So life is kind of crappy; I can deal. I can make lemonade from lemons.
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Remember, how in the Simpsons, there used to be these commercials for that doctor, and the phone number was " 1-800-DOCTORB - Dial B for bargain?" Well, this evaluation of the scan on my gallbladder kind of reminds me of that.
Ms. Paige is a 20-year-old Caucasian female who reports a 14-day history of abdominal pain. (This was written at the end of October) She describes the pain as a deep stomachache localized in the epigastrium. onset occurred after a meal two weeks ago while visiting her parents (I haven't seen my parents since the beginning of August). At a maximum, pain can last for two hours. the patient states discomfort is present on most days. Last week, she has 48 hours of no symptoms; then pain recurred following a meal. The patient awoke with symptoms at 5:30 A.M. yesterday for the first time. She notes some relief with Mylanta at that time. She complains of anorexia and nausea (I never told any doctor about my anorexia, and I pretty much quit that four years ago). She denies emesis or fevers. She denies NSAID/aspirin use. She is not sexually active (Ain't I special?) and denies genitourinary complaints. Work-up this far includes Chem-7, H. pylori serology, urinalysis, and abdominal ultrasound by UT health servies, all of which have been unremarkable. The patient denies taking Tetracycline prior to sympton onset and denies odynophagia. Eight-day trial of Nexium thus far has reduced frequency of pain, but has not reduced discomfort. The patient denies prior history or similar symptoms. Symptoms began two weeks after he (yes he, and this is not the only grammatical error I found) mid-term finals were complete, and the patient feels symptoms cannot be stress related.
This just reaffirms that doctors are not perfect and not smart. :P Boo-ya. That's why me going to be a lawyer...I think. Still have about six months to decide. Back to studying and stupid homework/final papers I go.