Re: Sharing my GI dr's visit...I need your thoughts PLEASE !!!
07/30/06 09:38 AM
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Johnny T. Reb
Reged: 07/09/05
Posts: 987
Loc: Lake Linden, Mich in the U.P. IBS-C
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Hi Abby, I've had the MRI defacography(defacating proctogram)
and the anorectal manometry. The AM is really easy. I had a
4 second balloon expulsion time, and I got a 'good' pass on
the test. The defacography wasn't as much fun. They stick
this blue goop which looks like brylcream<laugh> into your
rectum, Then they tell you to try and push it out, then stop,
then push, then stop. It is a bit of a literal pain in the
butt. Finally they let you run to the bathroom and get rid
of it. They found that my anorectal junction decends 3.8cm
instead of the 'normal' 2.2cm, but they said it wasn't
necessarily pathologic. Also they didn't find any 'celes'.
There are three types, recto, cysto, and I forget the last
one. One more thing, in the AM, don't forget NOT to flush
the balloon down the toilet. For some reason they want it?!
-Bob
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