I had my latest doctor’s appointment this morning, and it didn’t go nearly as planned. Going into it, I had expected one of two outcomes:
a) I’d be put on enzyme therapy, my feeding tube would be removed, and I’d be free to start eating food again.
b) I’d be put on enzyme therapy, my feeding tube would NOT be removed, but I’d have a follow-up appointment scheduled for another week or so if all goes well.
I wasn’t expecting a third possible outcome: none of the above. More specifically, or vaguely if you prefer, the outcome was:
c) I don’t know what’s wrong, but let’s just wait 2 more weeks and see if it goes away.
If this was the first time I’ve heard this, I’d be ok with it. Instead, I’ve heard this same line pretty much every time I’ve seen this doctor for the past two months. I probably could’ve had my endoscopy scheduled for a month ago and the same result mild scarring would’ve been found. At that point, waiting two weeks to see if I got better would be an acceptable and viable option. At this stage, however, I am not going to continue to just idly wait while nothing seems to be improving. Especially if the only thing wrong with me is that I have scar tissue on my pancreas that is causing the discomfort — when was the last time you saw a scar heal itself in two weeks?
