Karen called me this morning. The doctor is back in the office and has read the results from my M2A Capsule Endoscopy. Basically, whatever the reason for my acute anemia it’s not coming from the G.I. Tract – it’s clear.

However, (there’s always a “however” or “but” isn’t there) they me to redo the blood test at the end of the month (it’s going to be in Jan ’07) and redo the M2A Capsule Endoscopy in about three months.

I don’t think so.

I honestly don’t believe the reason I’m anemic has anything to do with my G.I. Tract.

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I’ve always said, and will continue to say, “I’m a Blessed Child Of God”.

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Cheryl called and I got my lab test results.

My A1C is 6.6% so it’s steady.

I’m not AS anemic as I was a few weeks ago. My Iron and TIBC (way blood moves iron) is a 25. The range is from 42 – 145. It’s Low, but I’m moving in the right direction.

Still having issues, my Ferritin (way the body stores iron) is at 13 and the range starts at 10 – 291.

My total Cholesterol has gone up to 230. I do need to bring this back down below 200.

Triglycerides are 136 (okay)
HDL 55 (good)
LDL 148 (not so good)

My CK totals (to determine Heart Attacks and/or muscle damage) are way off the chart on this one. It’s a 262 and should be between 7 and 177.

All of my Basic Metabolic Panel numbers are in range. Yea!

The fact that my Microalbumin and Creatinine, Urine number are a little high, Cheryl wants me to do another 24 hour urine test; and when I drop the “jug” off on Monday, the lab has instructions to draw more blood.

She always seems to want more, more, more.

Karen called me today.

Seems I won’t get the test results back anytime soon.

The camera took over 52,000 pictures and it’s going to take at least six weeks before I get the results back.

Up Early this morning because I need to check in at Rex before 6.15am for this Camera Endoscopy.

Electrodes are everywhere. Good thing I’d remembered not to lotion up this morning when I got out of the shower.

The electrodes snap into this data recorder (about the size of a CD Player) and the recorder fits into a belt with suspenders. More like a back brace that fits around your waist.

The nurse told me not to go into any 1) Financial Institutions, 2) Federal Buildings or 3) Airports. She said this in a joking manner, but I think she was “kinda serious” because she said it twice. I look like a suicide bomber with these wires and flashing lights.

One of my co-workers told me if I’d had this done yesterday, I could have passed this off as my Halloween costume.