PT-LawMom

Thanks to all of you who prayed or sent positive energy my way. The good news is that the intussusception has unknotted itself for now. They tried some nasty-tasting drinks to help calm/soften the intestines and apparently it worked. However, the theory is that it might be forming/unforming (hence the pain last Wednesday that resolved and then returned again yesterday). They are concerned about a return and said that although surgery is not likely immediately, it may be in my future because these tend to recur. They can’t operate unless the intussusception is active and acute. So for now they are sending me for a barium swallow GI scan in the morning followed by an endoscopy to see if they can see anything that might help explain why this is happening. They also want me to have a colonoscopy, but that will have to be done at another time because I’m too nauseated to handle the one gallon of preparation for that procedure. Bleech.

I spoke to the Dean today and we agreed that I should take an incomplete for this class. The next class starts in July and hopefully I won’t need more time off than that. I’m so sick of being sick.

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