Endoscopy

Had an endoscope today,

was supposed to have someone drive me home,

told them my wife was here;

they never asked if she could drive or not,

it wasn’t bad,

the driving that is,

about 35 miles from Roanoke to home,

I’ve driven further in worse condition,

although it has been awhile,

I did find my past experiences

with one-eyed navigation did come

in handy however,

anyway, I made it home,

was gonna go into work

but decided that wouldn’t be

possible;

so I went to sleep.

Woke up and began to evaluate

what the doctor told me,

it all seemed like a blur,

I remembered something about

Barrett’s esophagus, and esophageal hiatal

hernia,

oh yeah and petechiae and erythema in the

duodenal bulb which is compatible with

duodenitis,

wtf?

Got the papers out,

says they’re going to contact me

with the biopsy results,

hmmmm don’t remember the doctor

mentioning that;

how do they get a biopsy with a

camera?

Anyway, he wants me to continue

taking the proton pump inhibitors,

the same ones I’ve been taking

for 10 years now,

the same ones which doctors have

increased the dosage over the years

so that now I’m taking 4 times the

recommended amount,

the same ones that have resulted

in severe calcium and

vitamin b12 deficiencies,

the same ones that studies have shown

can result in many of the problems I have now,

like my body hurting so bad

I have to take 3 ibuprofen

before I go to work or do any

physical activity,

the same studies which have linked long term

ppi use with stomach and esophageal cancer;

guess the doctor never read that study;

oh, he wants me to stop taking the ibuprofen;

might cause stomach ulcers;

funny;

the endoscope says my stomach

is perfectly normal.

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