Guest guest Posted April 20, 2001 Report Share Posted April 20, 2001 Dear Peg, Thanks so much for the calendar for the upcoming week [which I copied below, for any who missed it!]. I am a new member to the list, but already feel like you all are family. The list, and Ellen and Art, especially, are certainly now on my personal prayer list. Kathie Mom of Rick, 15 years old, Crohn's since age two; PSC diagnosed end of March, 2001 Ellen you and Art are in my prayers. I sure hope this last doctor is right. Sorry Art, and you have to go through this. Next week seems to be procedure week so we all have to do a lot of praying. Let's see - I'm starting a list please add if you know anyone else having one done. Art-cholangeograme and biopsy on Monday -ERCP on Monday Bob- ? on Tuesday Phil- ERCP on Tuesday Peg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2001 Report Share Posted April 20, 2001 Peg I'm having a colonoscopy on Monday. Then whatever other tests the doctors see fit. Bob psc dx 1996 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2001 Report Share Posted April 20, 2001 Peg Yes the old poop scoop. Although I have not been diagnosed with uc, the risk is high with psc. So every other year I get the good colonoscopy. My procedure is in the am while 's is in the pm. Plenty of time to clean the equipment. Looking forward to my 500 mile doctor visit. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2001 Report Share Posted April 20, 2001 Well, I say ride the wave of positive thinking....try to not let this consume you over the weekend (easy for me to say, I know).....you know we are all thinking of you and Art and hoping for the best possible outcome..... Patti > >Reply-To: >To: >Subject: da scoop... >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 14:54:18 -0700 (PDT) > >Well, we're ready for another roller coaster ride... > >Art's GI had a second radiologist look at Art's scan. >Dr. Rupp happens to be the one that did Art's last >biopsy, and the one that second guessed the first one >last year. He also works with the surgeon that did >Art's whipple. > >He said, " I'm not convinced they're tumors " . So we're >scheduled for a biopsy and cholangeogram (our first, >what do they do and what can we expect during) at 7:30 >Monday morning. Art then finally remember to tell the >doctor that he had not been taking Actigall for almost >a week before the scan, plus - he'd been vomiting all >night the night before (I don't know if that could >maked a difference, but it sure messes with his >insides). > >We're having a healing service at church Sunday, and >Art will be annointed with oil. > >I don't know if it's better to have the hope held out >to us - or to not know and let them tell us after the >biopsy... > >Ellen > >__________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2001 Report Share Posted April 20, 2001 Aw Man! I hate those roller coaster rides!!!!!! I agree I dont know which is better, having the hope extended until the results are in or having to worry expecting the worse. I will say a prayer for both of you while you two wait this out. Which facility do you go to? in Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2001 Report Share Posted April 20, 2001 --- Baudoux-Northrup wrote: > Aw Man! I hate those roller coaster rides!!!!!! > > I agree I dont know which is better, having the hope > extended until the results are in or having to worry > expecting the worse. > > I will say a prayer for both of you while you two > wait > this out. > > Which facility do you go to? We go to St. 's in Grand Rapids. This feels almost identical to last year. Right before Easter, Art had a ct scan done, and the first dr (same as the first one this time) read the scan as metasistis (I am sure I butchered that spelling). Then Dr. Rupp came along and said, " looks like scar tissue to me " While we were waiting for the scan, Art's dad passed away and Art remembers when he first had the cancer that his dad told him that as a pastor, he had dedicated his son, baptized him, married him, and he didn't want to be alive long enough to bury him.... Well, it's been kind of a rough day... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2001 Report Share Posted April 20, 2001 Peg I go up there every 6 months. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2001 Report Share Posted April 20, 2001 Ellen you and Art are in my prayers. I sure hope this last doctor is right. Sorry Art, and you have to go through this. Next week seems to be procedure week so we all have to do a lot of praying. Let's see - I'm starting a list please add if you know anyone else having one done. Art-cholangeograme and biopsy on Monday -ERCP on Monday Bob- ? on Tuesday Phil- ERCP on Tuesday Peg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2001 Report Share Posted April 20, 2001 Bob, Oh the poop scoop. Sorry couldn't come up with a TGIF joke. Is it just a routine one? I see that you got it changed to the same day as 's. Are you really going to be together. Lucky to have watching out fer ya. Hope they don't have to do anything else. Peg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2001 Report Share Posted April 20, 2001 Plenty of time to clean the equipment. EEEEWWWWWWWW. Looking forward to my 500 mile doctor visit. How often do you have that trek? And I'm complaining cause I got to go 30 miles into LA. Course you don't have traffic to contend with you probably get there faster LOL. Peg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2001 Report Share Posted April 20, 2001 ellen, hope -- hope -- it's always better to have hope. you and art are in my prayers, sweetheart. i'm keeping very positive thoughts. maureen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2001 Report Share Posted April 21, 2001 Bob I'm glad it's just routine right now and nothing serious. Hope everything goes well. Peg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2001 Report Share Posted April 22, 2001 Art-cholangeograme and biopsy on Monday -ERCP on Monday Bob- ? on Tuesday Phil- ERCP on Tuesday Saying lots of prayers and lighting candles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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