Well, I was given the two Fleet enemas for the sphygmoidoscopy this afternoon. I was hoping for hemorrhoids - imagine that! Unfortunately it isn't. It is a flare-up of the colitis. I am terribly disappointed. We faxed the results of the procedure to Dr. Behbakht and have a call into the oncology nurse, Syd. I so want this NOT to bump me out of the trial. My gastroenterologist could tell me NOTHING about how this flared up. Everyone who has colitis has a 40% chance of getting a flare-up every single year. It could have been the accumulative effect of the Avastin - but he couldn't say. Because I cannot be given Remicaid or any other Colitis medication, there is only one option - oral and suppository medication that costs over $2000 a month! Geez, what a choice! Dave has gone down to the valley to get the suppositories/enemas. They didn't even have them here in Estes! I have the Asacol pills - he's gone down to Loveland to get the rest.
I am very disappointed and depressed this afternoon. I am also short of sleep and want to take a nap, if my brain will slow down enough to let me.
I'll post more later.
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