Moving forwards

Earlier this week following my disappointing colonoscopy, I managed to get one of those rare things, A same day GP appointment. I don't quite know how I managed it? I wasn't on the phone constantly pressing redial at 8am when the lines opened, instead I called about 9.10, when we got back from dropping Isaac at school and was able to get an appointment for later that morning.

Please don't hate me.

Why did I feel the need to go back to the GP? Well, I weighed myself again & was shocked to say the least, ready for it??

58.4kg, that's under 9.5stone, that definitely makes me underweight. It means I've lost about a stone in the last 6 weeks. This shouldn't have happened, I've been eating better - jacket potatoes, salad, soup, chilli, tuna and lots of fruit - plums, apples, pears, melon, grapes, bananas.

When I walked into the GP's room he took one look at me and made me stand on the scales. Finally someone agreed with me.

'There is definitely a problem he said.

We talked some more about my bowel issues, the clear colonoscopy, the referral for an endoscopy.

He agrees with me that my body is not processing something. He kept mentioning malabsorption issues. I bought up the coeliac connection and he has agreed to test for it, alongside a plethora of other blood tests and stool samples.

So, my endoscopy letter came today, it's on Friday. Not sure whether to go for the local anaesthetic or the sedation again? I am inclined to go for sedation given the discomfort I experienced when having an NG tube inserted almost 2 years ago. 

Blood tests are also on Friday, it does take a couple of weeks for results, but hopefully we are moving towards some answers.