Hey guys!
Brand spanking new here, and couldn't be happier I found this forum
I experienced my awful abdominal pains first in November '08, finally received my colonoscopy January 2010 (ARGH, over a year of being ignored!!!!!!!). A week after that, had my small bowel follow through, and that day was told it was crohns (duh, I told my gastro that I thought it was crohns in April '09. his response? "nah, it's not crohns". good grief.).
So a week after that I was called in to be told the diagnosis 'officially', and after he told me everything I already knew (I'd been researching crohns incessantly for over a year) he informed me that he only likes to slice and dice, and he would be referring me to a gastro who is a specialist in IBD, who will officially get me on meds and on my way to feeling better. He said his name was Dr. Cretin, and that they'd call his office and set me up with an appointment.
........ weeks later and I am still a crohnie with NO HELP from anyone!! I've called my old gastro's office and I got "oh, Melanie.... we put in a request... and heard nothing back yet... we'll let you know when we do". still. nothing. Now I can't even get a hold of his office.
Here is my question to anyone who may read this and lives in the Toronto area: have you heard of Dr. Cretin (Creatin? Creaton? Creton? only heard him say it, no idea how to spell it)???? I want this guy's number so I can ask him myself!
I'm desperate, I'm sick of waiting around.
Searched for this Cretin fellow in a physician's directory of all of Canada, and he doesn't seem to exist.
HELP!!
- Mel
Brand spanking new here, and couldn't be happier I found this forum
I experienced my awful abdominal pains first in November '08, finally received my colonoscopy January 2010 (ARGH, over a year of being ignored!!!!!!!). A week after that, had my small bowel follow through, and that day was told it was crohns (duh, I told my gastro that I thought it was crohns in April '09. his response? "nah, it's not crohns". good grief.).
So a week after that I was called in to be told the diagnosis 'officially', and after he told me everything I already knew (I'd been researching crohns incessantly for over a year) he informed me that he only likes to slice and dice, and he would be referring me to a gastro who is a specialist in IBD, who will officially get me on meds and on my way to feeling better. He said his name was Dr. Cretin, and that they'd call his office and set me up with an appointment.
........ weeks later and I am still a crohnie with NO HELP from anyone!! I've called my old gastro's office and I got "oh, Melanie.... we put in a request... and heard nothing back yet... we'll let you know when we do". still. nothing. Now I can't even get a hold of his office.
Here is my question to anyone who may read this and lives in the Toronto area: have you heard of Dr. Cretin (Creatin? Creaton? Creton? only heard him say it, no idea how to spell it)???? I want this guy's number so I can ask him myself!
I'm desperate, I'm sick of waiting around.
Searched for this Cretin fellow in a physician's directory of all of Canada, and he doesn't seem to exist.
HELP!!
- Mel
