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Beth (Bethofvt) posted an update Saturday, May 14, 2022, 7:52pm EDT, 2 years ago
Finally got the gout under control. We went to 99 for Mother's Day and my husband had his favorite from there, fish and chips. But about 8 o'clock Sunday night he started complaining that the fish did not agree with him. Next day, he complained all day and used the toilet half a dozen times. About 7 o'clock he said he was going to bed, very unusual for him to go to bed early. I went to bed about 9 and he got up to use the bathroom and was very unsteady on his feet. When he came back to bed, he was staggering. I made him get dressed and took him to the ER. He was bleeding internally again, and they admitted him. He came home Thursday afternoon. While there, he had an upper GI and they found what they think is precancerous cells in his lower esophagus. They took biopsy and sent it to Mayo Clinic. It will take about 2 weeks to get results. If they are what they suspect, he will have to go to Dartmouth for surgery. If it comes back negative, he goes for another upper GI. I really hate that he had to be hospitalized again for stomach bleed, but this time it may have save his life.