Well today I saw the rheumie because I'm feeling a pop in the bone in the groin. He ordered a new xray and guess what.....? three weeks after the camera pill test, the %#$F@ thing is still there. Just spoke with the GI doc's office and they are putting me on laxatives for the weekend and then a new xray on Monday and they will then determine what they will do. I saw the xray. The tech had no idea what it was. Thought she'd done something wrong. It was immediately identifiable to me. Looks like a little sputnick.

So what else will happen.

Oh yeah, forgot to tell you. The main bone in the sitting area inside the sitbone is broken. The rheumie is sending me to an ortho but advises against surgery. Says the pins will pull out of my bone. He says bones will heal. Wants me to spend the next 6 months in bed.

Not in my vocabulary. Oh yeah..forgot to tell you again. My neuropathy is killlinng me!! Seems worse. But the worse part is in my sit area.

Billye

ouch,ouch, I'm so sorry it hurts I know every time i move i'm afriad...
I don't know why but my PN is really hurting as well,weather,time
change,pain!!!Now youngest son has Shingles,now he's wishes us all well..
Hugs to all feel better Billye and all Sue

Billye, that sounds unbelievably painful. Your attitude is so good given the exteme problems you have. You are one in a million! I'm pulling for you!

I have to ask, is IT still working? Has it told anyone anything useful?
Oh my! Where is Cheryl, Crytears? I believe she had that experience....I guess, I just want to know that it was all worthwhile or something.
HUGS 's - j
Also, ummm? any idea if it will ever leave? If not, sure sounds like an unwanted houseguest?

Dahlek,
the camera pill found no problems in the middle intestinal area but apparently made the curve to drop in the colon and then got stuck. If it doesn't pass this weekend, I'm looking at either a colonoscopy or surgery to retrieve the thing. It just depends where the capsule is stuck. They said the battery has run down by now and isn't sending anything. But if they don't get it out, the battery will eventually corrode and hurt me. This was a possible problem and I had to sign papers acknowledging that. It seems that if it can happen,...it will to me.

Thanks for all the good wishes.
Billye

but obviously I've swallowed some sort of Propaganda Pill? [Sorry, couldn't help it?]
Wouldn't one 'think', that taking something like another 'colonoscopy' prep would get it out? Now, if that glop doesn't work [I mean when you do a 'prep' well, far more happens than you'd ever imagine?]...then worry? In the meantime, I guess, you can always tease the docs that you got 'stuck' with them? And now they are 'stuck' with you or something. Tho I suspect 99.99% of gastros have absolutely NO sense of humor about all they do.
I just hope it gets outta the way! Hugs and good thoughts.

Also, a couple of big SIGHS! Somehow they seem appropriate for this situation. HUGS again - j