Suzy--why we are here

[Guest guest]

I thank my lucky stars everyday that I found this board. Your right

it really helps to share our triumps and our tragedies. We help one

and other as well as just lend a sympathetic ear. I can honestly

say that I have made friends for life on this board.

Physicians have become so specialized these days that the live in a

bubble. Maybe health care has gotten so complex that it is

physically and mentally impossible for a physician to even attempt

to cover all the bases. They tend to have tunnel vision to their

own specialty without bothering to glance about. However,

physicians irregardless of speciality; need to continue to be aware

that medicine and health care is a dynamic field that is ever

changing. Thank God for that, and the research that is constantly

being done in all aspects of human nature.

What do they call the guy who graduated last in medical school?

DOCTOR! There are going to be good ones and there are going to be

the DINKS. The young intern that picked up the relationship with

valium and torodol with has tremendous potential to be a

non-DINK.

As Heidi said, we are our best advocate. We as the patient must

take a proactive approach to our health care needs. They can give

us all the incredulous (love that) stares they want, but they cant

stop us from being persistent. I have had times when I have just

wanted to give up. To crawl under the covers in a cloud of demerol

believing nothing can be done. Thank God I got out of that

emotional phase. The people here helped me get over that by just

the meer understanding and knowing I'm not alone in this fight.

That we all have the worse pms on earth, underwires are even more

torturous then before, anything even remotely binding around the

waste, estrogen, and maybe even low pressure systems can add to our

discomfort.

There are so many questions that are not answered by our

physicians. Our specialized physicians who are just people too cant

possibly know everything. They have pms, fights with their wife,

teenagers!, and countless other stressors; just like us. We have to

be our own patient advocate. Thank goodness as Heidi said, That

Karyn had that great insight to start this board so that we can

learn from each other, from each others physicians and share that

with our physicians. Yes I have told my doc many things I have

learned on this board, and even with the incredulous (love that)

stares, he finds it interesting.

I'm sorry that your having such a rough time, I couldn't imagine how

painful it must be to have endometriosis on your pancreas. Have you

had any scans to indicate that? I appreciate you sharing your

story. I have gotton a ton of help, support and have learned a lot

on this board and I do hope that I have given some of that back.

Thats why we are here, right.

Warmly,

Chrissy