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I had telemedicine with the GI doctor this morning. ( mostly for my own reference )
Adrian and I coincidentally both had appointments with new specialists today, a few hours apart and in the same building. So she came with me to my appointment with the gastroenterologist, and then I went with her to see a neurologist.
We were each pleased with our respective doctors.
The gastroenterologist agrees with Carmen that my current problems are probably functional, but she wants me to have a colonoscopy to rule out other possibilities. ( insurance companies, feh )
In the meantime, she told me to start taking Imodium (anti-diarrheal) twice a day, rather than waiting until I have symptoms; she noted that I've been using it almost every day (which is worse than it had been a month ago). I was tracking it to avoid exceeding the recommended daily dosage, but it's convenient to be able to answer "how often are you using that drug?" by handing the doctor my phone.
She also told me to start taking psyllium husk powder (Metamucil), which hadn't occurred to me because people talk about it as a laxative. I'm starting with one pill a day, and took the first dose this afternoon.
Also, while I was waiting to see Dr. Moore the pulmonology office called to say they need to reschedule my next appointment with Dr. Koster, because she'll be covering the emergency room on the day I was going to see her. So, a couple of weeks later, and the only available appointment was in the morning: 8:45 CT scan, followed by seeing the doctor.
We were each pleased with our respective doctors.
The gastroenterologist agrees with Carmen that my current problems are probably functional, but she wants me to have a colonoscopy to rule out other possibilities. ( insurance companies, feh )
In the meantime, she told me to start taking Imodium (anti-diarrheal) twice a day, rather than waiting until I have symptoms; she noted that I've been using it almost every day (which is worse than it had been a month ago). I was tracking it to avoid exceeding the recommended daily dosage, but it's convenient to be able to answer "how often are you using that drug?" by handing the doctor my phone.
She also told me to start taking psyllium husk powder (Metamucil), which hadn't occurred to me because people talk about it as a laxative. I'm starting with one pill a day, and took the first dose this afternoon.
Also, while I was waiting to see Dr. Moore the pulmonology office called to say they need to reschedule my next appointment with Dr. Koster, because she'll be covering the emergency room on the day I was going to see her. So, a couple of weeks later, and the only available appointment was in the morning: 8:45 CT scan, followed by seeing the doctor.
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