Guest guest Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 Hi to all. Well I finally got in to see my surgeon today to tell him how much worse i'm feeling and how I can't do much. And he had no suggestions. All he said I can do is wait and go to Toronto to have stents in to help with my pancreas divisum. Then he goes if the stents don't help then you don't have pancreatitis. I was taken back by this. So if the stents don't work then sorry you are sick with something else and there are no options. He had no suggestions for what to do if the stents don't work and no suggestions of how to help me now. I'm at my wits end here. I know i'm sick. My lipase is around 2200, i'm losing weight, have constant diarrhea, constant pain and nausea. I'm always pouring in sweat and exhausted. I'm just so upset and frustrated that my only option is stents. And this bothers me cause the surgeon sent a letter to my doctor stating he didn't feel the stents would work. I read the letter. So i'm so depressed now. Basically I feel like i'm gonna feel like this forever and they are never gonna tell me what's wrong with me. And they are never going to fix me. Thanks for listening. Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 Jen, It sounds like this doctor just doesn't want to know about you anymore. Can you see a doctor in the USA? I can't remember if you mentioned your insurance or not..I'd be asking your insurance company to have a case manager assigned to you. They can help in many great ways with suggestions and procedures and perhaps finding an option you might not have considered or known about...just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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