Gallstones Support Group
Gallstones (choleliths) are crystalline bodies formed within the body by accretion or concretion of normal or abnormal bile components. Risk factors for pigment stones include cirrhosis, biliary tract infections, and hereditary blood cell disorders, such as sickle cell anemia. Stones of mixed origin also occur.
please please get yourself another doct or.
OK I would trust your gut instinct! Dont listen to what your friend says.. If you dont like the second doctor then trust yourself on that. I am also leery about the second doctor and the first sounds like an idiot! i think some of these specialists are very smart but can be wing nuts!!! Scatterbrains.. I personally wouldn't trust that type.
I would be very careful as well. You want a doctor you feel is trustworthy and makes you feel less anxious not more anxious. It is OK to go to a couple before you decide. Maybe talk to this second guy again and get to know him or her better and then go to another one if you still feel the same. They are all busy but you want one that you feel good about!
OK this is what I do in Toronto.. I find out who is considered the the top 5 in the field that you need help in. Then I ask the doctor to refer me to the number 1,2 or 3 or ask someone you trust who has also seen a gastro person that they liked. In Ontario we have a site you can go to that rates all doctors in all fields.I have used that site as well. There is probably one for California. If you have to travel further it is worth it. Fresno is a much smaller town than L.A etc. I bet you wont get any of the top 5 in Fresno.
I can tell you are stressed over this! You have a lot to deal with at once! take it one day at a time, it will all get worked out.
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Lesley