Ultrasound results are in.

Some of you that are following may remember that last week I underwent a Ultrasound to look at my upper right quadrant for any abnormality.  Guess what........there's nothing abnormal at all.  That's great news right? Sure it is but it still leaves the question unsolved about the excruciating pain I had two weeks ago. (I wrote about that a few posts ago).  So really the pain could have been a couple of things, but I think it was probably really really bad indigestion and my stomach flared up.  I've been taking Protensa, an anti-stomach acid, since my doc appointment and the pain has not returned.  I had to get all jellied up on my chest for them to use the ultrasound on me, but the jelly was really warm so it actually felt kinda nice.  The procedure was really quick too,just about 15 - 20min.  The US-Tech told me that he does so many of these types of ultrasounds a day that he could almost do them in his sleep.  Here is a picture of me with the ultrasound machine. Yep you're right I do have my shirt off.

Post Thanskgiving: taking the good with the bad

Holidays are wonderful times.  I love the holiday festive cheer and being surronded by love ones, it's always a good time.  But I never really realized how much food is involved with these holidays until my UC took over.  This Thanksgiving marks the 2nd one I've had while being inflicted with active severe inflammation and this time around I think my UC was a bite more tolerable.  With any type of family feast where I know that eating is the main activity I prepare by keeping my colon basically not active prior the feast.  So I fast, but I keep my fluids flowing though with my favorite Gatorade.

You see my UC has changed how I look at eating.  Eating starts you peristalsis motion of your guts.  So for me that means poop coming down the ol' poop shoot right where the nasty inflammation is which results in pain, aching, and field trips to the toilets.  So to enjoy myself with everyone before the feast I fast and my colon stays relativity calm.  But about ten bites into the awesome Turkey that K made I could feel those guts a moving and I had to take a time-out on the court to relieve myself (pretty typical).  Everything tasted so good and everyone was having a good time. Pics to follow of course

Afterwords came the rumble in my colon.  I just sprawled on the couch with the football game on while my guts moved up and down and around and around.  Uncomfortable.......... yes,  but good news was that I was able to get to a good enough spot  to enjoy a couple games of settlers with the family.  Overall I could say that I had a much better Thanskgiving than last year.  That makes me happy more than you can know.