WAS: Short transit time NOW: Wait for doctors

[Guest guest]

We have to wait a long time for some types of doctors (e.g.

developmental pediatrician) and for some 'famous' doctors/hospitals

(e.g. the wait is always longer for a doctor in any specialty at

CHOP), but the average GI has a short wait (few weeks). Why is the

wait so long in Canada? National health care? Not enough doctors?

This is the unfortunate conundrum that faces the US: healthcare is

so expensive and some people are not covered fully or at all, but for

the insured, we have fantastic care here that we (generally) don't

have to wait too long for.

>

> You guys seem so lucky to get into see specialists sooo fast! It

takes a minimum of 8 months to see a GI doc here in Alberta! Buy the

time we got close to our appointment, I had healed Mark's gut on my

own......

>

> Janice

>

>

> [sPAM][ ] Re: Short transit time..what

does this mean?

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>

> Michele and Tara - even if we were to look at " normal " kids we

could

> assume things are a problem that are normal. One may guess a

child

> that poops 3 times a day has possible malabsorption issues. I

myself

> tend to avoid alarmist doctors with a passion. I know not all Dan

> people are alarmists -nor medical doctors -but even if some are -

I'd

> seek out a pediatric gastroenterologist if I had questions about

my

> child's bowel movements. (and I did...Dr. and thank GOD for

Dr.

> in Palm Beach who helped get rid of Tanner's constipation

with

> no drugs ever!!!) (and PS -3 x a day is in the range of normal)

>

> " What's Normal?

> Many people think that normal means having one bowel movement

every

> day, but that's not always true. People are different, and so are

> their bowels. Normal for one person might be three bowel

movements a

> day, and normal for another might be three bowel movements a

week. If

> your bowel movements fit somewhere in that range, then you're on

a

> normal schedule. "

> http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/body/bowel.html

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[Guest guest]

The nonchop GI wait was 5 months. The CHOP GI wait was 7 months. This

was why I started sish oil, initially saw what I thought was no

response, then addressed diet and water. 2 weeks later the CHOP

nurse, who felt we needed to get in their as daughter's history and

hair loss screamed celiac, called me and told me to be there in 1/2

hour (it was 1/2 hour away) as they had a cancellation. Dropped

everything, returned to gluten for testing and it changed our lives.

I am happy we did not have to wait.

> >

> > You guys seem so lucky to get into see specialists sooo fast! It

> takes a minimum of 8 months to see a GI doc here in Alberta! Buy

the

> time we got close to our appointment, I had healed Mark's gut on my

> own......

> >

> > Janice

[Guest guest]

This is pretty recent..... in the last 2 years. It is not too fun as it takes 3

weeks to get a plumber and no one wants to do small jobs since they can all go

to work for the oil companies. Kids are getting part time jobs for $17 an hour!

Drive through windows are closing due to lack of staff! I bought a new cedar

roof and the contractor was 8 months behind schedule.... It's nuts. With the

expected increased price of gas this summer, I expect that it will get even

busier here.

I won't even talk about how this is affecting schools and classroom sizes.

filmed his component of Sicko in Windsor which is accross the

bridge from Detroit city. Windsor is a very small city. (but smells like

downtown Detroit.... gross)

Janice

[sPAM]Re: [sPAM][ ] WAS: Short transit time NOW:

Wait for doctors

So did film Sicko in old Alberta? )

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[Guest guest]

We were able to get into the first GI much faster than that -- just

two or three weeks. He had never heard of the enzymes, but he did

order almost every test in the book. Shortly after, CHOP called and

Mascarenhas came in on her day off (the beginning of a month-long

vacation!) because of our history with congestion. I guess the

allergist was concerned with CF even though we are not carriers of

the CF gene, and he wanted us seen immediately by the GI/CF expert.

