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Remember that this is barium she is swallowing - major consipation may

occur. Also, IRON can wreak havoc on the digestive tract - I cannot take it

ever. It is also constipating.

Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons.

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>Subject: Margaret UGI test/

>Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:08:05 -0400

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>Hey margaret, we're going tomorrow AM for the UGI barium xray

>zippideeedoodah good time.

>Apparently jamie has to show up fasting at 9:00AM (it's a 45 min drive)

>then she will be registered and have 8-10 oz of gunk to swallow then stay

>still in between swallows while they take xrays. hahahahahahahahaha. Last

>time we had a video swallow test where they used different food textures

>and a speech theraspist was there to evaluate. You're going for the xray

>not the video swallow right?

>I am hoping she doesn't have some kind of yukky reaction later on to this

>stuff. Right afterwards we have to take her upstairs for bloodwork.

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>I found out medicaid does cover this major inflammation test that goes to

>California. Thanks for bringing it up or I wouldn't have thought to ask.

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>We've been supplementing her with the iron and the calcium and the VitD and

>she has been getting meaner and nastier and more aggressive and horrible

>everyday. I was scared she was going completely crazy till last night I

>gave her a break from the supplements and also this morning. Today she is

>smiling and being cooperative and happy. This is driving me nuts...I know

>she needs the supplements but she can't take them and they never seem to

> " get " it. Maybe if we find out what's happening with the gut we can take

>some steps to prevent the loss of all these nutrients. I don't know what?

>enzymes maybe? Who knows.

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>Oh well we'll be thinking of you and report back...you're going Thursday

>right? Did it take you 75 hours on the phone to set up this procedure too?

>Push #4; push#7; push #2...SURPRISE....you've been disconnected.

>yikes

>Sherry

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