[Magdalen] I Feel Really Clearn.

[Roger Stokes]

On 31/10/2015 21:06, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
> I've spent much of this past week having a complete bowel "work up."
> This was because of some vague lower abdominal pains I've experienced
> this past month.
>   
> They even kept me in hospital one night (Tuesday into Wednesday) and  I
> endured much testing including a Barium CAT scan.
>   
> I returned to the hospital yesterday to have the dreaded colonoscopy.
> The latter process itself is almost anti climactic after one  completes
> the GALLON of bowel cleanser, and then the inevitable results.  It  was
> especially awful, and much harder than I recall ten years ago.

 From what I have read on this list I am glad never to have had that 
procedure.  This week I have been to the hospital twice.  One was 
because back in June the optometrist at my regular eye-test was not 
happu with my visual field results.  Another test at the hospital a 
couple of weeks ago and then a very thorough examination of my eyes led 
to the conclusion I mught have missed some points because my optic nerve 
does not meet my eye sqyarely, somethin that is fairly common among 
those with myopia.

Yesterday it was a gastroscopy to investigate some vague problems with 
that end of my abominable (sic) tract.  That was decidedly unpleasant 
and where the gastroscope turned the corner to go down towards my 
stomach still feels sore.  The endoscopist took a few samples but could 
see nothing untoward apart from some inflammation for which he is 
recommending medication.  I was amazed at the speed of getting that 
appointment.  I saw my doctor last Friday morning and late that 
afternoon I was offered the appointment for a week later.

Roger