The Mayo doctor sent me a copy of the summary he sent to my local GI, which included his ideas about possible diagnoses. These were the possibilities he listed:
1. rule out inflammatory bowel disease (Crohns/colitis)
2. celiac disease (but he says he doesn't think that's what it is)
3. eosinophilic gastroenteritis (http://www.apfed.org/egid.htm)
4. auto-immune enteropathy (http://www.cancer.gov/templates/db_alpha.aspx?CdrID=560647)
5. hormonal-related diarrhea (example only: http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2379.htm)
6. rule out neoplasia (tumor/cancer)
So...I'm waiting for insurance to approve more tests related to those possibilities.
That's all. Not too new, not too exciting.
I'd like to offer some media reports, but I regret to inform you that I don't have anything to provide. I'm currently listening to Brisingr (the last of the Eragon) books on audio CD. It's so-so. I'm also very slowly reading Outlander by Diane Gabaldon. I'm not very far though, and the book is, like, a million pages so I can't give a true opinion yet. Oh, I did read Define Normal (by Julie Anne Peters) for our middle school mother-daughter book club! It's a great book for that audience. :) Right now, I am frequently accosted by Twilight-crazed teens begging me to find them a copy of Twilight (our library is out) or let them watch trailers for the movie. I expect it will only get worse as the release date approaches!
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