Hi All,
No colitis. No polyps. No cancer. Diagnosis of IBS stands. Nothing they can do for me at the moment, but have ordered me to rest and to eat, to gain my strength back.... yesterday with empty colon, I was down to 96 lbs because I've had such bad D.
And, the doctor ordered me to not work til Wed at the earliest. I called my supervisor at the theatre who had gone home by the time I rolled in at 7:30 p.m. after my tests in Boston at 2 (Yes 2 p.m. folks!)
What an ordeal.... I was at the hospital for 4+ hours for what is supposed to be a 30 minute procedure.
The phosphosoda had made me SEVERELY dehydrated (having thrown up all morning...), to the point where the FIRST thing they did on seeing me was to rush me into a bed, put an IV on my arm and put me on a fluid drip. I went through 1 and a half bags of fluid before they even thought about sedation.
The procedure itself was PAINFUL, and normally it's not that bad. He said my problem was a combination of being petite, and having a tight "corner" in my colon, which was the worst part of it...
I now have lots of gas-- they add air to your colon to get around tight corners, and since it was very tight, there's a lot of air there.
I'm drinking my peppermint tea and I started my 1/2 tsp of Acacia this morning... switching from Citrucel to see if it gets things under control better. I might take both, the doc said I was in no condition to discuss it yesterday after 2 shots of pain meds and 2 shots of Valium in the IV.
Anyone have any tips for getting my strength (and my weight) back quickly?
Thanks for all your support. You are all so great... Truly. 
Karen =)
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