Amen!
I hate it if you go the the ER for something UN-related to Crohn's. When the Doctor hears your medical history they automatically determine it's Crohn's related.
AMEN to the above quote from the original post! I couldn't have said it better myself! WHY do they do that?! I hate labels. I've been avoiding my GI doctor for the past (almost) year, because whenever I go in with ANY complaint that is unrelated to CD, he wants to put me on something...anything!
The last time I went to see him he was trying to convince me that I needed to go back on Prednisone (even though I've been 100% free from any and all Crohns symptoms for almost 5+ years now!). The reason I think he wants to put me on something is b/c he had me taking Azathioprine (Imuran) for years as a "maintenance drug" and last year my bilirubin levels were elvated on a couple different blood tests. Therefore, he determined I was having a bad reaction to the drug and took me completely off of it. Now I guess he thinks I NEED to be on SOME type of medication (even though I've done better over the past year than ever!) Ha! It drives me nuts sometimes.
Anyone who has found a really great GI doctor (namely one who will
listen and work with their patient to do whatever seems best for that individual's unique case and trusts that his/her patient actually knows something about their own body and how they feel ), has found a rare and true treasure!
I guess it's difficult for doctors to admit when they just "don't know" something?! I guess a lot of them think that if you have come in to see them, it must mean you want them do something (even if it's the
"wrong thing") or PUT YOU ON something (
anything) <sigh>
As far as all of your responses to the original post...
So much truth there! And some of you guys are killin' me over here with your humor! My stomach is hurting and it's NOT Crohns! Thanks for the laughs!
Their is a simple test you can if the doctor is listening. Start throwing absurd things like "the sharp pain seems to come and go while I eat during my most recent alien abduction the aliens recommend that eat upside down and I should be in any pain. What do you think doc?"
...ROTFLMBO!!!
Too funny!