Thanks all for your support.
Catching up on developments while I was away has led to some interesting situations. My GI specialist moved to Colorado while I was gone, and my family physician told me to stay away from local gastroenterologists, because they would be incompetent to manage my case. I called Pittsburgh to get a transfer to one of their staff gastroenterologists; I'm still waiting for a reply. Seems they all checked out early for the holiday.
While I was gone, my urologist's office called. I had thought I was on a two year schedule; however, the nurse told me it was a one year schedule, so I'll see him on 28/7/16. He may just pat me on the head and tell me to return next year, or he may order tests.
The combination of gastroparesis plus neurogenic bladder makes for an interesting challenge. Although I am familiar with bladder spasms, GP gives me colon spasms also, and, when the bladder spasms get bad enough, I could swear that they are giving me rectal spasms too. They are not yet 'gimme my morphine' pain, but I can see them getting worse as time wears on.
Other than driving on strange thruways in bumper-to-bumper traffic at 70+ mph, the most challenging aspect of my vacation was smiling and nodding to assorted tablemates about the wonderful food, when my belly was in full rebellion, and locating the nearest handicapped restroom was a high priority.
Thanks again. Your welcome makes me glad to be back.
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