Today was good and went just like planned. We went to Group Health at 2 and she got hooked up. Her IV was still good, PTL, so they didn't have to put in a new one! yay! She felt better pretty much right away, and also went and got another xray, which pretty much looked the same as yesterday.
She's got good bowel tones coming from her belly, so they are moving. What is causing all this pain? The theories are : possible partial constriction of the small intestine, or dehydration causing the small intestine to spasm. Well, she is well hydrated now, so perhaps there is a slowdown in her small bowel.
Our doc, Dr. Brown, will be gone all weekend so has written up orders for a barium study. "Faithful readers" (haha) of this blog will remember this procedure. Upper GI, small bowel follow-through is another long term for this study. She drinks this barium stuff and they take one xray after another to watch the contrast pass through her bowel and see where, if at all, the slowdown is occurring. Once, a couple years ago, it took a few DAYS for the contrast to make it to her colon!
Anyways, hopefully they can do this and get her pain controlled before around 5 pm since she has the wedding rehearsal at 6. I will be out of town for a spelling bee with Dani in Poulsbo for most of the day. So dad is the medic for the day.
Fun stuff - not.
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