I had my 3 month follow up with Dr. Frech this past week. I haven't seen him since December and a lot has happened since then. I was in the ER with peri-portal edema. I met with Dr. Smith in SLC for a second opinion. I have had a ton of blood work and a liver ultrasound. I had a feeding tube placed. I gained 20 pounds and finally had surgery.
Once I catch him up to speed on everything that has happened we go over each issue one by one. He was relieved to know that Dr. Rasmussen found a few issues during surgery that he was able to fix things and I am mostly pain free at the moment. He says he was very concerned at how things were going last time I saw him.
We go over all my labs and agrees to the Vitamin D. He also wants me to go off my iron supplement because my numbers were a little high and he thinks that the iron may be contributing to my constipation issue. He also wants me to go back on the Linzess and stop taking the Senokot and MiraLax. He also renews my pain medication that I take at night.
We go over the more pressing issue of me passing out in the mornings. He thinks it may be related to the WPW syndrome and not a nutritional issue. My blood sugar has been normal each time. He wants me to take my BP and heart rate the next time I have an episode to see what it is. He thinks it may be a good idea to go and see my Cardiologist. We'll see.
He wants to see me in 6 weeks. He also wants me to have the vitamin labs repeated every 2 months until things become a little more stable. He thinks that the feeding tube should be taken out to see if I can maintain my weight.
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