Next Trip to Shands Hospital

Ashley's next trip to Shands is officially schedule for August 11. Originally scheduled for August 18 but because that is the first day of the new school year, we rescheduled the appointment.

Ashley will be seen by Dr. Gonzalez in the Liver Clinic. Before her appointment I need to schedule a complete upper GI study on Ashley. This study was ordered by her docs in February when Ashley had her Endoscope and it was discovered that her stomach is misshaped. The odd shaped belly could just be normal for her anatomy or the cause of her enlarged spleen.

A few days before we leave for Shands Ashley will also have a series of labs drawn to see how that liver of hers is functioning and to see what her platelets are doing. Hopefully, this appointment will show no surprises. I am sure she will need an abdominal ultrasound to check out those three ugly little masses in her liver. The trip to Shands may turn out to be a two day appointment if all goes well.

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