11 Jun Rocky Few Days
The last few days have been a bit rocky. In short, after a painful episode at 2:00 am on Memorial Day that lasted 2 hours, another at 1:00 am last Monday that ended with a visit to the ER, and a THIRD episode that began...
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04 Jun Little More Info ….
I couldn't wait until June 23 for the results of the colonoscopy biopsies, so I called the Doc's office today. Turns out the biopsies all came back normal, so that's good. I think it means my intestines are healing, though they sure have been taking...
27 May Post-Colonoscopy
While results of the biopsies from today’s colonscopy won’t be in for a couple of weeks, the doctor said that the ileum looked better than what he saw in January. So, that’s good news for now. We’ll see what the biopsy results have to say....
25 May One More Time
Went to the follow-up appointment with the GI doc this afternoon. Since the nausea meds I've tried haven't been effective, and there are still other various symptoms taking place (down 59 pounds now), we are doing another colonoscopy to see how the...
19 May To Be Or Not To Be Crohn’s
Haven't updated in a while, so I thought I'd do so after a little news now. After going back on the Reglan, the shakes and "crawling out of my skin" feeling came back pretty strong. The GI doc lowered the dose twice over a week and...
28 Apr The Latest Is ….
Had a follow-up with my regular doc on Monday. Saw him back on the 15th to check out the odd white coating on my tongue. A couple people had asked if I had been checked for candida (a yeast in your body that...
16 Apr Wild & Crazy 24 Hours!
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So, yesterday (Thursday), I go see my regular doc. I'm on the Reglan the GI doc put me on, no idfference yet, but friends are saying, "have you had anyone check for a candida fungal infection?" Nope, says I. Whatever. It can't hurt to ask,...
13 Apr Can You Say Gastroparesis?
Got back at about 5:00 pm from my GI doc appt. The capsule endoscopy shows that there is ileitis involved in my diagnosis, but does NOT find it consistent with Crohn's Disease. So, he believes that I most likely do NOT have Crohn's, but am...
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