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Let us know how you are doing. I'd like to hear an update from you tomorrow if you can, OK?

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Back from the Dr's. Since we don't know what I have it is hard to treat. She has begged the scope dr. and she has agreed to see me in 10 days (vs several months) cause I am loosing weight so fast i.e. 17 lbs in 20 days!) Also, I called my cousins wife who does u/s and she has agreed to get me on Monday for an u/s - YEAH! This will rule out if it is my gallbladder I guess cause I have symptoms of problems there too.
Anyway, Also I got this health newsletter the other day and thought it sounded a bit like me and brought it up to her, she said but have you had antibiotics recently (which I have), from my throat infection in June. It WAS JUST WEEKS after that that (TMI coming) my bowel movements starting changed from normal to quite loose. It all went downhill slowly since then and progressed then quickly in 20 days ago to where I am now.
So this is what I had read, I have about 3 of the symptoms:
Proctitis — inflammation of the lining of the rectum — has many distressing symptoms, including a frequent or continuous urge to have a bowel movement, constipation, a feeling of rectal fullness, left-sided abdominal pain, discharge of mucus through the rectum, and rectal bleeding.
Proctitis may develop as a side effect of medical treatments such as radiation therapy or antibiotics. So, she can test for this through a new stool sample, when I can get one, since I don't eat much...
Anyway, thanks so much for listening...

Edited by Maritimer (09/15/05 11:53 AM)

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