Scared

Nurses make the worst patients! Have you ever heard that? Well in my case it is definitely true. I have been having some pretty significant GI symptoms and was unable to ignore them any longer. Just last week I went to a Gastroenterology Group and was seen by a Nurse Practitioner(NP). I was told this is the new paradigm - you see a NP so as to free up the MDs to spend most of their time in the procedure arena. I think it is more lucrative. I was not a happy camper and made a big fuss even though the NP seemed very competent. I figured I made an appointment to see a Specialist and waited almost a month for the appointment only to discover I was being seen by a Nurse Practitioner instead. Since I would have had to wait another month to see the MD, and my symptoms were bothersome enough that I felt I couldn't wait any longer, I decided to settle for a phone call with the MD to confirm that he agreed with the Nurse Practitioner. He said he agreed with her and since I agreed with her also, the decision was made. Tomorrow at 10:30AM, I'm scheduled to have an Endoscopy. I'm not looking forward to swallowing a tube and mini-camera and I'm really scared to find out what it is that is causing my symptoms, but what else can I do? I'm not the bravest person in the world (major understatement) but I am trying to get through this as best I can. I guess the older we get the more of this stuff happens. When I was young, I remember hearing about all the old people and their many symptoms, illnesses, diagnostic procedures and surgeries. I remember being totally oblivious to fact that it might ( if I was lucky) one day be me.
Wish me luck. I will tell you how I make out.
Mary Beth