Question: Hello Dr. Rynne. My wife of 55 years started having several symptoms and I am worried. This all began about 7 months ago. A major background item is that she survived pancreatic cancer 15 years ago with a Whipple procedure. We were told that this success was due to an early diagnosis plus aggressive action. I am wondering why her present problems are not able to be solved by her current gastroentrologists? We switched doctors about a month ago when I lost faith in her first physician who generally kept us in the dark after doing a colonoscopy. He used a PA in dealing with us and did prescribe a few medications to include "pig pancreous". Her new doctor did a recent endoscopy and did provide a detailed debriefing. Her main finding was a partially healed ulcer. She switched my wife from the Protonix she was on to a liquid Carafate (sucralfate) suspension to heal the ulcer. Her next appoint- ment is the 16th of XXXXXXX which seems too long to me. I will now list my wifes symptoms. She continues to have back aches which move around, generally in the waist area. She has had her third visit with a Chiropractor who found a compressive misalignment in her lower spine vertebra. She experiences some relief following the treatment, however, the next day the pain returns. Sitting or prone also alleviates the pain somewhat. She also has lost 5-10 lbs of weight yet seems to have a very good appetite. Being 5'5" she has always been actively diet and exercise conscious. Since experiencing her weight loss she has even begun to eat more desserts/candy/etc. to no avail. She is down to 105 lbs. and stable. She has experienced semi-diareha with "chunky stool". Is bloated and very gaseous from the rectum. No bleeding. She is still quite active but experiences fatigue quite often. To be fair I hope that her new doctor determines the problem and comes up with a plan of attack. Oh yes, I forgot to mention, that she also had an MRI and CATscan about 5 months ago which were negative. Now for my question; am I being unfair to expect a diagnosis from the "experts" before it is too late? Insurance is not a factor. Can,t these symptoms direct us to the cause sooner. After all these experts have been around the block a time or two. From what I know there are tests to pinpoint problems with the various organs such as the liver, kidneys, whats left of the pancreaous and even the endocrine system. Seems to me she is getting too much or to little of some enzyme or other. It is tough for me to stand by a watch the mother of my two healthy children (in their 50's), who was healthy and active for 55 years in the situation she is in. What do you think? What else can I do?