Re: FOLLOW UP APPT to Patty

[Guest guest]

Patty, it's things like this that get me annoyed with insurance

companies. I wonder how they'd feel if they were told their

insurance was up to it's limit for chemo, so they'll have to pay it

out of their own pocket or prepare for the cancer to definitely beat

them...makes me sick to hear that they value the $ over a person's

life. Chemo, diabetic medicines, heart meds..anything that gives a

person a fighting chance to survive should be absorbed by the

government and the patient pick up the " tip " ...$20 per month no more

for their meds...it truly is sad.

[Guest guest]

Patty wrote:

> I went to see my Panc doctor on Monday and I had not so good news.

My lab work showed I was having an acute panc attack....... have to get my

blood checked again next week. If it is normal then I have to have another

ERCP.<

Hey Patty,

I'm sorry that you're having problems again and have another ERCP to look

forward to. I've have never needed an ERCP for my problems, but after all

the stories I've heard here about the procedure, I realize how fortunate I am,

(sometimes...LOL), to only have the problems that I already have.

It was good to vent out your frustration with your doctor's receptionist. I'm

sure that the good doctor can't get along without her there to lecture all her

patients about their medical care.....NOT!! It seems nearly every doctor has

someone like that in their office.....my first doctor that I fired had a nurse

that

was like that, she was constantly critical of the amounts of medication that he

prescribed, and several times even wrote out monthly scripts that were LESS

dosage than what the doctor had changed me to. Dealing with her was a

constant aggrevation. The doctor that I go to now also has a nurse that is

clueless about medication, and I have to triple-check everything she writes

just to make sure that it's done the way my doctor intended.

How long do you need to stay on clears? I'll be thinking about you, and hope

that your ERCP goes smoothly.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and should not be

substituted for professional medical consultation.