She added only one test to the ones ordered by the other GI (a sweat

test for CF), and then we had her interpret them all. Her opinion:

it was either " typical " toddler diarrhea or a food intolerance. (She

said probably milk.) She said if it continued (it did), to try to

figure out which food was the problem. She also said the Houston

enzymes were perfectly safe to use. So, no firm resolution, but it

did guide us in the right direction. And who doesn't want to

eliminate a major problem like CF, right?

[Guest guest]

Interesting about the enzymes. She did not know about DQ1 then though

right?

>

> We were able to get into the first GI much faster than that -- just

> two or three weeks. He had never heard of the enzymes, but he did

> order almost every test in the book. Shortly after, CHOP called and

> Mascarenhas came in on her day off (the beginning of a month-long

> vacation!) because of our history with congestion. I guess the

> allergist was concerned with CF even though we are not carriers of

> the CF gene, and he wanted us seen immediately by the GI/CF expert.

> She added only one test to the ones ordered by the other GI (a sweat

> test for CF), and then we had her interpret them all. Her opinion:

> it was either " typical " toddler diarrhea or a food intolerance.

(She

> said probably milk.) She said if it continued (it did), to try to

> figure out which food was the problem. She also said the Houston

> enzymes were perfectly safe to use. So, no firm resolution, but it

> did guide us in the right direction. And who doesn't want to

> eliminate a major problem like CF, right?

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Yes, we haven't had the testing for DQ1, just the other two.

Somewhere I have read that the enzymes will make you feel worse if

you have celiac, because they can't help with that type of gluten

intolerance, but I don't know why that would be. If you are already

feeling sick from undiagnosed celiac, it won't change that, but I

don't know why it would make it worse. Either way, I brought the

enzymes, she read the labels and she said fine. I think she

suggested dairy might be the problem because (a.) he didn't eat a lot

of other allergenic foods at the time and (b.) lactase is one of the

several enzymes in the product.

> >

> > We were able to get into the first GI much faster than that --

just

> > two or three weeks. He had never heard of the enzymes, but he did

> > order almost every test in the book. Shortly after, CHOP called

and

> > Mascarenhas came in on her day off (the beginning of a month-long

> > vacation!) because of our history with congestion. I guess the

> > allergist was concerned with CF even though we are not carriers of

> > the CF gene, and he wanted us seen immediately by the GI/CF

expert.

> > She added only one test to the ones ordered by the other GI (a

sweat

> > test for CF), and then we had her interpret them all. Her

opinion:

> > it was either " typical " toddler diarrhea or a food intolerance.

> (She

> > said probably milk.) She said if it continued (it did), to try to

> > figure out which food was the problem. She also said the Houston

> > enzymes were perfectly safe to use. So, no firm resolution, but

it

> > did guide us in the right direction. And who doesn't want to

> > eliminate a major problem like CF, right?

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Isn't it that the enzymes can't undo or prevent celiac damage if

still on gluten and celiac unaddressed? I was considering them for

celiac daughter if I can't get her bowels in better shape. Must talk

to GI first though.

> > >

> > > We were able to get into the first GI much faster than that --

> just

> > > two or three weeks. He had never heard of the enzymes, but he

did

> > > order almost every test in the book. Shortly after, CHOP

called

> and

> > > Mascarenhas came in on her day off (the beginning of a month-

long

> > > vacation!) because of our history with congestion. I guess the

> > > allergist was concerned with CF even though we are not carriers

of

> > > the CF gene, and he wanted us seen immediately by the GI/CF

> expert.

> > > She added only one test to the ones ordered by the other GI (a

> sweat

> > > test for CF), and then we had her interpret them all. Her

> opinion:

> > > it was either " typical " toddler diarrhea or a food

intolerance.

> > (She

> > > said probably milk.) She said if it continued (it did), to try

to

> > > figure out which food was the problem. She also said the

Houston

> > > enzymes were perfectly safe to use. So, no firm resolution,

but

> it

> > > did guide us in the right direction. And who doesn't want to

> > > eliminate a major problem like CF, right?

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

>