by Big Tex 44 Replies latest jw friends
BTW will you be following the custom of some here and post photos?
Nah, I thought I'd save that for the colonoscopy. I thought it would be good if it were narrated like Jacque Cousteau.
"And here we are traveling down zee lower colon. On your right you will zee a mummified cheeseburger left over from 1985. Do not strike zee match or we will be blown to pieces!"
On your right you will zee a mummified cheeseburger left over from 1985.
It sounds kind of historical, but altogether gruesome too.
Brummie
Hello teenyuck,
Like Rayvn, I have gone, told the doc my symtoms, what I thought it was and 9 times out of 10 they agree. That is scary. I hate being right on that stuff. I want them to tell me I am wrong
Last time I went to my doc with abdominal pains he said I had schizophrenia. I asked,
What does a OB/GYN know about mental problems.
He was right, I was wrong.
Jst2
I damn near died at that last comment.
Hey Big Tex: so how did it go?
I assume, all went OK.
I read through this quick.....I'm supposed to be over at the laundromat.
OK...I had better get a move on.
Everything went fine. The doc was a good guy and he was really understanding about a couple of issues I had. He didn't give me a hard time about my weight, although he wants me to lose 20-25 lbs. and he didn't give me a hard time about the lengths I go to to fall asleep at night.
Thanks for asking.
Big Tex you are not alone. I hate doctors with a passion! I hate going to hospitals, even to visit! They smell funky dude!
Yesterday I had to go pee in a cup. I was terrified of the splash back...haha! (Just so no one here worries, beacuse I know you all take a personal interest in my medical history--I applied for a new job that makes you do mandatory drug testing.--Caffinee won't bar me from getting hired will it? I downed two cans of mountain dew to make sure I had a sample to give)
Ok well...this was a post where I gave far too much information.
I hope all of you enjoy your dinner...
Bogtex,
"And here we are traveling down zee lower colon. On your right you will zee a mummified cheeseburger left over from 1985. Do not strike zee match or we will be blown to pieces!"
Here we go again.
Seriously I am glad your visit turned out not only OK but something you can talk about and laugh about.
As to the weight problem, you and I both can work on that one together. But as for the sleeping problem? Must be work related, right? Your doc may dismiss it but maybe you should not. Long range, you need to deal with it. Maybe you know it has a short term cause?
Wish I had just returned from such scrutiny with so little bad news. Have a drink with Nina and toast your good health.
Jst2laws
Maybe you know it has a short term cause?
Yes, it's called working at night. I've been on this schedule for 6 years now, and the first five I would get home at 2:00 a.m. and be up at 7:00 a.m. to take care of the kids. Now that they're both in school I get to sleep as late as I want, but oftentimes I still wake up at 7:30 or 8 and have trouble going back to sleep.
I've been taking a mixture of night time Sudafed and a 3 mg of Melatonin, but sometimes when I get overtired I have to take a muscle relaxant (Flexeril) as that seems to be the only thing to help get me over it. It's really hard to come home from work and climb immediately into bed and try to go to sleep.
Chris, one "here's what happened" deserves another, eh?
Last year I went to the doctor for a "regular" check-up...blood test, weight, cholesterol...no biggie. A couple of days later he calls me at home, in the evening, and says "Craig, you have a big big problem. Your RBC is 5.5, and it should be 13. Have you been bleeding internally?"
Well, was I ever shocked. I'd been doing weight-lifting/aerobics at college, and was doing fine. I had no clue whatsoever that my blood count was that low. Dufus that I am, it never occurred to me that my hems (which had been acting up for several months) would require that I take iron supplements. So, my system was completely, and I mean completely, devoid of iron...hence, no new blood cells. The doctor said that his normal recommendation would be for me to get a couple of pints transfused right away. But we decided on a high-iron supplement diet...and in 3 months my RBC was back to normal.
All the upper and lower GI work that was done was to confirm that it wasn't internal bleeding (perforated ulcer, colon cancer, etc).
He said I need the same regimen every 3 years (I'm 51). Another 1.5 years to go LOL
Craig
I don't like putting myself into the hands of the medical profession. The poking, the prodding, all that stuff.
There are three docs at the practice I go to - two are women, and I feel much better being under their care. I guess women are just more reassuring and compassionate. If I ever got some really bad medical news, I'd much rather hear it from a woman.
