Frustrated, Scared and Just Sad

[Sheila]

Lisa
Maybe its time for a PET of CT scan....just to rule everything out...it could even be your gall bladder....I agree with Brenda, time to call the shots for yourself, and if your current OBGYN is not cooperating, find another....after all you've been through, they should not ignore you...where's the compassion?????

[Becky]

I just changed gynes (I have changed every doctor I have had except for the rads onc who really doesn't have anything to do anyway). I felt rushed all the time - and for a "once a year" patient with a history of cancer of whom they removed my ovaries, they could give me a second. Once I almost ran out of the room after him to say, " I didn't ask you any of my questions yet". I paid $76 for a copy of my entire chart and went elsewhere and I am thrilled with the new guy. The old practice asked if I was moving. I said, "I'm not moving houses but I'm moving to a new practice".

If you can't get a response, leave. There are lots of good practices too (I also loved the staff at the new place too). I don't tolerate anything anymore. The copay is the same no matter what and I want someone who will be my partner in helping me keep myself well.

[Mary Jo]

Amen Becky and well said. I've found that if they aren't working WITH ME then they are working against me. Against us should never be tolerated.

MJ

[Jackie07]

Nausea can be a symptom for many, many different things. I am glad your MRI was fine. Do you have a primary physician or family doctor? He/she is probably the one you really need to talk to first. The oncologist should be most knowledgeable about our condition. But they are really, really busy and are usually under tremendous stress.

My primary (The same one for my In-laws, my husband, and me) had his training from the Mayo Clinic and is well repected by his colleagues. I didn't hurt that his Dad used to be the President of the Board of the hospital. We got real lucky to become his patient just after he started practising in our hospital. (My Father-in-law got the wind from the nurses [yes, nurses are very, very important people] and had all of us switched to this primary.) So far he has taken care of the management of a diabetes, a brain tumor surgery, a heart attack, 2 hip surgeries, an angioplasty (3 stents), two breast cancer surgeries, a ganglion cyst, an Alzheimer diagnosis for just the four of us in a 10-year span... Because of his background and the policy of the hospital, he was never hesitated in making necessary referrals.

My point is: Pull all the strings you can to get this nausea thing checked out. It could well be indigestion or nothing[menopause?], or something serious [my Mother-in-law had 'indigestion' whole day before finding out she was having a heart attack].

Hope you feel better soon.