It was a short visit primarily because everything is going well. My weight is now 105 pounds, that's another pound since last Friday, which puts me at 105 or 15 pounds since starting TPN. It was suggested that we go for another two months and then start weening me off TPN and back on to the G-J tube which has less risk than the former. That would put me in the neighbourhood of 120 pounds and I can certainly live with that. I may even be able to put some more weight on after I''m back on the g-j tube.
Dr. Howard attributes my ability to take in more food orally with the fact that I am taking the antibiotics, metronidazole and ciprofloxacin on a continuous basis for three and four days a week respectively. This has apparently stopped the build up of harmful flora in my gut and thus no bloating and fewer problems with bm's.
I must try a feed through my g-j tube one day soon to make sure I don't go back to the bloating problems.
