Medical Update-- Scott

Yesterday was another day where we kept doctors and nurses employed. Scott and Sandi were at a local surgical center at 8 am. Scott had to have a third colonoscopy as the first one a couple of months ago and the one last week didn't go as well as they needed to so that things could be seen and assessed. Yesterday didn’t go as well as it could have either with the day not ending until they were back from an emergency run to the doctor’s office in McKinney because of bleeding and a trip to Wal-Mart for meds.

Even though this is Halloween, what Scott went through Monday night and yesterday was very rough and way too gruesome to share here.  A very long story short it ultimately took four more hours of prep work at the surgery center before Scott was ready to be scoped. Finally, after so much work, they could see what they needed to see.

The news at this point is a mixed bag. The preliminary diagnosis is they “think” Scott does not have Crohn’s Disease.  He does have extensive diverticulitis, widespread polyps (some of which were sampled again for cancer biopsies), at least one ulcer for sure, and some other issues that await test results.  He has a follow-up appointment late in the morning next Wednesday to go over the results and talk about where we go from here.

That will require him to miss at least one class next Wednesday. He also missed classes yesterday in a day that never seemed to end.  I know all of this, as well as what we have been through in the past year, is nothing compared to what the folks in the path of Hurricane Sandy have experienced.  Still, for us, it all has been way too much.

Enough already.....Uncle…..I give.

Kevin