Re: Cleveland Visit

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Are you feeling any better since being on the antibiotics?

hanna5918 wrote:

>Got home last night but was too tired to post. I actually got some

>answers this time after the gastro tests I had done. Turns out I have

>really high bacteria in my digestive system so Dr. Falk gave me two

>types of antibiotics to take for a few weeks and see if that helps

>some of my symptoms. The gastric emptying study showed that the eggs

>emptied my stomach in 118 minutes with the normal being 90 minutes.

>The test was still abnormal he said, although he didn't say if it

>meant I have gastroparesis. Dr. Falk didn't think this was

>significant enough to contribute to my symptoms. He did say that

>motility can change from day to day though. He didn't really say why

>he thought I have such an abnormal amount of bacteria, just said he

>wants me to have more motility tests done. Apparently he thinks I

>have motility problems in my lower digestive tract. Right now I have

>to take the antibiotics and see what happens. I have to go back for

>more testing but I've decided to put it off for a few months.

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>Still haven't heard anything back from my sleep study I had last week

>although my insomnia has improved. Now I'm back to wanting to sleep

>most of the day.

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>Hope everyone had a nice weekend.

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