I finally saw the motility specialist on Wednesday! She was really good. She spent a long time with me, gathered lots of history and just listened. Turns out my GI knows this doctor because GI #1 studied under GI #2. Small world. Anyway, I checked in using a super-fancy touch screen system that I will now be lobbying all of my doctors to invest in.No more writing out answers that I know no one can read. I got called back fairly quickly. The nurse was really patronizing, but they rarely aren't. A few minutes later, a cute guy came in. Cute guys always make a new situation easier. He introduced himself as a med student and started taking my history. A lot of history. Not just mine either, my family's too.
After about 15 minutes, the doctor came in. She took more history, including the more recent stuff. I told her as much as I could remember, which was a lot since this has been a really traumatic time for me. She didn't have the results of my first gastric emptying study, which are kind of crucial to confirming the diagnosis. She said she trusted GI #1 and believes that I have GP. She also thinks I'm a good candidate for the gastric stimulator!
Unfortunately, I need three more tests to come back negative before I can see the surgeon. So, a week from Monday I will head downtown to feast on radioactive eggs again. Only this time I will get to freak out for four hours instead of two. Fun times. The surgeon requires this study. I have no earthly idea why, since the motility doc said only one delayed study is needed to make a diagnosis, but whatever. The next scan I will have is an MRI of my brain. This is needed to rule out a neurological cause for my symptoms. I will have that done a week from Tuesday in the afternoon. My brother will be coming with me for that one. The third test I need is a study of the arteries of the stomach to check for nan obstruction. It is very rare but some with GP symptoms actually have an obstruction. If this were the case for me, then I'd have surgery to remove it and all my symptoms would go away, which would be awesome.She said not to get my hopes up since it is so rare.
I'll keep you updated!
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