WOW I am beyond frustrated and I need to rant!!
I went into the ER today at home because I am having a flare of whatever I have. Well, after the doc read all my symptoms (last week was bloody diarrhea, mucus-y diarrhea; today was urgent diarrhea with vomiting and extreme burning sensation) the first thing he did was ask when I was diagnosed with Crohn's. I told him I never was.
He took the basic blood work (including CRP), all of that was of course negative. And because of that, and the fact that none of my scopes from a couple years ago had diagnosed me, he refused to give me ANYTHING for the flare. He said there is no need for more tests and that I have nothing. He did make me do a random urine sample and turns out I have a very bad bladder infection, so he gave me Cipro for that.
I have been dealing with this for 5 years (i made a typo in the 'undiagnosed club' thread)...and I have always been put on either the combo of Cipro/Flagyl or Prednisone. This is one of the worst flares I've had...I can swear they get worse severe each time.
But of course my family doc that has always treated me is gone for months, and the other one that said he was help wasn't the one in the ER today.
My last option is my GI. I left a voicemail at his office that I want to set up a phone appointment because I am flaring and my family doctor wouldn't give me anything. (He is nowhere near where I live, and being in university and working I can't get the time off to go out there).
I am going crazy :ybatty:
I went into the ER today at home because I am having a flare of whatever I have. Well, after the doc read all my symptoms (last week was bloody diarrhea, mucus-y diarrhea; today was urgent diarrhea with vomiting and extreme burning sensation) the first thing he did was ask when I was diagnosed with Crohn's. I told him I never was.
He took the basic blood work (including CRP), all of that was of course negative. And because of that, and the fact that none of my scopes from a couple years ago had diagnosed me, he refused to give me ANYTHING for the flare. He said there is no need for more tests and that I have nothing. He did make me do a random urine sample and turns out I have a very bad bladder infection, so he gave me Cipro for that.
I have been dealing with this for 5 years (i made a typo in the 'undiagnosed club' thread)...and I have always been put on either the combo of Cipro/Flagyl or Prednisone. This is one of the worst flares I've had...I can swear they get worse severe each time.
But of course my family doc that has always treated me is gone for months, and the other one that said he was help wasn't the one in the ER today.
My last option is my GI. I left a voicemail at his office that I want to set up a phone appointment because I am flaring and my family doctor wouldn't give me anything. (He is nowhere near where I live, and being in university and working I can't get the time off to go out there).
I am going crazy :ybatty: