update on me

[Guest guest]

Sorry they have to look up

there again. I am really sorry you are having liver trouble. Let us know, we

all worry about you.

From: Barbara

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Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 7:11 AM

To: LUPIES

Subject: just to say

hello! and a update on me

Hello everyone,

Welcome back

Becky, and a welcome to all the new Lupies, Garry,

Micha, and

I'm sure there are a few others I'm missing, I appologize

for

forgeting names.....

On wednesday

I had to prep for a colonoscopy, which was horrible!!!

But, I knew

what expect because I had this before. Two years ago I

had this

done and they found 3 polyps (can't spell-better at math!!!)

they were

benign. Because I have been having so much abdominal

pain, my doc

decided to do procedure again, along with an

gastroscopy.

I had these done yesterday and I had no polyps but I

do have

serve imflamation of the stomach lining and esophagas which

he said is

probably " lupus related " , no kidding! I have to go on a

high

fiber-no dairy diet and take Prevacid, metamucil daily and if I

get

diarrhea, imodium A-D. I told my husband that this should make

for a fun

weekend! I also have stage 2 liver disease, either

autoimmuine

hepatitis or primary biliary cirrhosis,