Referral

I went to see my regular Doctor today as a follow-up from my ER visit.

He seems to be against the gallbladder. He did order some additional blood work to rule out H. Pylori (bacteria that cause peptic) ulcers - which I did and came back negative - and referred me to a surgeon. I'm waiting for the appointment to be scheduled. I don't know that it will be a surgeon - that's the word my Dr. used. My Dr. is an OB/GYN - I don't have a family Dr. - I'm trying to be patient while he figures out what to do/where to go/where to send me. I was also told to be prepared for a lot more tests including a nuclear scan of my gallbladder.

I'm still quite uncomfortable. No pain, thankfully. My stomach always feels empty and the crampiness you do get when it is empty. Though I am always completely honest with you all, I am not always completely open. I have many other things going on with my digestive tract that I'm just not comfortable talking about here and I'm not going to post details of them because frankly - it's just TMI and I'm uncomfortable talking about it here.

In the meantime, a friend had recommended a couple of herbal cleanses and I'm going to try them, as well as make some changes in my diet and see what happens. She recommended a liver cleanse as well as The Beet Recipe. Not that I'm all organic and herby but really, what's it going to hurt to try it? Purple poop again? I think I can deal with it!