Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

That is a real word, and the terminology for the procedure Mommy is going through tomorrow morning (after Madison is away at school).  Could you have come up with possibly a shorter word?  Why on earth would you come up with a word like this for a fairly common procedure?  OBVIOUSLY, the staff there doesn't use this word - they stick with the abbreviation EGD.  Or do they?

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DOCTOR:  "I think we need to order an esophagogastroduodenoscopy for our patient."

NURSE:  "A EGD?"

DOCTOR:  "No, an esophagogastroduodenoscopy."

NURSE:  "Is this esophagogastroduodenoscopy the same morning as the other esophagogastroduodenoscopies?"

DOCTOR: "Yes.  But the difference between this esophagogastroduodenoscopy and the other esophagogastroduodenoscopies is that this esophagogastroduodenoscopy is going to be first thing in the morning."

NURSE:  "Got it.  So before the other esophagogastroduodenoscopies, we'll get this esophagogastroduodenoscopy taken care of, our first esophagogastroduodenoscopy of the day."

DOCTOR: "Exactly."

NURSE:  "The other nurse suggested we do a panendoscopy instead."

DOCTOR:  "Nonsense.  That doesn't have enough syllables.  Let's stick with an upper esophagogastroduodenoscopy."

NURSE 2:  "Doctor!  Sorry to interrupt, but we have a patient in room twenty-seven that is requesting an oesophagogastroduodenoscopy!"

DOCTOR:  "See?  That's what I'm talking about.  Get that man an oesophagogastroduodenoscopy, and then we'll squeeze in a few more oesophagogastroduodenoscopies, and call it a day."

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Anyway, there is a bit of worry about all this.  In 2006, we had symptoms that we could not find a diagnosis for.  In 2006, these went on for months.  In 2006, that was the very last time we set foot in this doctor's office for a procedure to "check out the plumbing."  And in 2006, it was stage 3c cancer.  So there is a note of worry.  Although Madison's prayers tonight were sweet:  no more hurting for Mommy, she asked.  That's what Daddy wants too.  We all want the gastrointestinal pains to be over with, once and for all.  It's been nine years, and Mommy is surely through with all of this.

Moving on, tonight was church, and it went well.  Daddy moved into his new office, officially, so much of the day was spent moving and cleaning, cleaning and moving.  The fish puppets we made a few months ago will have a new home in there, and that makes me pretty happy - they won't be stuck in the warehouse, doomed to the ravages of time, and wear and tear.

Madison, meanwhile, had school and tennis.  Tennis went well by all accounts, those accounts coming from Mommy.  The two of them had a great time as always. The weather is cold, and slightly breezy - but at least the sun was out today.  In that respect, it was actually a nice day somewhat.  At the same time, the Northeast is covered in snow today - they got quite a bit the last few days.  Not quite record levels, but there was enough to bring things to a halt.  Now it's time for all of us in Georgia to make fun of those in Massachusetts for their inability to deal with a little snow!

Mommy used to live near Boston, of course.  Everyone would be out of school on a day like that.  But again, that won't happen so much here - we've got online classes and homework now.  So no matter what, there's plenty to do.  AFTER going for rides on sleds and building snowmen.  The great thing about these built-in snow days is that we won't have to extend things into our time off on vacation weeks or even worse, Summer Break!

So tonight we go to bed early, as we're heading in early tomorrow.  It'll be a good day - we'll pray again in the morning.  The procedure is promised to be pretty quick.  In fact, it just might be done faster than one can say esophagogastroduodenoscopy!