Okay, folks, the mystery of Thomas's missing blood continues. A month ago, I took him to our family doctor to try to figure out why my 19 year old is sleeping all the time. After a CBC, we realized he is VERY anemic. When the Dr. R saw his blood levels, he decided Thomas must be losing blood somewhere. And the logical place is his colon. Two weeks ago Thomas had an endoscopy....last week a colonoscopy. The other Dr. R. (GI doc) found one small place that was bleeding, and zapped it. That one was in Thomas's duodenum....his stomach and colon were clear. So...where is he bleeding?? That is the question....
He has an x-ray Monday morning to check his small intestine....and he went back to our family Dr. R today for another blood test. The good news is....his iron levels are back to normal. (of course he is taking 325 mg of iron 3 times a day!!) The bad news is...family Dr. R saw something weird in his CBC done today, and Thomas had to go BACK and give more blood for more tests.
You know how they tell you something is wrong, but won't tell you anything until all the tests are completed? I remember having a 'bad' pap after Thomas was born, and they didn't explain anything until a week later when I went in for a biopsy..the waiting was rough.....then you have to wait for the result of the biopsy...well, now we are waiting for whatever family Dr. R is looking for....mommies always worry about their kids.
Another baddy for the day. Our youth minister is leaving to go to a church near Ft. Worth. I was on the search committee three years ago, and truly believe he is a great fit for our church. I am sad...
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