My Week - Less Pain, Less Prednisone, Add in Dicyclomine, and Maybe 6MP

Its been over a week since I wrote an entry. Nothing has really change with me. After checking in with the doctor's office, my Prednisone was cut again. They now want me to take only two and a half pills per day. I guess that is good news. They did add a medicine called Dicyclomine. I think they said for the cramps that I still have. I'm also starting to feel less pain after a bowel movement. I am happy about that.

I was told by the doctor's nurse that to see what course of action we are going to take next that I have to have a test done. Looking at the test requisition, it's called Prometheus. On the sheet it looks like I am supposed to have a TPMT Genetics, TMPT Enzyme, IBD Serology 7, and Celiac Serology test done. Yeah, I have no idea what these are. But, I went to the lab the nurse referred me to, and the technitions there told that they were not sure they could do the tests. After waiting while they checked, they told me that they could, but I could not stay. They techs told me to just come back. Around a week later, I did return, and was told that they did not do this specific test. This left me a little angry because in that time I could have found somewhere else to go. Now that's what I'm doing. I should have had these labs around two weeks ago.

The doctor has talked about starting me on 6MP. I don't much about this treatment, but if it helps.