Subj : Ailments... 1. To : ARDITH HINTON From : Daryl Stout Date : Sat Mar 03 2018 00:42:00 AH>Hi & welcome back, Daryl! Awhile ago you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinto Hi, Ardith...long time, no type. AH>DS> While I have IBS, diverticulitis, and hemorrhoids AH>DS> (with moderate to severe rectal bleeding...they AH>DS> did blood work to make sure I wasn't becoming anemic), AH>DS> recent colonoscopies have shown no polyps... AH>Good! I understand colonoscopies are a drag... a female friend had AH>one recently & told me she was hors de combat for three days. The alternati AH>could be worse, however, if further developments took place unchecked.... : I'm to see my gastrointerologist on Monday...as it has been over 3 years since I had both an upper GI (EGD) and lower GI (Colonoscopy), done...so, I'm due. My goal is to get them done at the same time, so I only have one anesthesia bill. AH>I reckon the bean counters got into the act there & you are allowed AH>no more than one such test per year. I've noticed also that once a person h AH>crossed some invisible boundary line they're deemed to be at a higher risk f AH>various things. The downside is that the patient may wonder sometimes wheth AH>the doctor is being a bit overconscientious. The upside is that if you real AH>do need a certain type of testing you may find it easier to get... [wry grin Comedian Jeff Foxworthy (You Might Be A Redneck), said in a skit, telling of his experience with a colonoscopy that "when you get 50, you get all these "gag gifts" (i.e. the hemorrhoid ointment, etc.) -- and he said while they're laughing, he thought to himself "you just saved me a trip to the store". Certain races of people also seem to be at higher risk, for whatever reason. AH>I may have asked you before if the first stone was ever analyzed... AH>in Dallas's case, a change of diet seemed to help ward off the next occurren AH>for ten or twenty years. But I realize it's not always quite that simple, a AH>I'm curious as to what your IVP may or may not have indicated. I had the sa AH>test years ago. Conclusion: my kidneys are weird, as my GP & I already kne AH>As long as I'm reasonably cautious about what I eat it's not a big deal. :- They said it was mainly oxylates. But, I'm drinking flavored water...at times, 2 liters a day...to keep flushed out, and to stay hydrated. I only drink caffeine (Coca-Cola) or eat chocolate on rare occasions now. AH>That's the bit where you spend all day on the toilet? Apparently I AH>got off lightly in that regard, but I wore the needle mark for eighteen year AH>Then there was the bit where I was instructed to hold my breath, after which AH>was left alone for twenty minutes. I was a teenager at the time. Fortunate AH>for the technician & for me I was smart enough to realize there was no need AH>hold my breath for the entire time. I go to other labs nowadays... [chuckle In the CT Scan they did last fall (I forget what for now), they discovered I'm in the early stages of degenerative disk disease in my spinal column. I haven't noticed much of an issue yet, but they surely won't take away my disability now...because when they ask "has your health gotten better??", I can honestly reply "No...much worse". AH>Although I'm late in answering, I hope your IVP went well. :-) It did...they do a KUB now. I have the female nurse practitioner check me out now. My urologist doesn't do surgeries anymore, due to his age...and I can get an appointment faster with the female nurse practitioner. While nudity means nothing to them, that last prostate check (digital rectal exam) was not fun...I wasn't sure if she was looking for oil or gold. AH>That must be very frustrating. But... read on. I originally was going to see my gastrointerologist in late January...even though I called to set it up before Christmas. Yet, he was so busy, so that was a wait for 6 weeks. Well, as it turned out, my car was in the shop, and they were doing apartment inspections...so, I had to cancel and reschedule it, with another 6 week wait. I'm set to go see him Monday. AH>Reminds me of the time when Nora was admitted to hospital on Friday AH>(allegedly for forty-eight hours). I figured she wouldn't be discharged unt AH>Monday... as she was, despite the prognostications of certain "gloom-and-doo AH>artists in the parents' lounge. If your doctors had serious reason to belie AH>you had cancer of the bowel, things would be happening so fast your head wou AH>be spinning. When hospitals postpone testing they're not too worried.... ; Especially when the meter is running. Of course, the last 2 outpatient procedures I had, ended up having complications, requiring overnight hospital stays. The first one was to remove the kidney stones, including a rather large one in the urinary bladder, that could not be passed. But, some of the fragments lodged into the "staples" from the Urolift prostate surgery...so, a month later, part of the prostate was removed. The worst thing has having to wear the urinary catheter, and the bladder spasms. One day, I was in the local Emergency Room, in tears from being in so much pain. Two good looking nurses came in, and said "You're not going to like us". I said "I'll kiss you if you make this pain go away". She replied "We have the medicine for the bladder spasms and pain, but it's a suppository". They basically gave a whole new meaning to the term "shove it"!! :P Thankfully, I haven't had any further attacks in about a year...I see the female nurse practitioner in April, and get a KUB (kidneys, ureter, bladder scan) done. 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