I’m Back
Well I don’t mind saying that I am glad that part of the procedure is done. What I had done was a Colonoscopy and an Endoscopy all in the same day. It seems that I am very enemic right now and it was not getting any better so the doctor said it needed to be done because she was afraid that I was losing blood somewhere. Talk about scaring the !@## out of me.
With everything that has happened the last 10 months it has really taken a toll on me and I am not the type to not go down with out a fight so I agreed to the procedures. I did find out most of what was going on which is that I have stomach ulcers to start with and because of the stomach ulcers I haver a significant amount of damage to my esophagus which can hopefully be cleared up with medication, like I don’t have enough meds to take already.
The other thing was that she found a polep in my colon which was removed and will be tested for cancer. I won’t know the results from that for about 10 days. She did say it was slightly odd that I would have one of those because I am only 45 but the test will show if it is positive or not. Because of the ways things looked she recommends this to be done again in 3 to 5 years instead of 10 years like usual.
So that is about it in a nut shell. At least I know better what is going on. On a personal note if anyone has any doubts that something is not right with yourself than I would not wait to get it checked out. It is better to find things out early than late because sometimes finding out early can be treated where as finding things out late can not. I will let you all know about the biopsy results when I get them.
Again, I do appreciate all your support. Thank You…………
By: Rick Kratzke
Rick…good to see you back and I’m pulling for ya buddy. I will say a little prayer for ya that the test comes back negative.
I do agree that getting things checked out early when you feel something is a little “off” is the right thing to do.
Keep positive and I’ll keep ya in my thoughts!
May 30th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Arthur, as usual thanks for the support.
May 30th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Glad you opted to have this done right away - hope the tests come back negative.
May 30th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Well it doesn’t sound like fun, but at least it’s over. As for the damage to your esophagus, I had that too. They put me on Nexium and everything cleared up. Hopefully it will work the same in your case.
I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you regarding the test. I’m with Tom and Arthur, here’s hoping they come back negative.
May 30th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Glad you are back Rick. I’ll be praying for you too.
May 30th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Thanks to all, They did put me on meds for the ulcers and esophagus damage and said the same as Kristine that it should get better. We will have to see about the other thing.
May 31st, 2008 at 12:23 pm