Doctor visit today.............

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Doctor visit today.............

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Hi everyone,

I finally made an appointment today with my family doctor for various reasons: fatigue, excessive sleeping, stomach spasms (suprise!), etc. By the time I left, I was scheduled for a complete set of blood work including a complete metobolic, thyroid, CBC, TSH, Vit B-12, Ferritin and have been referred back to my "gut" doc for a colonoscopy, EGD w/biopsy and a celiac biopsy. WHEW! My doc appointment is on April 16th and he will schedule from there.

While at the doctor, we found my BP is elevated and I'm running a low grade fever. Have been for a few days. ??????? Don't know what is going on but something is.

I'm way behind in my testing - I was supossed to have a follow-up EGD in 2002 or 3 and didn't and my colonoscopy was in 2003 or 4 and doc wants to see if there are any changes.

Well, that's that - guess I'll get the tests and go from there.

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Wow! You're pretty much scheduled for a full exam, with all the trimmings.

I hope the tests provide the information you and your doc need to pinpoint the problem.

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Good grief, you're a mess, Margie! It's about time you are getting checked out. In the meantime--it's the weekend! Take a nap with a clear conscience. :cat2:
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You sound like me! I have been such a mess the past few months that we reached our catastrohpic cap for our insurance 3 months after the start of the new policy year!

Let's hope they get to the bottom of it all and that you can get back to feeling better ASAP.

I think I go to my new GI on the 16th as well--we can compare notes when we're done! :wink:

Hang in there, Mars!

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Hi Margie...wow, you're having the full load of tests, ....let's hope they can shed some light on the problem...thinking of you...JJ
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Wow! A wide range of tests!


I hope you feel better now.

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