5 week update

Oii...another bout in the hospital. I had a three day "vacation" at Blodgett, and was just released not long ago (woo hoo!). They may have found a resolution to my issues while I was there, though, as they found I have Thrush which was spreading down into my esophogus, and they found that Reglan actually works to control my nausea. I do feel better, but am now cautiously waiting to make sure the PILL for works as opposed to the IV form. I can say now, though, that I am feeling better, so at this point, not too many complaints...:)

I am not even going to think about the scale for a few days, as I am very puffy and bloated from three days of IV fluids! So no new loss to report this week.

One Month Update

OK...deep breath...

The past week has been horrible. I am on several meds for nausea; Phenergan, Zofran, Levsin, Prevacid and now have to take Pepcid complete, which are finally starting to work a bit. At this point, a little bit of relief means a lot. I was in the ER on Tuesday night for fluids (very dehydrated) and back in the hospital for an endoscopy this morning (a camera went down my throat into my tummy to see if they could find a reason for my nausea). The good news: no stricture like they thought (where my stomach would have healed way too tight), and the bad news: still have the nausea. The surgeon did find some irritation on my stomach, which is being biopsied. He said it may be bacteria that casues an ulcer. He told Austin that it may just be taking me months to get rid of the nausea now that I am eating actual foods. This aparently happens to very few people. Lucky me... Can't eat or drink very much at all, consuming less than 100 calories a day (and that's only when I can get juice down). Hopefully this will all be a distant memory soon.

On a lighter note, the drugs were so good during my scope that I saw a beautiful Lion Fish (????) and came home to watch Dora the Explorer (????). Don't know where that behavior from...oh yeah, the awesome drugs!

I am down 48 pounds form January 4th. I'll post again soon.

2 week update

I want food...enough said.