that appointment, if you want to find out the answers to those questions, it would be best for you to keep the appt. Also, if you recently had an ERCP, the doctor would use this visit to go into more detail about what he found, and just for him to visibly see how you are doing. I left a message for my PCP a few weeks ago, just letting her know one thing and her nurse called me back that she wanted me to schedule an appointment just to talk about it..I did, and was there for an hour, covering multiple things that came to mind and were related to the original message I wanted her to know about...sometimes it is worth it..and I know that sometimes it isn't worth going for an appt.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Charmaine wrote: I'm wondering if I should keep my appt with my GI doc on Weds. I'm thinking to myself...if I'm not experiencing any pain or having any problems with the AP, is there really any reason to go see him? I'm having a hard time justifying that the office visit is actually warranted. Somebody else who really needs to see him could be taking up that slot in time. ....I just figure it's not right for me to take up his time & time another patient might really be needing to spend with him. Dear Charmaine, Labs really are great family dogs. Amazingly gentle and tolerant and easy to train. Zeke used to do all kinds of tricks when he was in good form and health. still has that playful puppiness in her, conveys both sad and happy expression in her eyes and will even smile at you when she's feeling full of it. Bob used to take Zeke in the back of the truck with him and tease that with him along, it was always easy to attract pretty women....because they'd come up to awe over Zeke! As for your appointment, I think you're just as important as any other patient, perhaps more so, and you should keep it. Have you had a really good discussion about the results from your ERCP yet? I also think you need to tell your GI about the episodes you had last week and see what his take is on this. The ERCP should show chronic damage, I know a CT-scan will. But I do think you need to document these changes you've experienced with your doctor, and this appointment is a perfect time to do this, and to discuss what it may mean. If you don't tell him what's going on as the time passes, you're not giving him a chance to treat you properly. From my personal experience, I've never had an appointment that I thought was a waste of time, either mine or the doctor's. I've learned something important about my disease or my health each time I've been to the doctor. And yes, IT IS YOUR RIGHT to take up his time, he's working for you! You need to think of yourself as the most important patient he has.....because you need to think of yourself first, you're # 1 in your health care. I hope you'll reconsider your reluctance to keep the appointment. With hope and prayers, Heidi Heidi H. Griffeth South Carolina SC & SE Regional Rep. PAI, Intl. Note: All comments and advice are personal opinion only, and should not be should be substituted for a professional medical consultation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Hi Heidi, I'm really sorry to hear you're having such a tough time. Wish I could share the good health I do have with you and so many others I read posts on. I know I am probably at the beginning of this pancreatic journey, and am trying to remain hopeful that I will be able to keep it in check for a very long time to come. As for my 2 boys, I have spoiled them terribly. Bill & Earl are their names. When I adopted Earl he was already named, and I renamed Bill. They were calling him Rabbit, and that was really confusing for me & them when we would be out for a walk and an actual rabbit would catch their eye. So I decided in memory of my one brother who passed away at the early age of 38, I would name Bill after him, and give Earl the middle name of WEB (my brothers initials). So when I get stern with them I call them Earnest and Earl Web. Oddly enough, it tends to get their attention just about as much as when my mom would call us kids by our first & middle names to get our attention. Must be a family characteristic. Again, I will keep you in my thoughts and hope you begin feeling better and have a wonderful holiday with the family. Best of wishes, Charmaine > I'm wondering if I should keep my appt with my GI doc on Weds. I'm thinking > to myself...if I'm not experiencing any pain or having any problems with the > AP, is there really any reason to go see him? I'm having a hard time justifying > that the office visit is actually warranted. Somebody else who really needs to > see him could be taking up that slot in time. > ...I just figure it's not right for me to take up his time & time another patient > might really be needing to spend with him. > > > > Dear Charmaine, > > Labs really are great family dogs. Amazingly gentle and tolerant and easy to > train. Zeke used to do all kinds of tricks when he was in good form and > health. still has that playful puppiness in her, conveys both sad and > happy expression in her eyes and will even smile at you when she's feeling > full of it. Bob used to take Zeke in the back of the truck with him and tease > that with him along, it was always easy to attract pretty women....because > they'd come up to awe over Zeke! > > As for your appointment, I think you're just as important as any other patient, > perhaps more so, and you should keep it. Have you had a really good > discussion about the results from your ERCP yet? I also think you need to tell > your GI about the episodes you had last week and see what his take is on > this. The ERCP should show chronic damage, I know a CT-scan will. > > But I do think you need to document these changes you've experienced with > your doctor, and this appointment is a perfect time to do this, and to discuss > what it may mean. If you don't tell him what's going on as the time passes, > you're not giving him a chance to treat you properly. From my personal > experience, I've never had an appointment that I thought was a waste of time, > either mine or the doctor's. I've learned something important about my > disease or my health each time I've been to the doctor. And yes, IT IS YOUR > RIGHT to take up his time, he's working for you! You need to think of > yourself as the most important patient he has.....because you need to think of > yourself first, you're # 1 in your health care. I hope you'll reconsider your > reluctance to keep the appointment. > > With hope and prayers, > Heidi > > Heidi H. Griffeth > South Carolina > SC & SE Regional Rep. > PAI, Intl. > > Note: All comments and advice are personal opinion only, and > should > not be > should be substituted for a professional medical consultation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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