Wow, Where does the time go. I keep hearing, “Melissa you really lax on your blog!” Well I warned you I wouldn’t be posting as much since knew I wouldn’t have time and with the slow dial up it is more of a hassle to post anything since it takes 10 ties longer. I am told to wait till September and the phone company and they might have something to offer so we will see.

Life hasn’t settled down yet since coming home but Poco a Poco we are getting things done off the list. Since I continued to have stomach issues even after my surgery I have been working on some additional testing and yesterday I went and had a scope done to see if I had an ulcer. Well they told me I couldn’t have the procedure done if I didn’t bring a driver to drive me hoe since they put you under sedation and are not fit to drive. So not only did I need to find a babysitter I needed to find someone to drive me there and back. So after a few phone calls and so forth I had a friend drive me in and my mother meet me at the hospital to drive me back. Dan was working 2 blocks away and had just finished so he came as well. I really liked the Dr he was new from England but has been in practice for years. When he mentioned that in England 60% of his patients went without sedation for the procedure but that no one in America would even consider this option I volunteered to be his first one. The idea of losing my whole day to drugs and a whole bunch of other things I figured I could do it. The nurses were all shocked I would try this without any drugs. I really didn’t see what the big deal was and they all thought once he started I would change my mind so the put the IV in and got me all prepped just in case I needed the sedation. Well once I got over the gag reflex of the scope going down my throat I was fine and can not understand why people would subject themselves to sedation and lose the rest of their day till the drugs wore off. Since I was in my right mind I could watch the scope in my belly on the TV, Very interesting. I would do it without again in a heart beat and I told all the nurses and Dr’s they should encourage more people to try it. So after all that I didn’t even need my mother or Dan to drive me since I was in my right mind with plenty of energy and my only regret was that I left my grocery shopping list at home because I would of gone and done it on my way home. Now I have to make a special trip today.

As for the test results. Well I don’t have an ulcer but I do have irritation in my stomach and he thinks going on a anti heartburn drug will help me. Of course he thought I would be thrilled with the idea of some drug giving me relief of my symptoms but he doesn’t know me. I then asked hi about having to take this long term, “Well yes you might have too.” That doesn’t sound too good to me. Who wants to live on that for the rest of your life. There is no Guarantee this will really help anyways. He did say I could try it for 3 months an sometimes your body heals enough that you can go off it and have relief from the symptoms. Not sure what I will do but for now I will wait and talk with my Naturopathic Dr and see what she says. She also tested me for food Allergies so that is another option.

We have noticed about Emma since coming home is she has started talking so much more. We really think having the too Languages spoken to her confused her somewhat and being home has helped her take off speaking full sentences and so forth.

Tuesday we are off to New York to see my Sister Jennifer’s family and celebrate Eli’s birthday. He will be 7. On the way home we hope to visit Grandma and then pick up Luis Carlos from the airport.