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12/18/2007 11:04 #42566

The CT scan
Category: health
So at 3PM I get the CT scan at Buffalo general. I have to go there at 1PM though. I am so excited on one hand about finding anything out and so scared on the other hand about finding anything out and so scared on yet another hand about the radiation.
paul - 12/19/07 11:21
God, I hate waiting. I would really like to know why my intestines are being so sick.
paul - 12/18/07 13:48
Sorry to dissapoint you (e:james) but I drank the drink instead.
james - 12/18/07 11:18
enjoy the barium enema.

12/18/2007 09:51 #42565

I am so angry/sick
Category: health
So my abdominal area just keeps getting worse and I am really sick to my stomach. It is not normal to have to go to the bathroom like 5 times during the night.

I got up at 8:45 to schedule the abdominal CT, as at this point I would do anything to find out what is wrong. They told me they had two locations. Buffalo General and one in Wiliamville. I told her Buffalo general was better and she said she would call me back when she schedules. At 9:20 I still had n word so I called the doctors office back and said I would gladly drive to Williamsville if it was faster,easier I could get in sooner because my stomach is killing. She said she would call me back. Here we are one hour later, still no freakin' word.

I seriously, cannot believe how this is going for. In the mean time i don't know if I should try and eat anything or not because what if you need to have an empty stomach for it and it is today and then I have to reschedule. I wish it would render me unconscious at this point.

And then there is some unreasonable deadline at work that I am working against which normally is fun for me, but this time it is making me crazy because I am sick.

Now what I really want is a test for celiac disease just to rule that out in case and what about the blood and stool tests. Why none of them yet? Looks like for me they are going to skip to step 5.

Diagnostic Tests for Crohn's disease

Test for Crohn's disease

* Physical examination
* Complete blood count - for anemia and white blood cell counts
* Stool sample analysis
* Upper GI series - barium X-rays
* Lower GI series - barium X-rays
paul - 12/18/07 11:05
I have the colonoscopy scheduled for Jan 9th and the CT they just scheduled for today.
museumchick - 12/18/07 10:48
I have Crohn's. Usually for Crohn's, they have to give you a colonoscopy before they do any kind of diagnosis. Maybe you need to go to the ER if things don't work out with getting the CT scheduled. They can usually order a lot of those kinds of tests for you, right in the hospital.

12/17/2007 23:11 #42562

Hot Water Bottle
Category: shopping
As (e:tinypliny) suggested I ordered a hot water bottle for my stomach aches. Sounds like a great idea as warm really makes it feel better. I searched around this time to find one that supposedly does not smell. You all know how I feel about things that smell like rubber or plastic.

If anyone else is looking for one, I order it from fashionhot.com
They were in good housekeeping and accept paypal.

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12/17/2007 22:28 #42561

Media from other stuff, like snow
Category: photos
So besides my debilitating intestinal issues I managed to take some pics.

Yesterday, I thought eating lamb and potatoes with banana would make my stomach feel better. It was delicious but I was sick as ever. The way I made it. Soak lamb legs in wine, rosemary and garlic with oil, salt and pepper for about 3 hours. I am obsessed with bone marrow. I know you veggies are thinking that is the most disgusting thing ever.

Then bake in the oven at 350 for a couple hours.

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Not so sure what is up with the amount of garbage the church produces. This is seriously a typical weeks garbage for them.
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There was so much snow this morning. You can see just how much on this table in the backyard.
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Luckily, the church plows our driveway but we still had to shovel the car ou
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This citrus fruit looks so damn yummy. I wish that I could eat it.
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The windshield was so icy. It took forever to chip it all off the car.
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Here is (e:terry) trying to chip it. I ended up finishing it once the car heated up.

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jbeatty - 12/18/07 08:50
Marrow is good stuff. I like to spread it on a piece of baguette.
lilho - 12/18/07 00:28
ok, hot damn. the ice, the snow! i have totally forgotten what that is like, sorta. and i must say, i still hate snow and cold. thanx for posting! i thin my life is that much better now that you are posting more!
paul - 12/17/07 22:48
Whoa, that is weird. No seriously I have loved marrow my whole life but I have started craving it this month and never really thought about it. Wouldn't I notice if my intestines were bleeding though?
imk2 - 12/17/07 22:38
how long have you been obsessed with marrow? you probably have intestinal bleeding and therefore are anemic and therefore are craving iron rich foods. i have a nasty habit of over-diagnosing everyone around me.

12/17/2007 18:32 #42558

The void of my life before 2003
Category: life
It is killing me that there is this massive void in my life before 2003. So much interesting stuff happened and I wrote nothing down, took almost no pictures and can barely remember most of it. Like for example I know that I got a CAT scan but I can't even remember when or why. That seems insane.

An who has that data? Not when it was, but the actual data. I have no freakin' idea even who the doctor was? If I get this one I should ask to get a copy. Do you think that is possible?
paul - 12/17/07 21:03
Oh I am not worried about feeling anything (e:paul,42555) I was worried about the radiation.
museumchick - 12/17/07 20:35
Don't worry too much about the ct scan. I know it's really scary-sounding, but it's not painful or dangerous at all. I've gotten a couple abdominal ct scans done. You probably won't even feel a thing.

I hope you're feeling better soon, Paul.