So frustrated, I want a new doc!

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Hello to all. I'm just so frustrated and depressed today. I have

been in so much pain this last week that i've had to increase my

morphine. I'm just tired and sick.

I think i'm gonna get a new specialist. The doc i'm seeing hasn't

bothered to return my calls or tell me what the next step is for 3

weeks. Every time i call they say he's still thinking. Am I being

irrational that I want him to know what to do or at least have an

idea? I've had 2 attempts by ERCP to place stents or cut the duct.

Both have failed. The secretin stimulation test is not available in

Canada. So I don't know what they should be doing now. My doc I

saw in Toronto had said surgery was an option, but the doc here said

no way to any surgery. I haven't even seen this specialist since

May when his only suggestion besides attempting another ERCP was to

take more morphine

I just can't live like this. I'm getting lots of diarrhea (which

could also be my IBS acting up), intense pain that radiates up into

my chest and back, and i'm either nauseas or throwing up. I've been

sick for a year and nothing is being done. Isn't there something

that can be done? Or should I be prepared that this is what my life

will be like.

I'm getting really scared. I haven't even been married for a year

yet. I'm only 27. What if I always feel like this? Am I ever

gonna be able to have kids? I just want a specialist to help and

make me feel better. Thanks for listenting, Jen.