GI xray

Subject: Re: GI xray June 27th 2008, 12:29 am

Congrats Juney! Thats great news!

Subject: Re: GI xray June 27th 2008, 9:22 am

thanks guys! there's no reason for this stupid thing to heal completely, so... let the healing continue!!

Subject: Re: GI xray July 3rd 2008, 11:47 am

Juney,
Great to hear the test went well and good results. Best wishes for healing to finish! My bleeding doesn't seem to stop either, so I must be a slow healer.

Jen,
Your little guy is just beautiful. Love his smile and hairdo! What a cutie. Glad you are doing well. Are you taking the summer off? You are a nursing student, right?

Have a great 4th!
fireworks

Jo

Subject: Re: GI xray July 3rd 2008, 1:31 pm

Jo -

Glad you checked in! I was wondering where you went! How have you been feeling? It looks like your doing well enough to travel! Thats awsome!!!

I don't have the summer off from school Sad

!! My RN program has no breaks, with the exception or a week off between semesters. I have a week off the end of July finally and I am planning at trip for that time! I am so excited!

Have a happy 4th Jo & don't be a stranger! Smile

Jen

VIP Joined : 23 Apr 2008 Posts : 803 Mood : good

Jen,

It is great that you are in nursing and as you learn, can share medical knowledge with non-medical people such as myself.

nurse

Subject: Re: GI xray July 4th 2008, 11:58 am

Cheryl -

I still have alot to learn! I actually would love to work with a GI doc or colorectal doc when I graduate. However, I don't think they have alot of RN's in those clinics. I think they hire techs and LPN's so they don't have to pay as much. I think the RN's are more at the hospital level. Sad

Maybe I will get lucky in the job market!

Jen

VIP Joined : 23 Apr 2008 Posts : 803 Mood : good

Jen,

How many more years do you have to study? I know my local CRS has an LPN or even a CNA, I think. All I have ever seen her do is ask me questions and hold the sheet for privacy when I am up on the table which really makes no sense to me since the three of us are the only ones in the room??????? How much longer do you think you will have to use the nitro? Right now I am trying to take more Metamucil and less Miralax which has been very difficult for me to regulate lately (the Miralax).

smileyhug

Subject: Re: GI xray July 5th 2008, 3:01 pm

Cheryl -

I graduate in 11 months - finally! Smile

I plan on staying on the nitro until I use it up - another 5 weeks. That will be a total of about 4 1/2 months for me. After that, I plan on using my nifedipine for 1 month, just because I still have some left. The docotr says I am free to get off my meds, but he says I can stay on them if I still feel the need to.

Your right, it is hard to regulate the fiber. I take fiber Choice. They are chewable fiber tablets and taste great. I take two a day at dinner time. They seem to work for me.

Jen

VIP Joined : 23 Apr 2008 Posts : 803 Mood : good

Jen,

You are almost done. At least you can see the end in site. I think non-traditional students such as yourself are more focused. My son used to teach biochem to a lot of nursing students at our local community college. I think you take Miralax also, right??

Cheryl

Subject: Re: GI xray July 5th 2008, 3:32 pm

Cheryl -

Nope, I don't take miralax. Is that a stool softener. I only take 2 fiber choice chewables a day and 2 spoonfulls of flax seed in the am with my cereal. I do take MOM and stool softeners occasionally - like one or twice a month. I only take those if I eat something totally bad for me and I am scared that I will have a hard BM. Usually, I eat really healthy - I have never been a fan of junk food. My son even eats healthy - we call him our liitle vegan because he will not touch meat. he only eats carbs and veggies, and of corse sweets. I try to offer meat everynight, but he wants nothing to do with it. I get worried about him not getting any protein sometimes.

Jen

Subject: Re: GI xray July 5th 2008, 3:37 pm

Hi Jen,
You might give him a lot of beans, soy and other protein rich products and I suppose he east eggs and milk ? If yes, you have nothing to worry about - except those sweets LOL ; ). My sister's son did not like meat when he was a toddler, later on he started eating it without a problem - kids go through all kind of weird stages with food, don't worry too much. As long as he is healthy and happy he is doing fantastic ; ) !!!

VIP Joined : 23 Apr 2008 Posts : 803 Mood : good

Jen,

Maybe your son might like turkey or chicken?? I really don't think that meat is that great to eat anyway, but that is just my opinion. Maybe if I ate meat, I wouldn't be so thin!! Miralax is a type of laxative, but not a stimulant. I am in the process of trying to switch over more to Metamucil and less Miralax as it is difficult for me to regulate the amount of Miralax that is correct for me. It is frustrating!! I used to eat quite a bit of junk food, but I lost weight after cutting out the junk foods!!

Subject: Re: GI xray July 6th 2008, 10:11 pm

Thanks for the food tips guys! I am sure he will be fine. He drinks milk all the time. If he wants to be a vegetarian - his steak eatting dad will have to get over it! Smile

Subject: Re: GI xray July 7th 2008, 9:50 pm

I bet he'd like a PBJ, that would supply some protein! Or is he too young?
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