I HAD Pancreitits and no one told me?

[Guest guest]

So I went to see my new specialist today. And my god in the one - two

hour visit I had he made me feel like I really might have something

that can be cured or at least diagnosed. Thats more than I can say for

a whole years worth of visits at my old GI.

But get this, apparently I had pancritis in 2002....when I first saw

my specialist. The new doctor told me all the note said was that my

liapse(sp?) levels where high and not how high.

Funny how the GI that found these results is not the one that told me

these results.

So next week I get to go through all the fun stuff again. Stool

samples, blood tests and another CT scan. This scan should show

possibly more than the last two because its a full CT.

Whats the lessen here? A second opinion can make a huge difference!

[Guest guest]

Zoie,

You are right, a second opinion is always a valuable thing to have, especially

since this doctor seems much more aggressive about finding out exactly

what's going on and then doing something about it.

A second CT-scan can also be very revealing, particularly if it's done in a

different hospital by a different radiology technician, and interpreted by a new

raidiology physician. I had a case where my first 11 CT-scans over a 2 year

period showed 2 pseudocysts. I changed doctors and had a scan done at a

new hospital, and the radiologist there " swore " that there was only 1

pseudocyst. The test was repeated, and he stood firm with his diagnosis.

You can imagine the confusion this caused, when all along I'd been told there

were 2!! Finally, my new GI sent me to yet another hospital, for another CT-

scan, by another radiologist. This time there was no question, there WERE 2

pseudocysts!!

Because of that alone, having all the work done over again could be of great

benefit to you. Let a whole new group of professionals interpret your tests

and you could be very surprised at what they find. The quality of the

interpretation of these scans and ultrasounds, etc., is only as good as the

technician and physician that are reading them. What some one else may

have neglected to see might not be a problem for a new professional.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina Rep.

SE Regional Rep., PAI

Note: All comments or advice are based on personal experience or opinion

only, and should not be substituted for professional medical consultation.

> Whats the lessen here? A second opinion can make a huge difference!