Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 : Dr. Lehman is always teaching. So doctors come and go. And IU is one of the sites that does the endoscopic block. Dr. Gress is also teaching. I've often had an audience in the endo lab. And Dr. Gress always tells them to talk to me because I've been through so much. You're right in that the EUS blocks are done only by GI doctors. I've only had that kind. My eleventh was just two weeks ago. Anesthesiologists work from the outside of the body. -E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 : We can only hope that Drs. Lehman, Gress and the others continue to teach the blocks and other endoscopic procedures. They should be available to more patients with CP and other GI disorders. -E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 Hi E, You got me thinking......I had the EUS celiac plexus block done at IU in March, 2001. But it wasn't Dr. Lehman who did it. I have no idea who it was! Isn't that scary? I know it was a foreign doctor (I think? - Oops, I guess I don't " know " it was!) And I have never met Dr. Sherman, so I know it wasn't him. The only other doc I saw in my stay there was Dr. Fogel, and I know it wasn't him. Does a GI doc do the blocks? Please, feel free to correct me, but all the ones I had done in 95 were done by an anthes...Oh Crap! The docs who put you to sleep for surgery! Sorry about that, my spelling really stins anymore! Thanks Lots of Hugs, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` -- In pancreatitis@y..., esquare726@a... wrote: : As we all know too well, there are loads of doctors, some in the GI field who also know nothing about CP. Frightening!! And, if they're not young, they're often lacking current knowledge. At almost 51, I'm older than all of my doctors and that's working out just fine.I'm reaping the benefits of having Dr. Gress here in NY as he studied with Lehman and Sherman. And he's one of the five in the country to perform those EUS celiac blocks. ter traveling to other states, I'm so happy to have be able to stay close to home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2002 Report Share Posted January 2, 2002 : The list of endoscopists who perform the EUS blocks includes DeWitt and IU. But, as I have posted, there are often times visiting physicians who are training. I've met quite a few during my eleven procedures. In fact, it's been a rare occasion when I've not had an audience. -E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2002 Report Share Posted January 2, 2002 : I had considered a ganglionectomy, the severing of nerves, as an option. I also learned that it was not a great option. And, so far, I've been having reasonable success with the blocks. But I must repeat the fact that these blocks do not come with any guarantees. They may or may not work. The level of pain relief can vary. As I've state before, I'm one of the lucky ones. My CP has been so much better in the years that I stopped undergoing all of those damned ERCPs, sphincterotomies and stent placements. Although my pain is often minimal, I must take each day as it comes. I never know if and when that might change. And I do suffer with the other horrors of CP. They have often kept me a prisoner in my home. -E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2002 Report Share Posted January 2, 2002 Hi E, I'm so sorry, but I was wrong because I didn't think Dr. Lehman did my EUS block. Huh, now I wonder who it was!.....I'm gonna sound pretty stupid when I call IU tomorrow to find out! Thanks for making me really think hard! lol Lots of Hugs, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ : You're right in that the EUS blocks are done only by GI doctors. I've only had that kind. My eleventh was just two weeks ago. Anesthesiologists work from the outside of the body. -E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2002 Report Share Posted January 2, 2002 Hi , I'm a patient of Dr. Lehman too. He had Dr. Chacha do my EUS procedure, which is what finally gave the definitive diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis. Hope this helps! A., Indy karenarmantrout@... Re: From - BACK to E > Hi E, > I'm so sorry, but I was wrong because I didn't think Dr. Lehman did > my EUS block. Huh, now I wonder who it was!.....I'm gonna sound > pretty stupid when I call IU tomorrow to find out! Thanks for making > me really think hard! lol > > Lots of Hugs, > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > : > You're right in that the EUS blocks are done only by GI doctors. > > I've only had that kind. My eleventh was just two weeks ago. > > Anesthesiologists work from the outside of the body. > > -E > > > > PANCREATITIS Association, Intl. > Online e-mail group > > To reply to this message hit " reply " or send an e-mail to: Pancreatitis (AT) Yahoo > > To subscribe to this e-mail group, simply send an e-mail to: Pancreatitis-subscribe (AT) Yahoo > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2002 Report Share Posted January 2, 2002 Hey , Thanks! I think that is the guys name! I remember thinking, I bet I'm not gonna be doing the " cha-cha " after he's done! I was pretty drugged up by then anyways, on the pain-pump full of morphine and all....But now through my hazy-memory, I think thats it! BTW did you have any relief? I had about 3 weeks, but then when I went back to see Dr. Tom , the surgeon who was gonna cut the nerve perm., he told me he didn't think it was the block that helped. He thought it was being started on the high doses of morphine at the same time. And he thought this because I had several blocks here in Ohio through the back that didn't do anything but cause me more pain & misery! Dr. only gave me a 30-50% chance of helping, so I politely thanked the man & came back home. Thanks for your help. Lots of Hugs, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In pancreatitis@y..., " Armantrout " wrote: Hi , I'm a patient of Dr. Lehman too. He had Dr. Chacha do my EUS procedure, which is what finally gave the definitive diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis. Hope this helps! A., Indy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2002 Report Share Posted January 2, 2002 , Me to. I would have done the same!! gail liamhoha20 wrote: > Hey , > Thanks! I think that is the guys name! I remember thinking, I bet > I'm not gonna be doing the " cha-cha " after he's done! I was pretty > drugged up by then anyways, on the pain-pump full of morphine and > all....But now through my hazy-memory, I think thats it! BTW did you > have any relief? I had about 3 weeks, but then when I went back to > see Dr. Tom , the surgeon who was gonna cut the nerve perm., he > told me he didn't think it was the block that helped. He thought it > was being started on the high doses of morphine at the same time. > And he thought this because I had several blocks here in Ohio through > the back that didn't do anything but cause me more pain & misery! > Dr. only gave me a 30-50% chance of helping, so I politely > thanked the man & came back home. Thanks for your help. > Lots of Hugs, > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > In pancreatitis@y..., " Armantrout " wrote: > Hi , > I'm a patient of Dr. Lehman too. He had Dr. Chacha do my EUS > procedure, which is what finally gave the definitive diagnosis of > chronic pancreatitis. > Hope this helps! > A., Indy > > > PANCREATITIS Association, Intl. > Online e-mail group > > To reply to this message hit " reply " or send an e-mail to: Pancreatitis (AT) Yahoo > > To subscribe to this e-mail group, simply send an e-mail to: Pancreatitis-subscribe (AT) Yahoo > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2002 Report Share Posted January 2, 2002 E, diddo! gail esquare726@... wrote: > : > > I had considered a ganglionectomy, the severing of nerves, as an option. I > also learned that it was not a great option. > > And, so far, I've been having reasonable success with the blocks. > > But I must repeat the fact that these blocks do not come with any guarantees. > They may or may not work. The level of pain relief can vary. > > As I've state before, I'm one of the lucky ones. My CP has been so much > better in the years that I stopped undergoing all of those damned ERCPs, > sphincterotomies and stent placements. > > Although my pain is often minimal, I must take each day as it comes. I never > know if and when that might change. And I do suffer with the other horrors of > CP. They have often kept me a prisoner in my home. > > -E > > > PANCREATITIS Association, Intl. > Online e-mail group > > To reply to this message hit " reply " or send an e-mail to: Pancreatitis (AT) Yahoo > > To subscribe to this e-mail group, simply send an e-mail to: Pancreatitis-subscribe (AT) Yahoo > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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