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FOLLOW UP BREATH TEST

(Please view disclaimer .) Tootsie had her follow-up lactulose breath test today to see if the meds were effective against SIBO.  We'll get results at our GI follow-up in a couple weeks.  We did get a copy of last month's results, which shows a strong positive.  As you can see, she was well above the 20ppm threshold. We made the best of prep day again by doing a little shopping at the mall (Tootsie picked out some press-on nails...something she's always asking for, but I never let her get.)  We also stopped by Michael's to check out "Slime Headquarters".  If you don't know, slime is all the rage among tweens these days.  (Here is a YouTube video on what it's all about).  She did a manicure and pedicure in the room, we rented a movie, and went for a soak in the hot tub.  The day went by pretty quick and the Zofran worked out well at keeping the nausea away.   The smiles disappeared the next morning.  She woke up feeling nauseous an