This isn't going to help

So, this morning about 8am, the nurse came in and said "Good news, you're on clear liquids." Then she gave me meds and a little water and left. About 30-45 minutes later, the GI consult comes in and says "Since you've had liquids today we can't do the endoscopy." I wasn't very happy.

Later, a nice IM doctor came in to check on me. She asked me what was going on. I did the limited explanation I've been using this week.. Just the recent facts. I also said I had a history of intermittent illness but that this was much worse than ever and that I had my own theories about what was going on but my doctors always think they are crazy and I wouldn't bother with it. For the first two docs I met this week, that sufficient, but this doc actually said "I usually don't do this but now I'm curious. Tell me your theories."

I warned her it was lengthy and bizarre and I would need at least 5-10 minutes to explain. She said she had just that much time. So I went for it. I gave her most all of the explanation. I said I'm 100% certain I'm right because I've lived this and I explained it all as best as I could.

I could see that she saw how some facets made sense, but she couldn't grasp the big picture. In the end, I said, "Well, now you've had your entertainment for the day" in a lighthearted way and smiled. I don't blame her or anyone else for not getting it. It's just a huge leap to make and the odds of it being right, from their perspective, are very long odds indeed.

Later in the day, I spoke to another GI doc and he again said the procedure would be tomorrow. I did finally got a private room. It's much better than the tiny holding room.

But, to the problem at hand - I don't think this procedure is going to do any good. Today, I'm able to drink liquids easily and swallow pills. My voice is almost back to normal, too. So, I think the swelling has gone down. But why?

Well, one of the most memorable parts of the original article for me was that there was a period right near the end where the men couldn't eat. I've wondered many times how they would know not to eat. Now, I think I know. I think it was the swelling. While I had not associated it before with the non eating period, I do remember how there was mention of the candidiasis having a hard time bypassing the epiglottis which acts as a cap on the throat, on their journey upwards.

So, the candidiasis swells the esophagus and vocal chords. This makes the person unable to eat. Now, the candidiasis takes out the remaining venous flows in the abdomen and then apoptifies the bowels themselves. This is painful, trust me. But just like the article said, it doesn't show anything on normal imaging. This is because what's happened is that the bowel cells have simply been shrunken and are full of salt.

It also helps make sense of another portion where it talked about how this would appear to modern medicine. The article said there would be at least 3 visits to the ER in the final weeks. One was the stomach "dropping". I think that was the pain on Wednesday night. I think the next was the inability to swallow.

In the article, just before the men were allowed to eat again they experienced the symptoms of a cold. This is what I think experienced last night with the sudden congestion. Then they were taken to a special room full of all types of food. Dishes of all kinds and sweets were in there but no one touched anything with sweets or grains. This was because they knew this was their final period of eating. The sugars would react with the candidiasis now in the cells of the digestive system and cause them to finally turn apoptotic like everything else.

So, I think that is where I am at.

If I could get an MRA, maybe that would show the lack of blood flow in the gut. That's what they should look for, but if no ischemia shows, they assume the flow is fine. But it isn't, as I know, because with volume depletion and suction, the veins close off - quite painfully.

So, what's next? I'm not certain. But this is how the candidiasis passes the epiglottis. When the system fills up, the person literally keeps eating until it passes the epiglottis without even knowing it. The candidiasis uses this to move on.

If I'm right, that third visit will come sometime soon, after the stomach stops emptying. Thrush would be next if time allows.