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What is on your medical calendar for October?
October can be cozy and comfortable or spooky and scary, or a little of both. When you look at your medical calendar, what will it be for you?
Do you have an appointment, procedure, tests, or new treatment coming up that has you feeling anxious, or are things looking stable for you in October?
Please share your schedule with us so we can support you.
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Hello @Colleen You are right, October can be a scary, spooky time. Upcoming appointments: pretty much check ins with Pulmonologist, Cardiologist, and blood work up.
The scary test is a 4 hour transit test where I am to swallow radioactive material and the techs monitor travel to see why and what is going on in my gut. I have for the last several years undergone many kind of test, taking a multitude of antibiotics, done the food map diet, exercise etc… all to try and find out why I have bloating/SIBO. I have tried everything to no avail. This test us kinda the last result to try and find the cause.
Wish me luck for next Tuesday. Fingers crossed 🤞.
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@carol-volckmann I hope the test went well today, although I’m sure it wasn’t pleasant. I’ve been praying that you get answers and an effective treatment plan! Update us when you feel up to it.
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Thank you so much @Colleen for your kind and thoughtful support. Fortunately or unfortunately the lab postponed my test till Oct 31st and has me on a wait list. Gee, I didn’t know this test was so popular 😳 😅.
If I remember correctly, you have a birthday coming up to celebrate 🍾. Happy 🎂 Birthday ❤️ Friday – may it be joyful and full of love and for the year ahead 💖.
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Darn it, I am so sorry the procedure got postponed! I’m sure you would have liked to get it over with!
It is sweet of you to remember my birthday. It is tomorrow the 11th. I’ll be 50….something 😉
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Hi Colleen!
I always look forward to this question. Fortunately, October is a little less busy than usual. I will be continuing tests in a clinal trial for a new PAH drug. Susie and a I enrolled in a research study at our local university that is trying to use yoga, meditation and stress relief techniques to improve breathing function. Finally, I had dental implant surgery this week and the experience was much less difficult than I expected. Now I have a 4 to 8 month period of healing before insertion of the permanent teeth. Then I can finally smile again😁!
Best wishes to all in this group.
Perry
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