So first thing we had to do after the terrible night before was an enema to do a final cleanse. Poor Jase, his bum is so raw and now he had to have this enema. The poor child has been so traumatized. He handled it like a complete champ though!! He wasn't sure of this silly little green gown that he had to put on and there was no ways he was going to take off his shorts. I had to make a game of it and tell him that he was Dr. Long. The nurses kindly played along with me and he found this rather amusing asking for his file and everything. He wasn't the only one that looked silly either. Mom had to wear a blue gown with hat and boots so that was okay!!
The procedures took a little over an hour and a half. The gastroenterologist did an endoscope, a colonoscopy, biopsies and bloods. A long wait but my one best friend, bless her soul ALWAYS rushes over without me even having to ask. We had tea, scons and muffins together and the time flew by.
The procedure went really well. In my opinion we already have progress. The gastroenterologist noticed a few things. Jason's oesophagus has these ridges where it should be smooth and straight. This could be a reason why he has been battling with swallowing and a reason why we thought he was "pocketing" his food, downing water to get it down and eventually choking and bringing it back up!
The colon is normally rough like a carpet but a lot of Jason's colon is smooth and pale and also she said that despite all the meds and enema he had the night before there was still a lot of faecal matter so he could actually have difficulty with the excretion and movement as well.
The doctor also ordered a swallow xray to be done which Jason had to drink this horrible tasting liquid and two hours later they take and xray and then 2 hours after that they take another xray. This will show how quickly or how slowly the fluid moves through the digestive tract. So this will also give us some answers whether his digestion is too fast or too slow. I always thought it was too fast and he wasn't absorbing but at least this test will give us some more insight into the matter.
It's been a long day, Jason is still battling with watery diarrhea and he had a fever tonight so it may be another long evening for me. Can't be worse than last (touch wood) but I must get some sleep now.
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Night night!!