Stomach, Ulcers, Gastric Bypass Forum - Please Give Me Some Advice

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Q: Please Give Me Some Advice

asked by: BeckyL on March 24th, 2005

New User

3 years ago I started having pain on my top right stomach area, after several visits to the doctor and many tests, they told me there was nothing wrong and sent me to a shrink. After a year of this and bowel movements becoming severely painful I landed in the hospital from bad bleeding coming from the rectum. I was in the hospital for 5 days and my regular doctor and a specialist from another town said I had crohn's/colonitis ulseritis. On the day I was leaving the hospital the specialist from here came in and said he didn't believe I had that and just wanted to watch me for a while. After a year of going to him with the pain and bowel movements getting worse and him still "just watching me" I lost my health insurance. I haven't seen a doctor in a year and the pain is bad. I always have diaria and lots of mucous comes with it. What should I do? I can't afford to go to a doctor to have him tell me "he'll watch me" but I don't want something really bad to happen because i'm not getting any health care. Any advice will be great!

Replies(3)

poetmcc

replied on April 8th, 2005

Experienced User

I'm so sorry to hear that you have been through so much. I'm not sure how insurance works but if you really need help, cant you get it from any hospital. Your life is your first priority. Go to the hospital and tell them about your problem. Maybe they can helpw ith your health problme and insurance. Best of luck to you. Take care and i'll be praying for you.

surgeonassist

replied on April 23rd, 2005

New User

Most hospitals have a program for uninsured and low income patients. Check with the outpatient department of your local hospital. If they do not, look around until you find one that does. Have you had an exploratory laparotomy or a diagnostic laparoscopy performed on you before? I work with general surgeons everyday, and 3 out of 5 cases involve the bowels. I would be glad to discuss your case with them and see if they have any suggestions. Would that be okay with you?

BeckyL

replied on May 13th, 2005

New User

Yes, I would be glad for any advice at all. I recently pulled up my hospital records and found that the biopsy came back crohn's as well. I've contacted the doctor's office who said he didn't believe it, to ask him to reconsider my case but his office said they would for $450.00. I'm beginning to get a lot worse, losing lots of weight. So any advise you can get from your office would be very helpful! Thank you very much for your time and caring!!!
Becky

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