| MrUsaMike 2006-06-28, 9:22 pm |
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Howard:
I Meet with GI Dr. tomarrow. I will ask for those tests. Just want to
get back my energy level again. I hate the weak flu like feeling.
Mike
Howard McCollister wrote:
> "MrUsaMike" <mrusamike@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1151419775.476096.103880@c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
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> Well, the first thing to be clear about is that we don't know that you've
> had a vagal nerve injury.
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> However, if the vagus nerve is indeed injured, its recovery depends on HOW
> it was injured. It's either a stretch injury, or it's been cut. In the
> former case, waiting it out for likely a few months should resolve the
> symptoms. In the latter case, it can't be repaired, but over time the
> symptoms should decrease or go away (likely several months to a year).
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> See if you can wrangle a quick upper GI and small bowel series out of your
> doctor. You would want the radiologist to be paying attention to gastric
> emptying and small bowel transit. I'd be curious to know what that shows.
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> HMc
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