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I'm so sad right now, I don't even know what to do with myself.

I went back to my primary doc today armed with all my courage, to tell him that the stupid GI refused to look over the results of my "inconclusive" gall bladder findings on the ultrasound. I feel this is very important, because from all the research I've been doing, my symptoms are extremely similar to gall bladder disease, and I want someone to look at it.

I went in there and told him that I wasn't comfortable having this doc do my colonoscopy since he wouldn't even give me the time of day when it came to a positive finding (a test I had to specifically request because he didn't feel it was necessary). My doc said it would take too long to get into another GI, and since my colonoscopy is so close (couple of weeks) I should just do it and then if this GI still doesn't help me out, he'll forward all my information over to a new GI. I said I wanted a new GI now, but he basically wouldn't do it! I couldn't believe it! So now I'm stuck having this stupid doctor doing a colonoscopy that may not even be necessary if it is gall bladder disease, but I don't have a doctor who will actually look at the ultrasound results and check my gall bladder!

In the meantime, I'm eating barely anything, and in almost constant pain

I asked my doc if he could even just do a gall bladder function test which I've read about (a blood test I thought) and he said it didn't exist, they'd have to do an ERCP! Why do I feel like I know more than my docs?

I just don't know what to do...the average waiting list for a new primary doc in my city is 1 1/2 years, and it will probably take 3-4 months to see a new GI, and at the rate I'm losing weight, I'll be way too sick by then.

I don't know what kind of advice I can ask for, I guess I'm just venting, I'm just so upset

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