Waste of time.

[glanz]

I when to the gastro and told him my problems of which my doctor doesnt know whats wrong with me. Well it was a waste of time he asked me questions about my pains, he felt the opposite side of where my pain is, said it was probable IBS just like all gastros say and went buy old lab work and old doctor reports. Afterwards I went to my painmanagement and he gave me 8 shots right in my RUQ and I havent had pain for 3 days now but he told me the shots only last about a week. People with pains ask your doctor to go see a pain management they are the only ones that are doing anything for me.

[jsyjack]

you ought to find a nu doc. i has IBS for 20 years and got some relief by a diet change and the addition of fiber. i felt better in two wks., than i had in 20 yrs.

it doesn't sopund like you got a good dianogsis. remember, it;s your body, so get out and get someone who will really LISTEN TO YOU!!!

[twingirl]

I hope you don't get this message twice.  I lost the screen some how.  I agree with Nanny.  For years I was told it was irritable bowel syndrome.  All doctors say that when they don't know what is wrong.  They do the same thing with sore joints and fatigue except the doctor's call that Fibromyalgia.  Please continue to find a doctor that will help you and not give up on you.  I can't stress that enough.  I had to go through five GI's to find out that I had three different bowel diseases.  Good luck!  Twingirl

[Nanny]

It sounds like you need to see a different gastro specialist, one that will listen to your complaints and order new blood work and new tests to get an accurate diagnosis of your problems.  While you feel this appointment was a waste of time, and perhaps it was, you need to keep looking until you find a specialist who won't be vague with a diagnosis.  If pain management can help you, and know where to medicate you to ease your pain, then a competent GI should    look at why that happens and go from there.  It may be that once they find the cause of your pain, there is treatment or something else that can be done to ease it, or correct the problem.  As you didn't say what your symptoms are and exactly where and what bothers you, I can't even speculate on what might be wrong.  Good luck, and keep trying to find the right doctor!