/repost of colonoscopy

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Hey ,

here's my official 20/20 report I posted a couple of days ago about the

endo/colonoscopy:

Thank you so much everyone for all your support. (PS ...believe me I well

know the poisonous contents of Miralax...I hate having to use it...even the

other preps have the poly glycol in it).

Poor was just getting started when we put her to bed at

midnite....needless to say noone got any sleep as she kep pooping

wooooops and I guess she's still not done...another blowout.

I made Jim take her without me because well, I'm not doing so well....and he's

planning to leave for a week on Thursday to go to the Bahamas and we want to be

sure I'm rested enough for that. was furious this AM when we got her up at

5...she'd just gone back to sleep after another poop session. And she fought me

hard while I put long pants and long sleeve shirt on her...it was 30 degrees out

down here. She freaked because she wanted to get videos for the car ride and Jim

had already taken them down to the car...plus it was pitch black out and she was

really upset. This was a grievous omission from her experience book. Live and

learn.

Apparently the book was an absolute success. We couldn't believe it...he showed

her the pic of getting in the hospital bed out of her stroller and she just got

up and got into the bed!!! A first for sure. She usually has to be carried

forcibly. Then he showed her the picture of the hospital gown and she willingly

submitted to undressing and putting the thing on. This is another

first...believe me. We always had to keep her in Tshirts. And then!!!!.....he

showed her the page of the needle stick for the IV and she let them stick

her....no emla, no problem. And the really hard part...he showed her the pic of

the bandage wrapped around the IV and she let them do it and kept it on. Believe

me I am loving this. I am feeling like a success which is not a common feeling.

So enough about me (thank you, thank you)...Apparently has some unusual

findings in her stomach (You knew she would right Margaret??). INstead of the

normal gastric rugae (I just learned this) or gastric " folds " that are in

everyone's stomach hers is smooth. A sign of alot of diseases is enlarged or

gigantic folds and I can find this all over the internet....but smooth

stomach??? oh nooooooooo....that would be a tricky one. He said he hasn't seen

it very often and it could be related to pernicious anemia (B12 deficiency)

which she has but it would account for the malabsorbtion as she doesn't have as

much actual stomach area to process the food. Simplistic....but he'll know more

when the biopsies come back in a couple of days. Also she has mild

gastritis....but otherwise, just like last time her innards look good...no

lesions or ulcers or any of that stuff. So...we wait.

Here is my very favorite part...in her book I made sure to put in all the steps

to going home, the stroller, the car, the apartment building, and finally a

picture of her in her happy place in her room and mommy and daddy... " Home " " All

Done " .......when she came thru the door, still a little wobbly I opened my arms

and she fell into them, hanging onto me for several minutes....more than she has

in her entire life altogether. She was patting me on the back and hugging.

OK....now I can die and go to heaven. sigh. I wish parents of affectionate kids

could realize how unbelievable this feels.

OK now she's telling me " bye " ...back to normal lol.

Later

Sherry