Post by Fed up with doctors on Feb 20, 2007 16:07:34 GMT -5
I'm so mad right now I could scream!!! I've already dealt with docs who think I'm crazy, think I'm stressed, think I have ibs..whatever. I went to the dr a couple weeks ago in tears and they seemed to really want to help. They agreed that endo was a possibility. They tested my gallbladder (cause the pain sometimes is kind of high up) and did a pelvic ultrasound. Found nothing. After my last visit they referred me to a gastroenterologist. I didn't really know why or what they wanted the GI doc to do. I tried forever to get a hold of the NP that referred me. I finally got a hold of her today (same day as my GI appt) and she said they wanted to look at my colon etc. (never mind that other than pain and bloating I have NO GI symptoms). I told her that I really did not feel that it was, and that I really wanted a lap done first because I was tired of wasting my time off because I'm getting married and going on my honeymoon in a couple months. She said no one would do a lap for me until I saw a GI doc. So I went. Total waste of time. He even kind of acted like he didn't know why I was there. He gave me some samples of Nexium (almost as if he felt compelled to do SOMETHING) and said try it for 2 weeks to see if it helped. I told him I would but I really didn't feel it was an ulcer or anything, and he agreed (so why am I taking Nexium again?). I called my doc back and left a message and basically told them what the GI doc said and that I wanted a referral to a GYN cause I need a lap. I'm so mad right now. I meet all the symptoms but no one wants to do anything but give me the run around. It's like they think endo isn't ever a real possibility. I understand trying to rule out some possibilities via less invasive procedures. But we've been there, done that . They have really no clue right now and I have a lot of symptoms. I'm all for it, so just freaking open me up already! Then maybe by the time it's time for me to get married I can actually ENJOY my wedding!!
The weird thing is that right now (for the past few days), I'm actually feeling ok. Even though I'm on my period. It's weird. I don't know if it's normal to have times like this. A few months ago I went through a few weeks relatively pain-free, but then it came back again. That's why I'm still pushing forward because I don't think for a minute that I'm out of the woods miraculously.
OK. Just had to vent sometimes where I knew people would understand
The weird thing is that right now (for the past few days), I'm actually feeling ok. Even though I'm on my period. It's weird. I don't know if it's normal to have times like this. A few months ago I went through a few weeks relatively pain-free, but then it came back again. That's why I'm still pushing forward because I don't think for a minute that I'm out of the woods miraculously.
OK. Just had to vent sometimes where I knew people would understand