So today was the day I meet with a new GI doctor, yay! I, of coarse, had my appointment time wrong and showed up 30 minutes late! Luckily for me she fit me in 45 minutes later. The apt went well, she seems very kind and competent. What I really liked about today is that she had some fresh ideas that didn't include surgery!
Okay, here is the part that has made me feel sick... I was originally diagnosed with 'Indeterminate Ulcerative Colitis' which means the pathologists can not say I did not have crohn's and they couldn't exactly say it was 100% UC either. So they call it indeterminate ulcerative colitis. Today when the doc read my latest biopsy report she said I didn't have pouchitis but ileitis (inflammation of my ileum~the end part of your small intestine) She said that is more characteristic of crohn's. Hmmmm, that would explain the constant diarrhea, pain, urgency and why all of the fiber in the world with Imodium isn't helping anything!
Here is our new plan. Suppositories 3X/day, blood work, stool samples and yes another sigmoidoscopy with biopsies! YAY!!!
I am hopeful, maybe this is the answer we have been looking for since 2007!
Who is the new GI and what Hospital?
ReplyDeleteI saw Dr Leslie Aldrich at U of M's East Ann Arbor site. She was to the point and didn't rush which is big with me. You should give her a try!
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