billye, i asked our dr...who is also a friend about this. he said he had never heard of a person not being checked after they downloaded the pictures from the pill. that within a certain time, i think he said 48 hours, they should have given you laxitives. and knowing that you have Sjogren's it probably should have been to begin with.

you might want to check into this more. for legal reasons. yes they tell you can get stuck. but them not checking that it had passed......wrong...totally wrong.

mega hugs love and prayers.

Oh my goodness! You sure don't need another situation to complicate matters. Here's hoping this is resolved SOON along, with everything else.

OMG...How dumb am I? I had this test done ages ago (about 6 months) and I have no idea if I ever passed the camera
I remember checking the first day after I had the test done...didn't see anything. I remember wondering if I would "feel" it pass...never felt it. My doctor's office didn't tell me much about this! I guess I kind of forgot about it...until now!

I have no pain though (except for that imaginary pain that just started when I realized I might still have the camera inside me )

The part about corrosion...NEVER HEARD THAT FROM MY DOCTOR! YUK.

So...think there's any possibility the camera could still be there after all this time with no problems?

PS...I wish you easy camera removal-by whatever method fate determines! And, I thank you for jogging my lousy memory.

It boggles the mind, that people are told to swallow a camera pill and no one tells them that, "we should do a follow up to see if you pass it", no one phones you up the day after asking "did you pass it??".

And the part where the guy saw the blinking lights in the toilet bowl and he knew that it passed in 6 hours so no viable photos were taken, well, that just blows my mind.

The medical incompetency I am reading about REALLY makes me want to move to France.

Absolutely mind-boggling..

The medical incompetency I am reading about REALLY makes me want to move to France.

France? Why France, Mel?

Cathie

Cathie:

If you ever saw the movie Sicko by Michael Moore, you would (believe me), understand why I want to move to France.

Alan would move there tomorrow if we could.

Just better treatment all around, and none of the BS that people here have to go through. It should never be about what a person can afford. It should be about physicians wanting to heal, and not just pleasing insurance companies.

Melody

Any news? This is getting well, un-nerving to say the least. Hugs and good things soon? - j

Billye-do you have a copy of the informed consent? Was it on it?

hey all,
Sorry I'm so late. We had the xray done today and the tech took the first one, came back and said he didn't see anything, then took a higher one and said well, it's not official but looks o.k. I'm to call the doctor and get results tomorrow, but it looks like it finally went on thru.

Liza Jane,
I don't have copies of the paperwork. But it is gone, so we are not going to have anything to pursue. If I had to have surgery, it would have been a different story.

When I talk to the doctor tomorrow I WILL suggest that next time he has someone with the slow transit problems I have, ...he should follow up 48 hours later to see if the pill has made it's way thru. Ridulous, it took almost 3 weeks to get thru my colon. And that's with Miralax every night plus Mrs. D's fizzy magnesium. I probably don't eat enough. But I get no exercise right now. And Sjogren's does this to us. Not enough mucus in that area to get things moving. And the mucus we have is thick.

We are seeing the ortho on Weds and the next saga begins......

Thanks for everyone's concern.

Billye

I just had that done at Barnes,honest they said it passed but,still
don't when,nobody said when and my tailbone hurt to bad to look.
And still no report,I e-mailed,they said no report usually good news,
they are being thorough,what ever..Still feel lousy,sorry Billye just
to much isn't it.. Sue