randibear
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i finished the prep last night. i did the packet of a and b which tasted like oily lemonade but i was able to finish.
at first i passed black water, then eventually it turned clear. i was going all night!!
the doc said the colon was normal with just a few very minor spots, which were nothing to worry about.
but because of my family history he wants to look at the stomach and small intestine. says he can't look at that with a colonscopy. didn't know that.
hubbie was not so good with it being normal. drove like a madman on the way home and has not said one word. slamming doors and being really curt -- you now the ole one word response.
i knew he would do this and it makes things so much more worse for me.
i got a prescription for something called ultram and prevacid which i think is for reflux, right?
well i'm still groggy so i'm off to bed.
i'm just mentally strung out. in some ways i wish i hadn't woken up.....sigh.....
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AZURE WISH
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Glad everything was normal
Sorry your husband is being so uncaring
heres some hugs
They can look at you stomach through an endoscopy. (They go in from your mouth)
Much more pleasant prep... just no food or drinks for however long they specify before the test. (for me it was not after a certain time the nite before)
Hopefully you will feel better when the anesthesia finshes wearing off.
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Randi, I'm happy for you, but it's a mixed blessing with what you're dealing with at home. It's unbelievable that he has to have a doctor's word for it that you're sick.
I'd be more likely to put some ipecac in his food ... then don't believe him when he's saying he's sick.
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luvs2ride
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Congrats on the good report!
Screw your husband! No, Wait! Don't screw your husband. Much more effective.
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disturbedme
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quote:Originally posted by sixgoofykids: Randi, I'm happy for you, but it's a mixed blessing with what you're dealing with at home. It's unbelievable that he has to have a doctor's word for it that you're sick.
I'd be more likely to put some ipecac in his food ... then don't believe him when he's saying he's sick.
But then that makes no sense either because doesn't he have a LLMD's word that Randi is sick? He doesn't seem to believe that.
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CaliforniaLyme
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Like Geneal said- sprinkle St. Johns Wort on his food!*)*)!! (Unless he is on anti-virals- St Johns Wort interferes with anti-virals!!)!!!
Glad to read it Randi*)!)*!
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randibear
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he gets upset because i am spending money on dr's appts and tests and everything comes out normal.
so in his mind, i am a hypochrondriac and everything is fine because the doctors tell him it is, so therefore, i'm NUTS!!!
he went in the bedroom and shut the door and i didn't feel like dealing with him so i slept on the couch. uncomfortable but i was so bad anyway i didn't care.
one of these days, he's going to be sick and then see who's around.....
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GADS! I'm so sorry your hubby is so mean to you. Try not feeding him for a week!
I hope they find out what's wrong soon.
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randibear, what type labs are they running from colon? I'm glad everything looked fine. I've got an appt next Monday with doctor for initial consult to have a colonoscopy myself.
This doctor is a good friend. I've been putting this off since Feb and finally realized I can't treat problems in my colon unless I know the pathogen/problems. It will be embarassing to have a friend doing this procedure. It's embarassing no matter who is going to examine,so.
I figured he knows me well enough, knows I've been ill for a long time and will not be so quick to dismiss things. I have been taking notes for a while and have my list of things I want him testing for.
I can't image having to deal with non-understanding spouse on top of this.
Pam
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randibear
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well he did the scope thing and took some biopsies in case. i've also had all the stool tests and all.
he said he also checked liver and enzyme levels and they're all normal too.
but since he can't check the small intestine and my first watery diahrrea was jet black, he's thinking it may not be the colon but could be the stomach or small intestine instead.
i wish he would renew the flagyl but he won't because he doesn't believe i have lyme.
looks like eventually i will be going out of state. i can't even find a doctor willing to send bloodwork to igenex.
texas is very bad for lymies.
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randi,
You know your husband better than me. But, I'm just going to through this out there. Is it possible he was upset because he wants you to find an answer? Is it possible he's worried about you and unable to express it?
Maybe I'm just looking for a silver lining that's not there. But people act in really weird ways when they are scared of losing a loved one.
-A
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