Some positive thoughts and prayers needed OT

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I went into the walk-in clinic last night as I couldn't get in to see

an Internal Medicine doctor until Monday. I've been having blood in

the stools and burning after eating and my stomach is bloated to a

really huge size - I had the blood seven years ago where I had a

colonoscopy where I wasn't given anything - it was a horrible, most

awful experience of my life. They didn't find anything so it was put

as Irritiable Bowel. I've had episodes on and off since then but this

is the first time I've had other symptoms along with it and I just

feel something isn't right. Since the pain has been getting worse

after eating - I talked to a super nice nurse last night who told me

to come right in. The doctor I saw said he wasn't even going to mess

with trying to guess, that I've had to many episodes for someone my

age and that I needed to have a colonoscopy done for some biopsies

which he didn't understand why that wasn't done the first time. He

said to call his nurse the next morning and she would help me get in

with a GI dr. and hopefully as soon as possible. So I canceled my

Monday appt.this morning, spoke with his nurse this morning, said the

GI nurse would call me back as soon as she could - the GI nurse did

call back but said I needed to have a doctor do some studies first -

that she didn't know where she was going to fit me in - and that the

dr. is one that just comes for a short time (like those that do a

three month stint and move on). So she passes me onto my family dr. -

that nurse said that the dr. I saw last night should do the tests so I

don't have to go through the office visit all over again since I just

saw him last night - so she talks to the first nurse who said, no, no,

no - the dr. wants her in with a colonoscopy ASAP and THEN worry about

the studies and bloodwork. So the first nurse talks to the GI nurse

again. THEN the GI nurse calls me and says since neither of those

dr's want to do any studies, to see the dr. that I had an appt. with

on Monday and I told her I canceled - so she reschedules it. I called

the nurse of the doctor I saw last night and told her at this point my

stomach is feeling sick because of nerves - man, I felt like I was

being bounced around and didn't know whether I was coming or going.

She apologized and she said that she told that GI nurse they would be

more then happy to do the studies but that they wanted an appointment

made with the GI doctor too. She said that going to the Internal

Medicine doctor at this point was probably the best since the doctor I

saw last night wasn't making any headway. My family nurse called me

back and apologized for all that I was going through and said the GI

nurse called and left a message saying I was going to see a dr. Monday

but my family dr. nurse asked if I would be more comfortable seeing my

doctor instead - which I thought was super nice. When I said that the

other nurse said it would probably be faster for me to get into the GI

doctor by going to the IM doctor at this point, this nurse agreed with

that, said he was a really nice doctor (the IM), and that they are all

on the same floor so he would have better luck in getting me in

sooner. THEN my husband calls me and tells me that my appointment

Monday was already filled but that I can get me in on Tuesday. WHAT a

FRICKIN mess I tell you. Then to have the dr. I saw last night making

me feel like I shouldn't mess around and need to be checked right away

.. . . the good news is this time I will be put out so I won't be able

to feel a thing. I could not do it again without having something.

SOOOOOO, if you managed to follow this long story, I really would

appreciate any positive thoughts and prayers if you think of it.

Maybe through all of this I can find out why I gained the 19 pounds I

lost all back in just five months. Everything happens for a reason.

le

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I am really sorry number one, that you are not feeling well and have to go throught another colonoscopy, and secondly, that you have had to experience such a run around to get the testing done. Our medical system is not working very well for pateints or doctors for that matter any more, it seems to be working best for the insurance companies...I will be thinking about you and hoping for a good outcome. Delana.

