Re: I hate Doctors! to Jen

[Guest guest]

Dear Jen,

It does seem that you've been waiting a long time for some help with this. I

remember

" way back when " when you were talking about going to Toronto for the stenting

process,

and still waiting to hear when that would be done. I'm sorry that everyone

seems to be

giving you the runaround.

The remark by your Winnipeg doctor that if the stenting couldn't be done, then

you don't

have pancreatitis doesn't make sense to me. Perhaps I'm missing something, or

there's

something else that you didn't mention, but I just don't see how one has

anything to do

with the other.......or how one is conditional on the other! I've heard of

several people that

haven't been able to have successful stenting procedures done because of the

extreme

dilation or the small size of their ducts......but they still have pancreatitis.

Am I missing

something here?

I wish I could offer an answer to your difficulties. In regard to the doctor in

Toronto who

was supposed to contact your Winnipeg doctor, all I can suggest is that you keep

calling

his office, bug the daylights out of them, until the doctor sends the report as

promised.

Since the Toronto doctor said that surgery would be the only option to access

for stenting,

what is the reasoning behind your Winnipeg doctor's refusal of surgery?

When you talk with your doctor next, I would suggest that you impress upon him

the

importance to you to have this next MRCP done as soon as possible. Explain that

your

health is at risk due to the debilitating circumstances caused by your extreme

pain, that

you physically can't wait much longer, and can't function when you're doped up

on

morphine. Pain meds are a source of salvation for many of us, but not when the

use of

them keeps you so doped up that you're not able to participate in some normal

activities

and have some regular functioning abilities.

Good luck with all of this, Jen. I know the wait must be terrible, and having

to wait and

not hear anything while you're experiencing bad pain makes it just that much

harder. I

hope you hear some good news soon.

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 consultation with a medical professional.