An Overdue Update

It’s been a while, I know. I’ve been recovering from Thanksgiving. Really.
My doctor took me off one of my meds the day before Thanksgiving. The medication in question was making me extremely tired and after a day without it in my system, I was on an energy high just in time for Thanksgiving. Of course, [...]

Nothing New to Report

Called the doc today to check on biopsy results, the lady on the phone just tells me that his original diagnosis is correct, keep taking the meds, and see them in 4 weeks. Maybe, she says, they’ll turn back the dosage at that point.
It suddenly occurs to me that the massive amount of “may make [...]

The Hospital Visit

I’ll save you the fancy reporting since I feel terrible right now, and just say that my colonoscopy went… well, it went. I only remember the nurse saying “this will start to make you a bit drowsy,” and immediately I whispered, “wow that works fast.”
I woke up to hear voices a few curtains over laughing [...]

The Waiting Game

The past week or so has been tough. I’ve had more bad days than good, and though my good days seem better, it has been difficult to remain at peace with all of these unknowns. I am tired, extremely so, and yet my mind is bored and refuses to let me sleep. I also am [...]

Nothing to See… Again.

The results of my last blood test are back, and though I didn’t get to talk to Dr.Blake, the nurse I spoke with read me this note:
“Test normal, no anemia, continue with GI doctor as advised.”
The point of this test, I thought, was to determine if I was short some of that glorious red stuff. [...]