Re: Thoughts For My Hubby


Janey Pooh wrote:
My poor dear sweet hubby Clancy, who refuses to go to doctors until
after he's done every other thing he can possibly think of and he's
suffered for weeks, went to the doctor yesterday and had what sounds
like a pretty thorough work-up for an Upper GI Bleed.

Basically, he can't poop and what does come out is black and tarry. He
told me this yesterday - the black and tarry part - and I convinced him
to go to the clinic and see if they'd fit him in. Of course, I had to
tell him they probably wouldn't do anything but take blood and urine
samples and prescribe him antibiotics for a bladder infection and
something stronger than the Ducosate Sodium I've been giving him for
his 'constipation'.

I knew they'd probably do an internal (and they did) but didn't tell
him. I also knew they'd probably want to do a colonoscopy (and they
do) but didn't tell him that either. Sometimes what you don't know is
easier to deal with than what you do. Black tarry stools are an
indication of an emergency situation, but he doesn't react well to
hearing things like that. But I did have to tell him there are certain
things that happen in the male anatomy (both, actually) that can't be
cured with cranberry juice, oranges and crossed fingers.

He's also had trouble with peeing - way too often, not much comes out
and it stings. So they put him on Cipro, took a stool sample (the
doctor got some while checking his prostate), took a blood sample and a
urine sample and told him to come back today (Wed.) for results and
follow-up. They're concerned that he's bleeding into his upper GI
tract for some reason and it's blocking everything up - like Bruce from
Survivor. <g>

I think this has probably been going on a long, long time and has been
getting worse and he hasn't told me about it 'til now. I've been
listening to him get up to pee five or six times in the night for weeks
now. He's been having trouble achieving erection for MONTHS. He's
been having trouble with the bowel thing for at least two weeks,
probably longer. My suspicion was either a blockage somewhere along
the line or something to do with his Prostate.

But BOY, is it ever hard to tell the guy he should go to a doctor. Men
can be so silly about stuff like this sometimes. If it *is* just a
urinary tract infection or something, the Cipro will knock it out and
he'll be all better in three days and he'll wish he'd gone sooner. And
if it's something more serious (Duodenal Ulcer? Heliobactor Pylori?)
he'll be glad to have it treated when he hears what the options are.

I just hope and pray it's something they can treat simply. Please do
the same. :o) I'll let y'all know what the labs showed.

Thanks in Advance and Take GOOD Care,

Jane


Good healing thoughts are coming DH's (and your) way. My DH is
actually good about having a yearly check-up, but have found that he
has not been telling me everything.
They want a colonoscopy SOON and he had a brain CT scan yesterday. We
have access on computer to our medical records and have found some
things out that way.
I just do not get why he won't tell me he is having problems. Men,
can you answer that for me?
Janey, hope things get better with just the Cipro for DH. He could
also have prostitis...infection of the prostate.
Dana

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