Friday, December 02, 2005
It's been kinda crazy around here the last couple of days! Thank heavens its FRIDAY! I can't believe it's been a week since I blogged!
We took THur off because I had my appt with my new dr the new specialist. I went to my regular dr to pick up my records from my colonoscopy and my ultra sound! I had called on Wed, they said they would have it ready for me. They did not! Suprise Suprise! GRRRR!!
So I made them pull it for me, since I had to have it for that appt.
I got to the specialist office, they checked my right in and I got right into the dr! I didn't even wait very long in the room. I was quite happy my stomach was very rumbly! It's so funny to tell Drs I have a heart murmur, they always want to listen to it - and they always have the same response. "WOW - that's quite the murmur!" LOL! Even if that's not what they are seeing me for! LOL! It always cracks me up.

Anyway - I LOVE this new dr. He was very good at asking me questions and covering all the basis, he too does not think it is the diverticulitis but something else going on! (YAH!) I didn't think so! I have not had it Long enough for it to be Irratable Bowel Syndrome, or Chrones disease. However it could still be that but in the very early stages. An ulcer was not ruled either. He said those would not have come up in the tests I had done. I was quite glad as was he that I had brought the colonoscopy and the ultrasound, that would have been his next step. He also ruled out Acid Reflux diseease, mostly because it does not rise up, it stays in my stomach and general stays in the same spot.
So he wants to try some new medications for a few weeks.He did give me one for acid just in case but he doesn't think it will do much for me. This other one - I can't remember the name of it. It's a drug normally used in a high dosage for depression, but if it's a low dose it's used as some sort of pain reliever. He explained it the same way the pharmacist does so we'll see. I go back on the 29th of Dec to see if I am responding to the medication if not they may go in and look around my stomach.
I had a few minor cramping today and the d word. I'll be glad if this helps.
We got all our running around done yesterday so this weekend we can just relax!! I put up the tree and Christmas decorations, yesterday after I got home. I even put a garland above the patio door.
Here is a picture of the tree and the moose, and one of my penquins, I have one that hangs on the tree and another that just sits on the tree. I did the tree blue and white and silver again. Only this time on the balls, I did snowflakes. I am not quite done as you can see. I need to add more balls and fix the garland beads. But we really like the blue and white lights. We also got blue and white lights for the patio, they change by themselves from blue to white.