Who knew, all it takes is guts!

So, I went to the GI last Monday, she was so awesome.  And, guess what, she had a 2010 Colondar in her office.  I knew Shawn had a hand in my being there to see her in the first place, but she confirmed that, when she told me that I could call her my "poop" doctor.  Guess that means, I am able to tell my very own poop stories now, like Shawn.  Well, I have been having some issues for the last couple years, but this year, I have been getting a lot of upper respiratory infections and stuff.  Apparently, I have no healthy flora in my colon, and so, I have no immune system.  No one told me, all the antibiotics I was being prescribed by my primary doctor, would destroy my immune system in the process of cleaning up whatever latest infection I had.  So, now I know.  This coming Friday, I get my very first colonoscopy, oh the joy!  For now, I am taking lots of peptobismol tablets, eating lots of fiber (usually, in the form of nasty psyllium husk powder), taking digestive enzymes and going vigorous on probiotics.  My stomach is in knots all the time.  No matter how much it sucks, I really cannot complain too much, because I know that it sucks even worse for so many others that are going through far worse stuff than I.  For now, all I know is that I need to rebuild my healthy flora and my immune system.  My GI says this should also help lower my blood lipids, my high blood pressure and even help me to lose weight.  Well, that would be very awesome.  I am hoping for no bad news on the colonoscopy, either way, the old saying that no news is good news isn't necessarily true - if you never get checked, and get any kind of news, the not knowing is never good.  If that makes sense.  I am a little anxious about it, to be honest, but part of me is very relieved that I am finally getting it done.  Shawn would want me to do that, and I think, in a sense, getting it done is a way to honor him now.  Besides, I really need to get rid of all these noises that make people stare, they probably think I need an exorcism - the ramblings are that scary.  LOL.