Results...

So....I had my colonoscopy and endoscopy on Tuesday before the ice storm hit.  It was uneventful but the prep drink was vile!  They found and removed three polyps and did various biopsies to test for specific things- H. pylori and colitis for sure.

All test results are negative (as I expected). The polyps are tubular adenomas (non-cancerous but prone to evolution) so they will have to check more frequently to make sure there aren't more. That means every five years which isn't too horrible- although you may have to remind me of that in five years when I have to drink that nasty stuff again. So...all total, my diagnosis is exactly what I was told it was years ago- Irritable Bowel syndrome. It's a diagnosis but there is no specific treatment other than some success in controlling symptoms with the low FOD-MAP diet. However, the cholecystectomy has worsened my symptoms so they are going to put me on a medication to bind the bile so hopefully that will help with the worst of it.

Once things have evened out and the cholesterpol has been working for a while, I will probably go see a nutritionist because really, meat, potatoes, bananas, processed white bread, and goat/sheeps milk cheeses is really not a balanced diet.