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Posted 5/29/2009 8:26 AM (GMT -6)
Well the VA said it was going to refer me to an IBD specialist.  I asked for the Mayo clinic in Rochester.  They refer me to the quack GI down the road who missed my mother's stage four ovarian cancer. 
Posted 5/29/2009 9:46 AM (GMT -6)
And they can't understand why you would be hesitant, to put it mildly, to go to this GI?
Posted 5/29/2009 9:47 AM (GMT -6)
I'm in the middle of trying to find a new GI. It's unnerving to feel like you're the one more on top of things than the doc.
Posted 5/29/2009 9:52 AM (GMT -6)
OH NO!!! Can you go back to them and request another doctor due to prior bad experiences with this doc? I am so sorry that you have to add this to your list of worries. I hope you are able to get another doc.

Big Hugs
Gail *Nanners*
Posted 5/29/2009 3:40 PM (GMT -6)
Grrrrr. Oh, Navy. You're not in the Forces anymore; they can't *order* you to go there, can they?
Posted 5/29/2009 6:21 PM (GMT -6)
ditto everyone else. Call your primary back and say that you would prefer another specialist and tell them in no uncertain terms why.
Posted 5/30/2009 3:45 AM (GMT -6)
good luck navy.
Posted 5/30/2009 7:15 AM (GMT -6)
Randy, I am so glad to see you is your GI in the VA network?

I am requesting another specialist. No, they cannot force me to go to this guy.
Posted 5/30/2009 9:16 AM (GMT -6)
Hi Navy Best of luck and hope it pans out for you..lol gail
Posted 5/30/2009 9:38 AM (GMT -6)
Hi, lets hope you get a GI that knows what their doing best of luck with your search. Bev x

Posted 5/30/2009 10:15 AM (GMT -6)
i was gonna say, in a city that size, there's gotta be more than one specialist in the system. i guess the next question is will the next guy be any better or just different? just full of encouragement, huh, navy? eyes blush good luck!
Posted 5/30/2009 1:32 PM (GMT -6)
:) They will do it if I have to get freaking law degree to force them to take care of me....LOL I just should have been more specific.
Posted 5/30/2009 2:00 PM (GMT -6)

Navy,

Are you talking Mayo in Rochester? Like in MN.  They have an awesome GI clinic and you would only be 40 mins from me.  :) You hold out for the best.  This is your life and you need someone that has a good reputation and knows the latest in procedures and treatments.

You go girl.

Kitt

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