Michelle
#282308 - 09/14/06 04:43 PM
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Reged: 04/06/06
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Loc: A small city, Northwestern Ontario, Canada
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You poor thing!! Nothing seems to go your way!! I hope you made it through the rest of your day alright.
Best of luck for tomorrow's scope. I know I'm already anxious, and mine is next Thurs.
Take care - HUGGGGGGSSSSSS!!!!!
Cassandra
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Cassandra
Live like there's no tomorrow. Love like you've never loved before.
IBS A 20+ years, Chronic Migraines, Chiari Malformation (decompressed June 22, 2010), Brachial Neuritis, and ??? the list just keeps growing, but I'm still shiny side up! 
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Well the D was terrible but otherwise I had a lady give me a $10 tip just for being nice and I was supposed to have an appt Wednesday after work to get my hair trimmed and some how the receptionist messed it up so I had to go back last night. I've been having the same girl do my hair for years and have sent a lot of people to her. I really wasn't upset about the mix it, its just 2 blocks from the office and I went right after work so not a bit deal but she cut my hair last night for FREE and wouldn't even accept a tip!
The D finally stopped around 4 but than I just felt "empty" and like I got kicked by a horse.  Had trouble sleeping again last night but don't feel to awful today. We have a bunch of patients crammed in this morning because I have to leave at 1:30 for my appt.
I dropped off my 24 hour sample this morning and the woman was like thats ALL of it??? I told her other than the few drops that I couldn't get, yeah. She said it wasn't very much at all but I told her when its running out the other end at high speeds, there really isn't much else left to pee out!  She said I was either having kidney problems or VERY dyhdrated, I'm sure its dehyrdation. Doesn't help I can't eat or drink at all today because of the endoscopy but I'm sure I'll suck down a few IV bags of saline while I'm there! 
I doubt I'll be back on line till Monday so don't worry if I don't report back right away. Its a pretty simple procedure and I doubt anything will go wrong, unless they can't give me enough sedation-I'm pretty resistant to there medications for that.
If I don't get a chance to post much today because we are busy, I'll be sure to catch up Monday! Everyone have a happy weekend!
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Hey, free haircut -- always a good deal.
Good luck with your endoscopy this afternoon -- I'll be thinking of you. I hope that they can get the tests they need out of the 24-hour urine test and that you don't have to go through that again. Drink lots of fluids once you're done with the endoscopy.
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"It's one of the most serious things that can possibly happen to one in a battle -- to get one's head cut off." -- LC
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Taking it one day at a time.....
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but ick.. I am so sorry to see this mess.. I hope it all works out and they can get this resolved..
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Dietetics Student (anticipating RD exam in Aug 2010)
IBS - A
Dairy Allergic
Fructose and MSG intollerant
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Thanks Amie, I was wondering where you disappeared to! My appt is in a couple of hours, hopefully it will give them a clue. However, since I did my humira shot last night, I feel ok today.
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Hi Michele!
Just wanted to wish you good luck with the endoscopy.
Do you have any idea of how long it will take before you know if the Humira will have more long term effects?
My bowels were exactly the way I like them to be after doing the BTC diet for 2 days. Today they were not as slow as I like them to be though but I guess that was because I didn't sleep enough and was a bit nervous about my doctor's appointment. Almost always get nervous before doctor's appointments. Don't know why exactly...
Anyway, I saw my GP today. She has actually been really nice and understanding the last 2 appointments. So then what happens? She tells me she is moving so I will have to find another GP after Xmas. Hope I find a good one. (The good ones do have a tendency to be full booked though...)
Good news anyway: I asked her about the possibility of using loperamide during pregnancy and she said it was basically totally up to me to decide what I could cope with. She actually said that the baby won't be well if I'm not and that I need to have some sort of a life too during pregnancy so... Sounds promising. Now all I have to do is get my licentiate degree (Swedish half-way to PhD degree) out of the way and oh, yes, get married, and, that's right, start the vitamin supplements (which I have stayed away from for a while out of fear they might make the IBS worse)... Then we should hopefully be good to go...
More good news: I have had problems off and on with low HB-value (not sure if you call it that, but anyway, it's the blood value related to iron). I had a bit too low HB value in the beginning of the summer and close to too low iron level as well. But today's HB-value was better! I was now in the normal range! I find it hard to get enough iron without supplements as I of course don't eat red meat and I have problems with green leafy vegetables. I have no idea what I've done/eaten to make the value better.
So, hope you'll have some good news too. And be sure to suck up plenty of fluid at the hospital!!! 
Hugs,
Ulrika, IBS-D
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My doctor was actually so cooperative today that she without any protests agreed to refer me to a "bowel therapist" at the GI department of the university hospital so that I can learn all the tips and tricks that could possibly be useful for me to help the damaged anal sphincter part of my problem so to speak. Apparently, miracles do still happen.
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Ulrika, IBS-D
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at least you aren't that uncomfortable right now.. *HUG* I'll post more in a few minutes..
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Dietetics Student (anticipating RD exam in Aug 2010)
IBS - A
Dairy Allergic
Fructose and MSG intollerant
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Michells, yes my bs is stable with my insulin. I take a fast-acting one (humalog) before each meal and levemir (long lasting) at bedtime. My daughter has hypoglycemia also. But she says not that often and she never tests. She just doesn't feel very good, eats something and then feels better.
I saw my dr. yesterday and we both decided that I should forget the citricel I was taking and just wait until my colonoscopy next month. In a way I'm not looking forward to it because of the prep. On the other hand I wish I was having it sooner so I would know what is going on. Oh, well, I guess I just have to wait. Sharon W
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