Finally, an answer

[Guest guest]

Hi all. Well, after starting the day with yet another brain MRI and

endiing it with 8 bags of IV fluids and a gastroscopy, finally found out

why I've been so miserable the past few weeks. Have an ulcer at the

anastomis site and the doc took biopsies for Helicobacter pylori

infection and then decided to do a breath test for it and it came out

positive. So now I'm on antibiotics to eradicate the infection and

ulcer. Have to have another gastroscopy in six weeks to assure ulcer

healing, but so glad this chapter may now be closed. I've lost 15 pounds

in the last two weeks and though thrilled with the weight loss, not

thrilled with how it came about.

Heading off to bed now. My brother took the kids for an overnighter and

I'm all alone. Tim will be home from his business trip on Sunday. It's

been a long ten days without him around. And before anyone asks why he

hasn't come home, it's because I didn't tell him how miserable I was.

Thought he could use ten days concentrating on work and not me for a

change. When he couldn't get hold of me tonight, he called my brother

and my brother told him I was admitted to the hospital late last night

with severe dehydration and such. Was discharged around 7 pm this

evening and now just relaxing. Will have most of tomorrow to just rest

as my brother is going to keep the kids and put up his x-mas tree with

my kids and my niece.

11 days and counting until that ball drops. : )

Night everyone.

Regina

[Guest guest]

> Hi all. Well, after starting the day with yet another brain MRI and

> endiing it with 8 bags of IV fluids and a gastroscopy, finally

found out why I've been so miserable the past few weeks. Have an

ulcer at the anastomis site and the doc took biopsies for

Helicobacter pylori infection and then decided to do a breath test

for it and it came out positive. <

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Regina, what a relief to know what the problem is. I'm curious,

though, as to why the dehydration? Can it be as simple as not enough

fluids, or is it a side effect of the infection?

Hugs,

in NJ

[Guest guest]

So glad that you found an answer for your tummy probnlems, and one

that can be treated. But what about the hearing...are you still

holding off on the steriods?

> Hi all. Well, after starting the day with yet another brain MRI and

> endiing it with 8 bags of IV fluids and a gastroscopy, finally

found out

> why I've been so miserable the past few weeks. Have an ulcer at the

> anastomis site and the doc took biopsies for Helicobacter pylori

> infection and then decided to do a breath test for it and it came

out

> positive. So now I'm on antibiotics to eradicate the infection and

> ulcer. Have to have another gastroscopy in six weeks to assure

ulcer

> healing, but so glad this chapter may now be closed. I've lost 15

pounds

> in the last two weeks and though thrilled with the weight loss, not

> thrilled with how it came about.

>

> Heading off to bed now. My brother took the kids for an

overnighter and

> I'm all alone. Tim will be home from his business trip on Sunday.

It's

> been a long ten days without him around. And before anyone asks

why he

> hasn't come home, it's because I didn't tell him how miserable I

was.

> Thought he could use ten days concentrating on work and not me for

a

> change. When he couldn't get hold of me tonight, he called my

brother

> and my brother told him I was admitted to the hospital late last

night

> with severe dehydration and such. Was discharged around 7 pm this

> evening and now just relaxing. Will have most of tomorrow to just

rest

> as my brother is going to keep the kids and put up his x-mas tree

with

> my kids and my niece.

>

> 11 days and counting until that ball drops. : )

>

> Night everyone.

>

> Regina