Gastroscopy on Monday
I am having a gastroscopy on Monday, June 26. I've had this done lots of times, but for some reason I am still nervous. Though, I'm not really nervous about the procedure itself, but I'm nervous about what the doctor will find and what step he will want to take next.
These past few weeks have been rough. About two weeks ago, I nearly fainted in Walgreens. I had been eating whatever I wanted and was throwing everything up. So I went to the ER to have an IV put in me to replenish my fluids. I have been on a strict liquid diet for 2 weeks now. I LOVE Ensure. They are so good. They honestly do taste like a melted milk shake. Just as I was starting to accept being on a liquid diet, I now have to be on a CLEAR liquid diet. No Ensure, no ice cream, no nothing tasty...except broth and jello. Luckily, it's only until I have the gastroscopy. I think I can handle 3 days.
I think I've once mentioned this major surgery I could possibly have in the future. After these recent affairs, if I could afford the surgery, I would have it as soon as possible. My doctor told me that you have to stay in the hospital for 10 days! I may just have to be in debt for the rest of my life, but if I can once again eat most foods, I think it's a small price to pay.
posted by Lauren @ 4:12 PM
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06-29-06
Hey Sruka4!
I'm sorry I haven't been writing a lot lately. This has been a crazy week.
I don't know if this would apply else where, but I recently found out something interesting about Medicaid. My husband and I just recently both graduated college and we have a pretty low income. We're not on Medicaid because we don't have any children. BUT, I now live in a suburb of New Orleans and was told that since hurricane Katrina, Medicaid has been accepting all kinds of cases now. Apparently, they will assist those who have pre-existing conditions because no other insurance companies will help you out. My deductable will be pretty high, but it's still worth it!
Now, I'm not sure if this would apply in any other state, and I'm not sure if you have to have a low income like I do, but perhaps you could look into it. I was so thrilled when I heard this!
I think about you all the time too! I really do feel for you! Fortunately, I was pretty over-weight when I was first diagnosed, and this disease was working to my advantage at first. I can't imagine how upsetting it must be to have people tell you how sickly you look. The only thing that brightens my day is when people tell me how great I look since I lost all the weight. Then when I try to explain how I lost it they kind of just hesitate and say...Well you look great anyway!
It seems that your condition has been worse than mine for a while now. This has honestly been the worst month for me. I've been locking myself in my room and crying a lot lately after "dinner"...if you can call it that. My family tries to be nice and not make a big deal out of their food, but it doesn't work. They had steak the other night and for the first time I realized that I may actually never have it again. It's so good to have someone that knows what I'm going through. Words can't explain how elated I am when I get comments from you and all the others! You are in my prayers too sruka4!
As the old saying goes, "Keep on keeping on."
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