Tomorrow, we embark on the final journey in the round of tests ordered for Colleen; at least we hope it is the final testing. A Capsule Endoscopy, where Colleen will have to swallow a pill with a wireless camera embedded, is going to be performed. Based on what we have read, the test itself is painless - the hardest part is the amount of time we'll need to be at the hospital. They do not discharge the patient until after all of the photos are collected (Colleen will be walking around with a CD-like device attached to her - this device will be storing the pictures as the pill digests in Colleen's system). Because of that, we will probably be at the hospital for a period of 8 hours or more, which means a drive home in rush hour traffic. A bit of a bright side is that last week, we found a slightly different path to get home from the hospital that cut out some time.
As was the case last week, I will be attempting to do some live blogging. It may not be quite as detailed, as the procedure is long, but basic: Swallow a pill, let it take pictures, return the equipment, go home.
Regardless of the test and what it does, Colleen always gets nervous the days and hours leading up to it. This is natural - as she doesn't know how she will feel, and riding in a car for 1.5 hours to get to the hospital can be tough if she is having an especially bad day. This won't be nearly as bad as last week's tube procedure, but the anticipation is the worst part. Hopefully, she can get good rest tonight leading into tomorrow.
After that, it is going to be a bit of a wait until we get all of the results - early October. For Colleen, I know this all seems like an eternity - to me, however, time is just flying by. It wasn't long ago I was thinking that these tests are a long time away - now, they are almost over.
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