Today I had a charming visit with my new gastoenterologist, LOL! Friday morning I will be going to Methodist in the med center for a barium X-ray to check my esophagus and small intestines. Systemic Sclerosis can cause a weakening of the muscles at the lower end of the esophagus, which normally prevents stomach acid from coming back up....thus the horrible constant acid reflux.
I have also had a little extra trouble swallowing which could be caused by scar tissue building up causing the swallowing passage to narrow. He also wants to make sure I do not have trouble with motility (weakness of the esophageal muscles) or have strictures in the esophagus.
He said that many patients also end up with bacterial overgrowth caused by diverticulitis that is undiagnosed. All of this can be determined from the barium X-ray which makes me very happy. I was not looking forward to the words "scope" or "colonoscopy". Good news for me.....but how am I going to break it to Jim that he has to put cinder blocks under 2 posts on my giant queen size bed, LOL!?
Also in the news.....I have my first Raynaud's ulceration on my left pointer finger. It is so tiny!
Thanks for listening :)
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