Got in to see Dr. Vu a trifle early.
All my blood work results are in, and with the exception of one of the two thyroid tests being very faintly off, they all came back normal. The stool samples are pending.
Dr. Vu says he cannot recommend any changes to my diet or indeed any course of treatment without more data. This sucks mightily, as I am at the point where I randomly fall to the floor shortly after getting up, and today all I ate was a half cup of yogurt and a few sips of miso. I also had massive chills/sweats in rapid succession and needed three layers of blankets. Tom says today was the first day he actually could feel the fevers and chills physically when he checked my extremities.
What he can do is refer me to a gastroenterologist, and urge me to get a CT scan, preferably at Penrose Hospital, as soon as possible. I am in quiet terror of this, as it will necessitate an IV for contrast fluids, and IVs are never my friends, but see few other options.
Penrose can't schedule me for the CT scan without an authorization number. There isn't one on the form Dr. Vu gave me, and the lady at his office who arranges for them is gone for today. Of course. -_- Tom will call them back tomorrow.
The gastro. can't fit me in until August 28th. :( I am on the wait list in case something opens sooner.
Tom is at the grocery store and then Burger King to get the boys food. He is not coping well with the stress. I am attempting to make arrangements with Sarah, Mark's ABA thereapist, to find a respite caregiver. :(
God I want my life back.
Dr. Vu says he cannot recommend any changes to my diet or indeed any course of treatment without more data. This sucks mightily, as I am at the point where I randomly fall to the floor shortly after getting up, and today all I ate was a half cup of yogurt and a few sips of miso. I also had massive chills/sweats in rapid succession and needed three layers of blankets. Tom says today was the first day he actually could feel the fevers and chills physically when he checked my extremities.
What he can do is refer me to a gastroenterologist, and urge me to get a CT scan, preferably at Penrose Hospital, as soon as possible. I am in quiet terror of this, as it will necessitate an IV for contrast fluids, and IVs are never my friends, but see few other options.
Penrose can't schedule me for the CT scan without an authorization number. There isn't one on the form Dr. Vu gave me, and the lady at his office who arranges for them is gone for today. Of course. -_- Tom will call them back tomorrow.
The gastro. can't fit me in until August 28th. :( I am on the wait list in case something opens sooner.
Tom is at the grocery store and then Burger King to get the boys food. He is not coping well with the stress. I am attempting to make arrangements with Sarah, Mark's ABA thereapist, to find a respite caregiver. :(
God I want my life back.