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Yesterday my mom took me into the hospital in Lynnwood. Marcus is no longer contagious with his shingles--so headed back to work yesterday!! (praise God for his healing!!

We went to Stevens Hospital in Edmonds, as this is where my most recent doctor is found. His name is Dr. Schneier, and he has not yet given up on me. I like him. He went in to give me botox while I was having an upper endoscopy. While he was in there, I believe he was hoping to find that my pylorus was squeezed tightly shut, and the shot of botox would free me from this incessant vomiting. Alas, my pylorus was wide open.

While he was in there, however, he observed nothing. My intestines did absolutely nothing during the whole procedure. They didn't move, they didn't contract, they didn't do anything... He thinks that my stomach is not emptying, causing inflammation and irritation in my stomach from the bile build-up, and then once my stomach does move a little, then my intestines aren't doing anything either--and he thinks that my intestines may also be infected, which is causing the lower abdominal pain. The upper abdominal pain is most likely caused by my stomach and upper intestines not doing anything.

The only way to fix all of this is to get my stomach to empty and to get my intestines to contract. However, none of the drugs that exist in the whole world are making either one do anything. So I just keep vomiting.

I started the enrollment papers for the drug study, propulsid. The enrollment process takes about a month, and we're praying that they will accept me into the program.

We would love prayers for encouragement. My vomiting has become worse again, and even clear liquids are a struggle. I remain on the IV fluids at home, which seems to be helping.

Thank you for all of your love and support. We really appreciate all of you. :)

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