This week has been nothing but being sick and going to doctor appointments and having more tests done.
On Tuesday July 10, 2012 my good friend Dawn took me to my first appointment to see my new Gastro Doctor at Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus. I was so sick the entire time and so weak Dawn had to push me in a wheelchair through the hospital because I couldn't walk very far.
I see my new doctor and he looks and listens to my stomach and intestines. Puts me on a higher dose of the Crohn's medicine I'm already on, has about 15 vials of blood drawn to test me for anything and everything he can think of. Then Schedules me to have a CT Scan of my abdomen. And has me sign papers to have all my records and test results from my last Gastro doctor released.
My friend Dawn is so much like a Mom to me, and she has so much love and compassion for what I'm going through, Because both of her children who are around my age have been diagnosed and fighting Ulcertive Colitis for some years now which is like Crohn's Disease.
I thank God for Dawn and her husband Gary, I couldn't ask for better friends and spiritual parents.
Now lets go to today...
Luckily my appointment for the CT Scan today as in the afternoon so Jeremy despite me being sick all night did get enough sleep to make the over hour drive back to OSU hospital. I wasn't as sick as I was on Tuesday, but that all quickly changed when they had me start drinking the barium for the CT Scan. I told the woman I get sick every time because they make me fast for 6 hours, no water or food. So I can't take my medicine to help my stomach.
The moment that stuff hit my stomach, I was sick. They wanted me to drink 2 full bottles of that stuff, I told them they'd be lucky that I got 1 down me. I got 1 1/2 bottles down and started throwing back up. They weren't happy that I only drank that much and started saying that they won't get a good enough reading. But hey what am I suppose to do when they won't let me take my medicine.
So they went ahead with the test any way, and I was so sick they gave me a barf bag and then the guy doing the test says, "maybe your doctor should have you on medicine to keep you from being nausea's and vomiting"
I told him, "I'm already on medicine for that, but when you guys tell me I have to fast for at least 6 hours no food, water nothing. I can't take my medicine, so I'm gonna be sick"
Needless to say the guy shut his mouth after that and trying to act like he knew all the answers to my problems.
Immediately after the test was over and they told me I could go, I wen to the bathroom and threw up. Then made my way back to the waiting room where I had crackers, water and of course my medicine waiting for me to take.
The crackers, water and medicine helped some but it wasn't until I got a meal in me that my stomach started to calm down.
On our way back from Columbus when I have to go to the hospital, Jeremy and I always treat ourselves to a nice meal at Bob Evans restaurant in South Bloomfield. It's now become our little tradition, and at times it's the only nice thing we get to do the whole day when we've had to be at the hospital. It's so worth the money spent when we get to have some time together to just relax and eat a good meal, even if it does make me sick hour later.
So now we play the waiting game, waiting for the test results to come back, and waiting to see what this new Gastro doctor will do to help me. When I find out the results I'll let you know.
Until then, just gotta keep focused on making it through today and hope tomorrow will be better.
