Yesterday I went to see a gastroenterologist, because I’ve had a sensitive stomach my whole life and I decided it was finally time to do something about it.
The doctor says I probably just have an irritable bowel (doesn’t that sound delightful?), but he wants to rule out such unlikely possibilities as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
In order to rule these out, he wants to do a colonoscopy. Also a biopsy of my small intestine and, um, rectum.
I’ve actually had a colonoscopy before, and it wasn’t so bad, given that I was sedated.
This all cries out for so many jokes that I’m not even going to say anything else.
Well first off, I hope all is okay.
Secondly, one can assume you’re a top then? : Not exactly how I envisioned it, but I guess it can work out…
How exactly does one “envision” a top anyway?
Hang in there. Irritable bowel syndrome can be common. It’s just a matter of watching your diet and stress levels when it gets bothersome.
A friend of mine was diagnosed with Crohn’s last fall. She was literally debilitated and lost an incredible amount of weight. I won’t even mention the “toilet issues” she told me about. (bleah!) She finally ended up having to take medical leave from work because she couldn’t function.
However… she’s doing much better now. She’s on meds and a special diet and feels much better (functional). She can’t drink or smoke anymore either, but not like that’s a bad thing.
Plus, she lost weight and looks great. Not a diet I’d recommend to anyone, tho.
Odds are, you’d be a lot sicker if you had something like Crohn’s than just having a sensitive stomach.
OK, I’m still stuck on this “envisioning a top” thing. What exactly does a colonoscopy have to do with a top or bottom preference anyway?
My husband went through that last year…they found nothing so it’s automatically irritable bowel. Joy.
Okay… other than this being a perfect example of becoming very comfortable presenting personal information to strangers that you normally wouldn’t share with acquaintances because the internet causes extreme dissociative tendencies… :) I have to say that I’m sorry to hear about your possible IBS/Chron’s.
And tit for tat, when I was finishing up my undergrad I had horrible prostatitus and when I was going to have surgery I called my mother and she said, “Is your prostate swollen because you were the woman when you’re with your boyfriend?”
No.
As far as I and my proctologists know, there is no correlation between any medical condition that causes irritation and one’s top/bottom preferences. Though certainly, sex can cause the irritation, which I don’t think is remotely the issue here.
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I find that absolutely hysterical even though I don’t think you had anything to do with it.
I never get a pop-up ad visiting Tin Man’s Site. I’ll count it as one of my (limited) blessings.
I’m envisioning a top popping up now?
I’m sooooo confused…
Greg, I don’t know why you’re getting a pop-up ad when you visit here. That’s the first I’ve heard of it. I hate pop-up ads and would have no reason to include one with my site…
Now I’m envisioning Pop-Up Top Hot Pockets. Talk about confused.