:sign0085:Hi all, I was just wondering who, from in and around the Manchester/Bolton/Wigan area, has received really good treatment from their consultant and how long they waited for tests and or diagnosis? I am currently under the Bolton Gastro Team and feel like i'm getting nowhere fast. I am feeling really low at the moment as I have been suffering from this recent episode since last summer, and the only test they have done is a colonoscopy on 29th December. They told me to ring after 2 weeks for the results, but when i did, they said they weren't allowed to discuss it over the phone and I would receive a letter. My next appointment to see them is on 16th Feb, and as my consultant went on holiday last week, and his secretary had not received my notes, I will not get my results until he returns. I have been in agony this last week, even though i am on quite strong pain relief, and when I rang my GP to discuss my recent blood test results, which showed raised ESR levels, and I told him about my pain, he just px'd me another anti-spasmodic. All i want is some answers about what is going on, and then maybe I can start some treatment that can treat the problem, and not just the pain it is causing.
I was also urgently referred to the Chronic Pain Team back in September, and only got a phone call from them yesterday offering me a cancellation for tomorrow. I have not been able to eat for 3 days, due to the pain it causes, even though i tried again this evening (just a plain toast) but after just half a slice, i couldnt eat anymore. I'm sick of being sick and just want my life back. Apart from hospital or GP appointments I have hardly been out since September, and only do go anywhere after I have taken immodium to ensure i won't need the loo whilst i'm out. After that, i then become constipated, and it can be over a week before the diarrhoea starts up again.
Would really appreciate any of you who are in the North West area, who have been in a similar situation, could let me know their experiences too, good or bad.
