| FEBRUARY 11, 1999 Today was the follow up appointment with the gastroenterologist. It was an interesting appointment to say the least. To start everything off on the wrong foot, my doctor was not even in. I was scheduled to see his partner instead. Well, that part turned out to be all right though. He was upfront and honest and I really liked him. He was not afraid to say he did not know what was wrong with me and that in itself was refreshing. As far as the tests show, I do not have Crohn's Disease. But, he would never come right out and say I do not have it either. When I said, since I do not have Crohn's Disease..., his response was always the same. "The test shows no evidence of Crohn's Disease. We cannot say you do not have it, however." I did remember to ask whether the steroids would mask these test results and got a resounding no. That is good news there. His thoughts are that I had some sort of gastroenteritis probably induced by the Indocin. He took me off the Pentasa and put me on Zantac 150mg every morning to keep any stomach problem at bay. So, is this good news? I would say it depends on whether you are a pessimist or an optimist. And as hard as it is for me to be an optimist, I have to say, yes, it is good news. |
You are listening to Memories from the musical Cats, written by
Andrew Lloyd Webber and T.S. Eliot. I felt this song was a perfect
selection
for this site because of the affiliation I feel with Grizabella. Although
for her,
it was age and not health issues that changed her, neither of us are who
we
were before, on the outside, and it can affect how we feel on the inside.
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