When "They" Figure Me Out, I'll Let Ya Know

So it all started about 2 months ago. (does the start to this sound familiar to anyone else?). I started to get some left flank pain that would spread around to my front side and down into my groin. Sounds fun doesn't it? I thought it was kidney stones like all the times before. After a couple days and it hadn't subsided, I decided that it was time to take a trip to the doc. Once there, I was prescribed some pain meds and sent to have a C.T. done to get a better picture of what was going on. I got a call from my doctor saying that the kidney was clear, but the gallbladder had small densities all over it. So she told me that I was probably just an a-typical case and that my body was just differing the pain to the other side for some reason or another. So the next test she wanted me to do was a fun little test called a hide-a-scan. It's a nuclear test done at the hospital where they inject radioactive chemicals into you through I.V. Then they put you under this fun camera that can detect the chemical in your intestines. Once under the camera, the inject yet another chemical to get the gallbladder to flush. Painful. So after a couple day's wait, I received the results. The results where within normal range. Onto the next test. It was just an ultrasound done at the hospital. This also showed to be normal. So now my doctor is stumped. I can't eat anything because it makes me hurt and nauseous. I've lost some 10+ pounds the last time I checked. Not the kind of weight loss I was looking for. So my doctor, armed with all the info she could scrounge up, sent me to a Gastroenterologist. His name is Dr. Pandalfi and is said to be very good. He isn't exactly known for his bead side manner. But I'll take what I can get. He did an endoscopy on Wednesday to "rule anything out," but ended up taking a sample of my upper intestines to do a biopsy. He wants to check to see why my iron isn't absorbing and maybe other things. (Your iron is absorbed in your upper intestines.). I get to go back on the 19th for the coveted colonoscopy. I'll let you know how that one goes. In the mean time, I appreciate all your thoughts and prayers. It's been a rough time at the Heilman house.