OK, if anyone remembers ... my symptoms have been so unfailingly bad I decided to go to a different GI and get a second opinion. He wanted to do a second colonoscopy but kept telling me I was depressed. After the colonoscopy he said that nothing was wrong and that I just needed to get on anti-depressants and I would probably be fine.
Soooo, I got a copy of the letter that the GI sent to my doctor. Guess what? There is NO mention of depression whatsoever! NO mention of going on anti-depressants! He says that based on my symptoms that I have post-infectious IBS and that he recommends taking Pepto Bismol every day.
WTF?????? What happened to my depression??????
So here is what's interesting. He mentions the results of my biopsies. They were normal except one that had "mild focal neutrophil infiltrate." Since I haven't gone to any doctors since my colonoscopy, the only reason why it would seem he'd change his mind would be the biopsies. So was it this one mildly abnormal biopsy that changed his mind? I don't even understand the medical term -- does this maybe mean there was a little bit of inflammation and it looked like it was left-over from a GI infection? I know I should call the office and ask, but I am still too mad about it.
And does Pepto Bismol really do any good for this? He said to take it 1-2 times a day for 3-4 months. I know, I know, I'll do a search for it. I do know that Pepto does ZERO for my D, so if it's supposed to help something, it's not gonna help that!
Ohhhh, I just love doctors...
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jen
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