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babycake
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« on: October 03, 2011, 08:42:46 PM »
i had a upper gi done
last week
 and they stated that i have gurd(known as asid reflex)
but i dont have any of the symstoms
so how can they even say that

can anyone explain this

im also going in tomorrow (tues oct 4th)
for  ENEMIA (another form of a colonostopy)
which they cant do untill may for the blood thinners im taking
 and by may i will be off  of them (at least 2 any how)
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« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2011, 05:45:08 AM »
Why did they do the upper GI in first place?
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Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
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« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2011, 06:38:19 AM »
for i was having heavy bleeding in my bowls
which several of the doc and nurses even stated they also thought it had to do with thinning of the wall do
to all the blood thinners i have been taking
and they wanted to make sure it wasent anything else
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« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2011, 10:45:53 AM »
Did they find any polyps in your stomach?
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Born with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
1995 - AV Fistula placed
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10 transplant years = spleenectomy, gall bladder removed, liver biopsy, bone marrow aspiration.
July 27, 2010 Started dialysis for the first time ever.
June 21, 2011 2nd kidney nonrelated living donor
September 2013 Liver Cancer tumor.
October 2013 Ablation of liver tumor.
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« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2011, 02:58:01 PM »
they did the enima test today
that wasent fun

GAG
wont know anything more on the test for a few days
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