The test was pretty straightforward. Swallow some barium over 40 minutes, lie down on a table, and let them take a bunch of x-rays of Jonathan's abdomen. The barium would illuminate the lining of his intestinal wall, allowing the multiple x-rays to paint a picture of the section of plumbing between what an upper endoscopy and colonoscopy will see.
Unfortunately, Jonathan didn't really like the whole experience once the nurses put in his IV. There were a lot of tears and irritation after that, so we were glad we still have his g-tube. He was tired, "hangry", and his arm was really hurting so he refused to drink the solution. Every five minutes I put an ounce of barium through his g-tube until we had evenly spaced out the dose over a 40 minute period of time. We moved across the hall to where the CT machine was located and I finished priming him with a nice flow of barium. By this time he had calmed down, so the few minutes we spent listening and hearing the CT machine go round and round in circles went by pretty fast. We will find out the results of this test soon. We never done this test so it will be good to know either way. I don't expect anything structurally to be wrong, but we are covering all of our basis once and for all.
Thought I would post some pictures of one of the main towers on campus. This is the building we see when we drive up each morning, with several more buildings to the left of this shot.
