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Well, removing my gallbladder seemed to have done nothing!!  Within 2 weeks I was readmitted to Schumpert for another week, because I hadn't been able to hold down foods in 2 weeks and then began not being able to hold down liquids!!  I was rescoped and guess what??  My ulcer is back FULL FORCE!!  My lipase enzyme has dropped but very slowly!  I spent almost a week back in the hospital on Gutrest!  In other words, nothing to eat or drink- period!  Not even ice chips!!  I was discharged late Sat.  it is now Mon. and I have thrown up both days since I have been home!!  I am constantly in pain- what now??  Thanksgiving is in 3 days, I refuse to miss Thanksgiving with my family!!  I am soooo discouraged!!

Had my gallbladder removed with the highest of optimisim-  the jokes on me again- I have been so depleated of nutrients and dehydrated that they couldn't start an IV!  7 tries and 2 nurse anastesiologists(sp?) later they put a nitris oxcide mask on me and went in through my radial artery!!!  My lipase level was so high that day that I had to spend the night!  I did come home the next day though..... Stay tuned for the next blog, though!

Jason and I are going to have to take out a second mortgage on our house to pay Schumpert at this point!!  I just got back from spending a lovely week at the beautiful Schumpert resort and spa...haha!  Went in for another stricture dialation, only to have stricture symptoms the very next day, I started throwing up EVERYTHING, and was taken to the ER on Wed. night, where I was admitted to the hospital and stayed for the better part of the next week.  My potassium was so low I was given potassium continusally through my I.V. ouch!  After several test we found out that my gallbladder is not functioning properly and in turn has messed with my pancreas!  My pancreas is so inflammed that we can not do the surgery to take the gallbladder out until it heals some!  Ugh!!  I was able to come home on Sun. and will see Dr. Barnes to schedule my next surgery on next Mon.  If I begin to puke again- it's back to the hospital!  I just want to hold out for Halloween on Fri!  I am really depressed about all of this!  And to top it all off, my ulcer is acting up today, could that mean my stricture is coming back, could I be so lucky??............

Back to my second home today, the lovely Schumpert- I was dialated again for yet another stricture.  Dr. Barnes describe it as a "stubborn one".  i am sure that I will be back next week.  I am still having alot of trouble with my throat, so I don't know if it even "took" this time??  The pain in my chest and back has decreased but my ulcer is sooooo unhappy!!  Dr. Barnes said that the ulcer is healing well, but it feels no better to me.  I was stuck multiple times by almost every nurse on the floor again today, I also had to have a banana bag due to my dehydration and lack of vitamins.  We'll see where we go from here....

Back to Schumpert today for an EGD, and it is to no one's surprise- I have a stricture!!  I have gotten to the point that I throw up water these days!!  I can not describe how uncomfortable I have been since Sept. 3rd!  According to Dr. barnes, who I bawled and scwaled in front of today-my ulcer was HUGE and has been a major setback!  He promises greener pastures!!  What option do I have but to sit back and see.....