RE: P. S. to Pancreatic Enzymes & Some Other ??s

May 31, 2004

I guess enzymes aren't measured in terms of mgs because they are not

really a med? I'm assuming that if the CR-20 means something that

it sounds alot lower than some of you are taking.

BTW, I meant to mention to you all (maybe I did and have

forgotten!!) that I go for the MRCP at my local hospital tomorrow

and then am supposed to wait until 6/24 to go to the Lahey Clinic?

Not to mention the fact that on the appointment itinerary I got in

the mail yesterday that I'm supposed to be seeing a doc that isn't

even in the gastroenterology dept? He's a doctor of General

Internal Medicine..has anyone else experienced this sort of thing? I

mean is it standard protocol (?!?) that I go see a general doc and

then he refers me to the gastro guys there - kind of like

establishing a baseline or something? I was under the impression

that my gastro doc here was referring me for an ERCP w/manometry.

However, it did say on the form that if there was surgery scheduled

(would an ERCP w/manometry be considered a surgery?) that you had to

call a separate number.

At any rate, if I am having a relatively good day tomorrow (they are

few and far between at this point).......I'm going to call my health

care provider (Blue Cross) and talk to the customer relations dept.

to make a complaint that this is moving waaaaayyyy to slow. I'm

losing pay at my job, my mother has been helping us but that can't

last forever. This is getting to be downright ridiculous!! Why

can't they just check me in at the Lahey Clinic and leave me there

until they figure out what this is? Why do they seem to think it is

OK to leave a patient at home, self-medicating and in pain on a

daily basis? There just seems something really odd about it to me.

What do you guys think? Am I being too unrealistic thinking that

they could at least schedule these appts. within days instead of

weeks? Geez.....well sorry for venting that wasn't my intention but

I'm looking to get a feel from you guys in terms of how long it took

to REALLY get something concrete and then have a plan for it?

thanks again to all

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