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Appointment Bumped Up!

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divamomma
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Good news! Instead of waiting until feb 28 there was a cancellation so my daughter is going for the scope/biopsy Jan 10! I am so happy but now I am super nervous too. Feeling sick to my stomach and very nervous. Nervous for the procedure, nervous for a negative/confusing outcome, nervous for a definitive diagnosis. SO happy though to not have to wait 2 months!!

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I am so glad you were able to get a cancellation appt. That extra time would have seemed like an eternity. :)

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Yeah, that is good news. Don't be nervous, you will hopefully have some answers soon. :D

I go for my first meeting with the gastro doc on Jan 13. Then if he decides I get an endo maybe 2 weeks later. I hate waiting! I tried getting bumped up but he is out on vacation. : (

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