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

Has the camera pill come out yet? Do they just x-ray to see if it is out? I haven't had the camera pill thing, so this is one area I am not familiar with.

I did call the doctor's office to check on the xrays they did on Monday. The doctor's nurse said it looks as if the camera is gone but the doctor will call me on Thursday. I took a lot of her time telling her that I thought it would be wise for the doctor to do a 48 hour xray in patients with slow transit digestion, Sjogren's or neuropathy. She said she would make a note for the doctor. I will also follow up with a letter to him telliing him how frightening it was to learn the thing was still there after 2 1/2 weeks. I told her that I'd been diagnosed with autonomic neuropathy in that area by Mayo.

I hope she listens to me.
Billye

Well I hope she did as well,but some ,well alot of nurses float so
much now,in one office one day,then another the next..Well
it's a different world.. Hugs to all Sue

I am glad it is out! It is amazing how little a lot of docs know about autonomic neuropathy!