Margaret's doctors appt.

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Hello,

It rained today, need I say more as to why this update is late????? I

didn't think so!!! LOL!!!!

Talked to the school today and 3 finals were sent home today, which

leads to really great news!!!!! MJ's Spanish Final is not, I repeat, NOT next

Friday!!!! WOO HOO!!! It is Monday. We started it today, the teacher will

call and do the oral part over the phone tomorrow and we will finish the last

part and be done early!!! We also did most of the history test, from the notes

(open note test).....we didn't get class notes until today....hard to teach 4

months of history overnight so we are doing an open note test!!!! Oh well!!!!

Ok, so this afternoon we went to see Dr. Bethel! It was very humid

here today. YUCK!!! Nice drive down, only took an hour today. Dr. Bethel was

running late so that is when we worked on Spanish final. Talked to and

the resident. explained that Dr. Bethel wants to do a gastric graphing

study. Interesting sounding, huh?? That is going to take place on Friday

morning at 10 am. MJ has to go NPO (Nothing orally or by tube) at 6am. All it

involves is injecting dye into her Gtube and into her J tube and seeing where

it goes. It is to check for a blockage or a tight area in her intestines.

Bethel came in and talked to MJ about the options and MJ told him that she knew

she needed a Nissen and the downfalls of it based on her weight and risks of

Nissen failure and then told him she also wanted a J tube too. He asked why

and she explained her reasoning and why it would be beneficial. Bethel said,

that we could just do that and MJ told him she needed both because she still

eats orally so lets do it all at once and not have to go back 6 months later and

do something else....do all now and be done! Bethel was very impressed with

MJ's planning and thinking it through. So, after Friday's test, surgery will

be planned. Dr. Bethel talked to MJ and she never mentioned the conference but

told him she has a state test next Thursday and he said he will wait

till.......drumroll........after conference.......to do surgery. MJ just needs

to

stay on antibiotics till then and be near her in-ex and albuterol at all times

to

prevent pneumonia or more pneumonia. We did order the inverter, which should

be here Friday, so we can run the inex in the van!!! What a sigh of relief

that will be.

So, we aren't sure when surgery will be, but said probably the

27th of June instead of the 23rd, but it is at least when conference is over.

We aren't sure what that does to Colorado and Wyoming, but we are definately

coming to conference!!!!!!!!!! And we will leave NY early Friday morning!!!!!!

That is all for now. Tomorrow is busy doing finals and getting school stuff

done!!!! TTYL!!!!

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