Second year Day 274 - Friday September 13, 2013

Today I insisted that Arrianne go to the urgent care in Provo.  She has had a sore throat for about a week, and that's hard on you as a singer.  Also, she started spitting up mucous with black flecks in it--which is dried blood.  Not good!  So, anyway, she went today and they didn't even look in her mouth at her throat!  They asked if she had vomited lately, and she told them about the violent vomiting the night before the opera.  Anyway, they said that she has a tear between the stomach and esophagus and said that she needs to see a gastroenterologist: I called and can't get an appointment until October 1st.   The urgent care doctor said there was no point to look at her throat, because it was irritated because of acid from her stomach. Anyway, I still think he should have looked at her throat.   They said if she wasn't a singer they would just tell her to go home and give it six weeks to heal.  So, I thought about the George's aloe vera juice that we have used before for Stephany's ulcer and the health food store said that would help.  Also, DGL chewables, to heal the gastro/intestinal tract.  She's going to rest her voice most of next week and see how things go.