Re: Seeing the surgeon on Monday
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed Dec 21 10:19:12 2005
You poor thing...in Ontario a general surgeon won't do a diagnostic
lap...only a certified gynecologist will do this.
Demand to see a gyno and they will help you out. Plese note that
fibroids and endometriosis are two completely separate things.
Best of luck!
Alexis.
At Mon, 19 Dec 2005, Robbie wrote:
>
>OK what a crock! My general practictioner sent me to a general surgeon.
>The general surgeon told me that they don't randomly just open people up
>to see if there is anything wrong. He said that general surgeons don't
>believe that there is any pain associated with abdominal adhesions. He
>told me basically that I'd have to start over. Go see a GYN or
>something. I have endured over a year of tests and the pain is getting
>worse and worse. After he left me and called my GP. My GP said that he
>thinks the only way to solve this issue is to go in and take a looksee.
>I don't know that I want this surgeon to be operating on me he'd be
>doing it grudgingly. I don't know what my options are right now. I am
>living on NARCOTICS. This surgeon got mad at me because I am not on
>estragen right now. I'll have to see which estragen will be covered
>under my medical insurance.
>
>At Sun, 18 Dec 2005, Robbie wrote:
>>
>>I'm seeing a general surgeon to try to help diagnose my lower right
>>abdominal pain. I had a hyst. 12 years ago and until about the past
>>year was doing ok. Now I feel as if I have someone squeezing and
>>pulling on my intestines right where my body meets my leg. I had to
>>wait forever to get into this doctor and now I have the danged flu. I
>>can't even think straight. I'm worried I will not be able to be
>>articulate enough for my appointment. My general dr. seems to think
>>that it is adhesions. What do you think the next step is for me?
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