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  • thingone
    thingone Member Posts: 41 Member
    #22
    Bay Area Guy said:

    While I think Dr Gill may

    While I think Dr Gill may have surgical experience, I don’t think that is his specialty.  I think he is more diagnostic and I believe he is involved in the ablation therapies.  Dr Sonn, on the other hand, is a cutter.  While he can do diagnostics, his specialty is surgery.

    In te4ms of self-referring, I believe all you need to do is phone the particular clinic and arrange an appointment with Dr. Gill.  The people handling the scheduling are extremely nice and helpful.

    I appreciate your suggestion

    Thank you, Bay Area Guy. I appreciate your suggestion. Best wishes on your continued recovery.

  • thingone
    thingone Member Posts: 41 Member
    #23
    Bay Area Guy said:

    While I think Dr Gill may

    While I think Dr Gill may have surgical experience, I don’t think that is his specialty.  I think he is more diagnostic and I believe he is involved in the ablation therapies.  Dr Sonn, on the other hand, is a cutter.  While he can do diagnostics, his specialty is surgery.

    In te4ms of self-referring, I believe all you need to do is phone the particular clinic and arrange an appointment with Dr. Gill.  The people handling the scheduling are extremely nice and helpful.

     

     

  • thingone
    thingone Member Posts: 41 Member
    #24
    donna_lee said:

    Thanks for kind words

    I just checked my bio.  It's still on this board, minus the picture.  Since I put it up "years" ago, life has gone on.  Regular checks/tests/labs, etc. that keep me on the healthier side of living.

    On a side note: my d-i-l was 7 months pregnant with their second girl at the time of  my Dx.  When I held that new baby, I told her quietly that I wanted to be around for her wedding, but she couldn't get married till she was 50.  She's 12 1/2 now and I'll be 75 next round.  Don't know if she'll wait until she's 50, but I know she'll be into adulthood and making a way for herself.  That's a pretty big long term goal, but I might as well try for it.

    At three weeks post the first surgery, I got sick with I didn't know with what.  Sitting on the toilet and throwing up in the bathtup is difficult, so had my hubby take me to the ER.  They did an Xray to rule out any bowel or sm. intestine perforation.  After seeing my history of what had been surgically removed (R. Kidney, half my liver, gall bladder and the main bile duct), hydration and being put on anti-nausea meds, I was told I had pancreatitis.  It's no wonder-since a lot of the removed parts aid in digestion.

    So don't hesitate to use your ER or walk in clinics or call your PC.  That's just plain looking after yourself.

    Good luck,

    donna_lee

     
     
     

     

     

     

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