Friday

Thursday morning, Taylor began fasting. He was preparing for his colonoscopy Friday at 6:45 am. Everything was seemingly normal. Taylor started drinking the half gallon of colon cleanse fluid. The only way he could get the disgusting liquid down was to take it like a tequila shot. Needless to say neither of us slept Thursday night. When 4:00 am rolled around, Taylor had to complete the rest of his liquid. The combination of a sleepless night, nasty liquid, and early morning hours resulted in Taylor getting very sick. We managed to get to the colonoscopy and the appointment went smoothly.

After his colonoscopy we came back to rest for a couple of hours and then back out to another appointment. At 12:15 he had a ct scan appointment. Remember, Taylor still has not eaten since 11 am the previous day and no water since 5 am Friday morning. At the ct scan he has to down three bottles of Barium to highlight his organs. At this point Taylor is miserable and on the verge of opting out of the scan. Taylor found the strength to get the Barium down and the ct went well.

Right after the ct, we went to a doctor's appointment to hear the results from the colonoscopy and ct. The doctor said everything looked good but Taylor has a two inch section of Crohn's in his small intestine. He has started to take medication to help.

After a very long day at Mayo, we wheeled Taylor back to the room to rest. Low and behold, Vic, Morgan, and Chris were waiting for us in our room. Awesome surprise! We rested for a little while and then enjoyed a delicious steak dinner paid for by Bank2. (Thank you work! It was delicious and we are very grateful!)

So the day started horribly but ended well.