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Doctor's appt. for dh!

February 8th, 2011 at 09:03 pm

My husband had his gall bladder removed in august. He felt good the first few months. Then the gallstone systems returned. He is having the terrible chest pain again and then throwing up. I finally got him an appointment to go and see a doctor that specializes in the problem. He is going to have to have an ERCP. That stands for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopanraphy. (a tube down the throat)
We are not looking forward to it, but the pain is awful and it happens every few days.

I dropped my insurance coverage on him. We had paid for many many years with no claim. It has a $10,000 deductible per year, so it paid almost nothing for his gall bladder surgery. We are just lucky to have the cash to pay for this procedure.

I saved $10 today while stocking up on diet sprite and had a no use gas ($2) day yesterday.

Prev. total $1744.00
new total 12.00
new total $1756.00

7 Responses to “Doctor's appt. for dh!”

  1. mjrube94 Says:
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    Hope he feels better Ima!

  2. Aleta Says:
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    If you explain to the Dr's that you have no insurance, they will probably drop the price. It takes them months and tons of paper work to collect from the insurance companies. Hope that your husband is feeling better.

    My husband had an operation a few years ago. We both notice that when he gets under stress (especially with his work) that he starts feeling pain in his stomach. My husband is also a workaholic like yours. They feel a lot of stress.

  3. creditcardfree Says:
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    Make sure they numb his throat/mouth before inserting the tube if he is awake. My DH has had a tube down throat where they didn't numb and it was awful.

  4. sharmanl Says:
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    So sorry to hear about your hubby. You and him are in my prayers. Be encouraged!

  5. Analise Says:
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    Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Hope your dh feel better very soon.

  6. Thrifty Ray Says:
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    Julie...I have read about phantom symptoms post gall bladder surgery...but this sounds like it warrants that check up....I sure hope it is something simple to fix. My thoughts are with you both!

  7. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    I hope everything goes okay!

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