Lars is trying to nap now, but loud roommates are not conducive to such an activity. Sweet folks, just loud.
Today is upper GI study with barium; swallows barium then they watch via x-ray as it travels the esophagus, stomach, and upper intestine. Gives information about his anatomy.
Lars is scheduled for surgical g-tube insertion tomorrow at noon, under general anesthesia. From their description & wikipedia: Endoscope with a powerful light at the end goes down through the mouth & into the stomach so they can see in from the outside. Insert a needle through the abdomen & pass a suture through the needle. Suture grabbed by the endoscope & pulled up through the esophagus. Suture is tied to the end PEG tube that will be external, & pulled back down through the esophagus, stomach, & out through abdominal wall. Insertion takes about 20 minutes. After insertion, the abdominal wound is covered until it's healed (about a week). The tube is kept within the stomach by a balloon on its tip (which can be deflated to remove the tube).
Apparently I missed the hospital last night. Very tough time sleeping at home, mind spinning fast. Thinking of a million things, including Thinksdifferently saying he's seen depakote cause encephalopathy. Why did he cyclone in here, say he thinks differently, mention depakote and encephalopathy, announce he'd be back the next day, & then disappear? I'm going to downgrade him from Thinksdifferently to Cyclone.
Lots of talking with Joa last night. Will write more later.
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