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I had a routine follow-up visit with my neurologist today, and it was in fact routine. The closest it got to surprising is that the doctor had a little trouble seeing my old MRIs, taken at Mount Auburn. But once I told her that they were from Mt. Auburn, and her office had told me they'd take care of having them sent, she knew where to look.
Last month's MRI found no evidence of an active MS lesion, or anything else bad, and it's basically the same as the one a year earlier. They drew some bloo for tests including B cell levels, immunoglobins, ferritin, and the usual CBC and differential. Follow-up appointment in six months, when Dr. Sloane wants to discuss lowering the gabapentin dose; we're saving that question for (when I exoect to have less going on than I do right now.
My appointment was mostly with a Dr. Azuma, who said she's a fellow at the hospital, rather than Dr. Sloane. At the end of the visit I asked if she was going to be staying at the clinic after she finishes her training, and she said yes; I asked because I liked her. I noticed that she had a separate badge saying "my pronouns are she/her/hers" attached to her hospital nametag; given *gestures at world*, it seemed like a good sign that the hospital is OK with that.
Next up, colonoscopy on Thursday. I called to ask them a few questions about things like what I can eat as part of the low-fiber diet today and tomorrow, and one about the paperwork, and got voicemail, so in the meantime I am erring on the side of caution. However, I wound up looking at MyChart, and saw that it gives the date for the colonoscopy, but not the time, and the time I remembered didn't match what I had in Google calendar. I did find that date in an email they sent me two weeks ago, which is reassuring, but definitely something I want to ask about ASAP, because the prep instructions include something to be done six hours before the procedure.
Addendum: I got through to the GI doctor's office, and got answers to my questions about the low-fiber diet and the paperwork--but it turns out that the answer to when I should stop the Imodium is, last Thursday. So I'm waiting for a call back to find out whether I need to reschedule the procedure, but will be following the low-fiber diet tonight and tomorrow morning, and not taking either Imodium or the fiber supplement until I hear back from the doctor's office.
I'm seeing the lung doctor a week after that, also a routine follow-up.
5/6: Just heard back from the GI doctor's office, who told me "I just spoke to Dr. Morgan, and she said it's fine that you took the imodium." So, continue the low-fat diet today (I have a bowl of plain yogurt here), and liquid diet tomorrow, as planned.
Last month's MRI found no evidence of an active MS lesion, or anything else bad, and it's basically the same as the one a year earlier. They drew some bloo for tests including B cell levels, immunoglobins, ferritin, and the usual CBC and differential. Follow-up appointment in six months, when Dr. Sloane wants to discuss lowering the gabapentin dose; we're saving that question for (when I exoect to have less going on than I do right now.
My appointment was mostly with a Dr. Azuma, who said she's a fellow at the hospital, rather than Dr. Sloane. At the end of the visit I asked if she was going to be staying at the clinic after she finishes her training, and she said yes; I asked because I liked her. I noticed that she had a separate badge saying "my pronouns are she/her/hers" attached to her hospital nametag; given *gestures at world*, it seemed like a good sign that the hospital is OK with that.
Next up, colonoscopy on Thursday. I called to ask them a few questions about things like what I can eat as part of the low-fiber diet today and tomorrow, and one about the paperwork, and got voicemail, so in the meantime I am erring on the side of caution. However, I wound up looking at MyChart, and saw that it gives the date for the colonoscopy, but not the time, and the time I remembered didn't match what I had in Google calendar. I did find that date in an email they sent me two weeks ago, which is reassuring, but definitely something I want to ask about ASAP, because the prep instructions include something to be done six hours before the procedure.
Addendum: I got through to the GI doctor's office, and got answers to my questions about the low-fiber diet and the paperwork--but it turns out that the answer to when I should stop the Imodium is, last Thursday. So I'm waiting for a call back to find out whether I need to reschedule the procedure, but will be following the low-fiber diet tonight and tomorrow morning, and not taking either Imodium or the fiber supplement until I hear back from the doctor's office.
I'm seeing the lung doctor a week after that, also a routine follow-up.
5/6: Just heard back from the GI doctor's office, who told me "I just spoke to Dr. Morgan, and she said it's fine that you took the imodium." So, continue the low-fat diet today (I have a bowl of plain yogurt here), and liquid diet tomorrow, as planned.
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