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Pillcam is stuck... and still stuck

Posted by dablues @dablues, May 4, 2020

I had a pillcam done and it never came out. What next. You would think the doctor would have called me by now. Had an Xray on the 15th of April, then again on the 30th of April and it is still there. Now what?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | May 11, 2020

@dablues, I'm sorry to hear that 6 days later, the Pillcam has still not made an appearance. I moved your new message to the previous discussion about the Pillcam being stuck in the hopes that @astaingegerdm might have some ideas to share.

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lioness | @lioness | May 11, 2020
In reply to @dablues "I have no idea what they will do, but it's unacceptable that I can never talk..." + (show)
@dablues

I have no idea what they will do, but it's unacceptable that I can never talk to my doctor and his nurse is a pain. She doesn't like duplicate calls but if you don't make them she doesn't call you back. I called her 10:30AM and said what time it is and waiting to see if she calls me back. Her voice mail states if you call after 3PM we won't call you back until the next day, so will see what she does. I eat bread all the time so don't think that will help. Sick of it. I've been xrayed to death this past 4 months with cat scans, chest xrays, abdomen xrays, spine xrays and I got a urologist exam coming up which they will xray me as they do once a year as my kidney is enlarged.

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@dablues Im sorry you havent heard anything . I would just keep calling till you get the Dr. Do you have a patient portal? If so you could contact him this way . Call your insurance also they maybe able to help you sometime you may have to resort to threating them . Then there is always the Medical Board .

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Ingegerd Enscoe, Alumni Mentor | @astaingegerdm | May 11, 2020
In reply to @colleenyoung "@dablues, I'm sorry to hear that 6 days later, the Pillcam has still not made an..." + (show)
@colleenyoung

@dablues, I'm sorry to hear that 6 days later, the Pillcam has still not made an appearance. I moved your new message to the previous discussion about the Pillcam being stuck in the hopes that @astaingegerdm might have some ideas to share.

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@dablues @colleenyoung - I read the report and in the latest X-ray it is not mentioned that it is seen, right? The previous X-ray reported the pill cam in the pelvis = on the way out.
My impression is that it is not there and also no signs of damage to the intestine. Obviously, it has to be confirmed by the doctor.
I have no idea when mine passed. It was still there on follow up before I left Mayo. I was reassured that I did not have to worry. The only thing I had to do is stay hydrated.

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