After ruling out the possibility of stroke and organ function issues, test "seem" to conclude that Knox contracted an acute virus that wiped out his intestinal lining that made him temporarily intolerant to lactose and dairy as well as complicating how he digested food during his illness. His white blood cells were slightly elevated showing that he is still fighting off minor infection and rebuilding his intestinal wall to tolerate his normal diet. Low energy, the headaches, imbalance, poor mobility were non specific symptoms to dehydration and low blood sugar from not digesting foods properly which led to diarrhea and persistent vommitting. The beauty of docs in OR is that they prescribe probiotics and a specific diet before meds. So, we will start there and continue to work it out. So, the best news we could have gotten probably.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:19:35 +0000