So upset and angry!

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone. I've been waiting about 2 months to hear when I was

going to Toronto for stenting in my pancreas. It's been this long

cause my idiotic doctor didn't send off the requests til 4 weeks

after he said he would. Now I find out by me calling the clinic in

Toronto where this doctor is, is that he moved to New York! My

stupid doctor didn't even know this and only found out cause I

called and told him. He's on vacation right now and when he comes

back next week I have no idea of what he's gonna do.

I am so angry and upset right now. I've been waiting for 2 months.

And I had a really bad bout for about 3 weeks where i was in

horrible pain and vomiting. And now to know that i'm right back at

square one just makes me cry. My life is on hold waiting for this

small chance that stenting might work. I just want to give up.

Just accept that i'm gonna have a lifetime of pain and suffering.

I'm a nurse and I have no faith in the medical system anymore. This

disease has already taken so much of my life. I just can't take

this anymore. Sorry if this sounds depressing. I'm just so sad

over this whole process. Jen

[Guest guest]

Jen,

This is the same exact thing I went through when my GI was dragging

his heels. Not only did i want it expedited because I was in

constant pain and in hospital more than out, but my parents had

flown all the way from Australia to here (USA) just to help look

after me and my daughter whilst I was in hospital having a

sphincterotomy or Whipple, whichever was to be done. Of course true

to form, nothing goes the way it is supposed to go, and my doctor

cancelled his appointment, and I rescheduled and he cancelled again.

Then I couldn't afford to wait because my parents were on a time

limit, and I knew I would have to go out of state to get the help I

needed.

I took matters into my own hands, and got myself a referral to see

Dr Lehman in Indianapolis. I know you are in Toronto, but I have no

qualms in suggesting to you to go over this doctor's head and get

your own referral. Is it your GI dragging his/her feet? if so, go to

your PCP, and ask them to write you a referral and that you will be

there to collect it the following afternoon. Or, better yet, contact

the doctor in New York and ask if you can refer yourself to

him..that is if it doesn't bother you too much to see him there

instead of Toronto. You can tell him that your doctor has been

unavailable to set up a referral for you, and explain your severity

of the nature.

Or you could find another doctor in the area and see if you can

refer yourself to them. Most teaching hospitals allow one to refer

one's self these days.

Goodluck with this and I shall also see if I can locate a pancreas

specialist in Ontario on the net for you.