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My CD is mild compared to most cases. Back in 2013 I developed a reaction to certain foods (abdominal cramps, sometimes a blockage), figured out which foods they were, and have adjusted my diet. For the last two years this has worked great. I was problem-free until last fall when one of those foods got sneaky - a spicy condiment that had a slow burn. The wrong spices caused a blockage and I spent three days in the hospital.
When I was discharged I was given an appointment with a new doctor, not my regular GI doctor. What I got out of that appointment was a tale of doom and gloom, all kinds of potential meds to add to my pharmaceutical diet, and piles of blood tests and examinations. To top it off, this doctor is European indian and I spotted several errors in my record from her typing due to cultural accent differences (example instead of PICC tube, she typed feeding tube).
Mind you, this was three months after the hospital stay with zero problems since and she was treating this as a flare-up. I know what a flare-up is and this isn't it.
I had my doubts, but I proceeded with blood tests, bone density tests, and an MRI. The only thing that was abnormal from all of them was a vitamin D deficiency. That tells me my piping is working and I don't have a malnutrition problem. Next on the calendar was dermatology and colonoscopy (although my previous examination two years ago was spotless).
Then I was socked with a $1700 bill for the MRI - patient copay is almost 25%! And there is a colonoscopy on the way!!!
Given my good health report from the examinations, my problem free spell, total lack of flare-up symptoms, the overzealous nature of the physician, her errors in my record, and the prospects of more medical expenses I cancelled all remaining examinations and all remaining appts with that doctor. The office understood the reasoning for my actions. I kept the appt with my regular GI, and I will be reading him the riot act about this doctor. :ymad:
When I was discharged I was given an appointment with a new doctor, not my regular GI doctor. What I got out of that appointment was a tale of doom and gloom, all kinds of potential meds to add to my pharmaceutical diet, and piles of blood tests and examinations. To top it off, this doctor is European indian and I spotted several errors in my record from her typing due to cultural accent differences (example instead of PICC tube, she typed feeding tube).
Mind you, this was three months after the hospital stay with zero problems since and she was treating this as a flare-up. I know what a flare-up is and this isn't it.
I had my doubts, but I proceeded with blood tests, bone density tests, and an MRI. The only thing that was abnormal from all of them was a vitamin D deficiency. That tells me my piping is working and I don't have a malnutrition problem. Next on the calendar was dermatology and colonoscopy (although my previous examination two years ago was spotless).
Then I was socked with a $1700 bill for the MRI - patient copay is almost 25%! And there is a colonoscopy on the way!!!
Given my good health report from the examinations, my problem free spell, total lack of flare-up symptoms, the overzealous nature of the physician, her errors in my record, and the prospects of more medical expenses I cancelled all remaining examinations and all remaining appts with that doctor. The office understood the reasoning for my actions. I kept the appt with my regular GI, and I will be reading him the riot act about this doctor. :ymad:
