Tuesday, November 19, 2013

My awesome gastroenterologist

I had decided that since I had two doctors try to tell me that I had GERD that I would visit a gastroenterologist and see what I could find out.
The one I chose was recommended by my primary care physician (new one since August of 2012). The man is awesome in my opinion. He is 70+ years old and knows his stuff. He doesn't limit himself to just his primary field of study. He makes a great diagnostician.
My endoscopy came back showing mild irritation in my  esophagus and stomach. There was some very minor damage in my small intestines but nothing to be concerned about. His opinion was that my chest pain is NOT related to anything with my upper digestive tract.
When I told him about all of my problems over the past year and a half during my first visit, he took an immediate interest in my case. While waiting for my endoscopy date, he requested copies of all of my scans and test results from my primary doctor. There were some scans and reports missing since they had been done prior to my time with my primary physician so I faxed all of those records over.
He actually reviewed them that same day and called me. He does in fact believe that I have sarcoidosis.

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