-----Original Message-----From: le Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 6:54 PMTo: tae-bo_on Subject: Some positive thoughts and prayers needed OTI went into the walk-in clinic last night as I couldn't get in to seean Internal Medicine doctor until Monday. I've been having blood inthe stools and burning after eating and my stomach is bloated to areally huge size - I had the blood seven years ago where I had acolonoscopy where I wasn't given anything - it was a horrible, mostawful experience of my life. They didn't find anything so it was putas Irritiable Bowel. I've had episodes on and off since then but thisis the first time I've had other symptoms along with it and I justfeel something isn't right. Since the pain has been getting worseafter eating - I talked to a super nice nurse last night who told meto come right in. The doctor I saw said he wasn't even going to messwith trying to guess, that I've had to many episodes for someone myage and that I needed to have a colonoscopy done for some biopsieswhich he didn't understand why that wasn't done the first time. Hesaid to call his nurse the next morning and she would help me get inwith a GI dr. and hopefully as soon as possible. So I canceled myMonday appt.this morning, spoke with his nurse this morning, said theGI nurse would call me back as soon as she could - the GI nurse didcall back but said I needed to have a doctor do some studies first -that she didn't know where she was going to fit me in - and that thedr. is one that just comes for a short time (like those that do athree month stint and move on). So she passes me onto my family dr. -that nurse said that the dr. I saw last night should do the tests so Idon't have to go through the office visit all over again since I justsaw him last night - so she talks to the first nurse who said, no, no,no - the dr. wants her in with a colonoscopy ASAP and THEN worry aboutthe studies and bloodwork. So the first nurse talks to the GI nurseagain. THEN the GI nurse calls me and says since neither of thosedr's want to do any studies, to see the dr. that I had an appt. withon Monday and I told her I canceled - so she reschedules it. I calledthe nurse of the doctor I saw last night and told her at this point mystomach is feeling sick because of nerves - man, I felt like I wasbeing bounced around and didn't know whether I was coming or going. She apologized and she said that she told that GI nurse they would bemore then happy to do the studies but that they wanted an appointmentmade with the GI doctor too. She said that going to the InternalMedicine doctor at this point was probably the best since the doctor Isaw last night wasn't making any headway. My family nurse called meback and apologized for all that I was going through and said the GInurse called and left a message saying I was going to see a dr. Mondaybut my family dr. nurse asked if I would be more comfortable seeing mydoctor instead - which I thought was super nice. When I said that theother nurse said it would probably be faster for me to get into the GIdoctor by going to the IM doctor at this point, this nurse agreed withthat, said he was a really nice doctor (the IM), and that they are allon the same floor so he would have better luck in getting me insooner. THEN my husband calls me and tells me that my appointmentMonday was already filled but that I can get me in on Tuesday. WHAT aFRICKIN mess I tell you. Then to have the dr. I saw last night makingme feel like I shouldn't mess around and need to be checked right away. . . the good news is this time I will be put out so I won't be ableto feel a thing. I could not do it again without having something. SOOOOOO, if you managed to follow this long story, I really wouldappreciate any positive thoughts and prayers if you think of it. Maybe through all of this I can find out why I gained the 19 pounds Ilost all back in just five months. Everything happens for a reason. leAs Deb has said: "Fitness is a journey and it begins with the first step.""This isn't about weight loss, it's about enlightenment" -Visit our new vault site http://taeboon.isportsdot.com/

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At 06:53 PM 9/24/2004, le wrote:

>I really would

>appreciate any positive thoughts and prayers if you think of it.

>Maybe through all of this I can find out why I gained the 19 pounds I

>lost all back in just five months. Everything happens for a reason.

rachelle, i will certainly be thinking of you as you go through this

testing next week. how awful this must be for you. im sorry to hear that

this is happening. however, i like your attitude in that it cant be all

bad -- maybe you are right in that you will finally get an answer! please

keep us informed.

-carolyn.

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le-

Good luck with the colonoscopy. I had to go through that back in

high school (about 10 years ago) and it was summed up as Irritable

Bowel Syndrome. It's gone now but I can definitely empathize with

you. I was put out for my colonoscopy which made me feel a lot

better (especially because that was a violation that I didn't want as

a teenager)! The actual colonoscopy wasn't what I hated...it was the

phososoda that I hated. I couldn't drink that lemon-ginger stuff!

I'm sure everything is going to be fine. I will keep you in my

prayers!

> >I really would

> >appreciate any positive thoughts and prayers if you think of it.

> >Maybe through all of this I can find out why I gained the 19

pounds I

> >lost all back in just five months. Everything happens for a

reason.

>

> rachelle, i will certainly be thinking of you as you go through

this

> testing next week. how awful this must be for you. im sorry to

hear that

> this is happening. however, i like your attitude in that it cant

be all

> bad -- maybe you are right in that you will finally get an answer!

please

> keep us informed.

> -carolyn.