Yay! Another week sticking to pretty much everything. Health stuff, blogging, clarinet, editing, Italian, and drawing. Feels good. The only downside was I had woke up late most of the week, so I shortened the time on quite a few things. Hopefully, that'll be better next week.
I still need to email my primary about getting another referral to see a gastro out-of-network. I made an appointment with their Capitol Hill gastroenterology department (the only one locally within network), and realized it wouldn't work out. It takes over an hour to get there. They only take appointments during the week, not the weekend. The latest they can schedule to see a gastro with an MD is 3pm. Normally, it's 4pm. They also want you there a little before the appointment to fill out paperwork. So, I'm guessing my best option now will be Digestive Health Specialists in Tacoma. I went there before, but had an awful nurse. Not even an MD. I need one with that title. Much as I admire nurses and think their awesome, they can't do as much or have the knowledge. Good to have on a team in addition. The gastro who performed my last colonoscopy there, sent me a reminder that I need to have another soon. Maybe I'll get to see him for it? He seemed knowledgeable and personable. Plus, it'd be easy to tell him I need a colonoscopy, since he sent me that reminder.
When I have my next one, I'll ask about having an upper endoscopy again. I had that with my 1st colonoscopy (they call it a double dip), and it showed that my stomach and duodenum (part in between stomach and small intestines) were affected. My 1st gastro told me that I'd need an endoscopy with my 2nd one to see how damaged they were. Also, that they'd be better able to determine that I have Crohn's if there was more damage. She wasn't sure if it was related. We know I definitely have colitis, we just don't know if it's related to Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis. She was leaning heavily towards Crohn's. I didn't have one last time. This will be my 3rd colonoscopy. I was diagnosed in July of 2015, so that seems like a lot of them in that short amount of time. The only thing I truly hate is the prep. I had a much easier method last time, but it still made me sick to my stomach. Try having a month's worth of Miralax mixed in a liter of Gatorade in one night, plus a couple of Dulcolax pills...So much better than the jug of Golytely and probably the easiest method, but it's still difficult to finish. I just hope my primary doesn't give me a hard time when I ask her. If she does, it looks like I'll be switching primary docs sooner than I expected. Need to anyways, but thought I'd switch after getting set up with a gastro.
Still need to make an appointment to see a gender therapist, too. Might do both of these later today. If not, the latest would be on Monday. It'd be nice to talk to someone about my gender and actually get started with medically transitioning. I'm nervous about seeing a therapist, because I haven't in a long time. (I think the last time was 6 years ago.) However, this is a different type. I also wanted to take better care of my other health related stuff beforehand.
Ashley's been really nice. She emailed me recently. It seems it's easier for her than the calls? I'm cool with people calling me, though. Anyways, she wondered if I had gotten the primary docs and gender therapists lists she sent and how I was. I felt a bit guilty about not progressing much on it. She said that there was no rush on her end. Taking care of my other health related stuff first is important, too. It's weird. I want to get started quickly, but am hesitant for some reason. It'll happen, though.
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