Purple Panda’s Inner Self

Your family and friends might know you pretty well, but how many of them have seen the interior of your gastro-intestinal tract? Pan has graciously provided us with photographs of hers, which she'll explain on this thread. (Photos below the fold.)

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So, what do you think? Is beauty only skin-deep?

Date: August 14, 2008

Author: Robert Coontz (Administrator)

Categories: Life, The Universe

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Zinc the sorceress/vampire and Leafygreen

in August 14th, 2008 @ 20:30

Okay… really awkward…

(First post?)

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Robert Coontz (Administrator)

in August 14th, 2008 @ 20:36

If I interpret these correctly, the top batch of photos are what you would see if Pan were swallowing you (assuming you had a strong light source with you). The bottom photos are what you would see if she were digesting you. Needless to say, few creatures have witnessed these scenes and lived to tell the tale.

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Random Kokopelli

in August 14th, 2008 @ 20:38

Yay!!! Now I can freak out my family…

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AthenianPsycho

in August 14th, 2008 @ 20:42

Ooh. This is interesting. I think if I wasn’t addicted to House I would have freaked when I saw those pictures.

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Rebecca Lasley (Administrator)

in August 14th, 2008 @ 20:43

I keep thinking they should be purple.

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The Guy Your Parents Warned You About (200 piepoints, 14 wung points)

in August 14th, 2008 @ 20:49

Uhhh… I never thought I would see Purple Panda’s insides. Very cool. Very weird. Had I not read the description, I would have had no idea as to what they were pictures of.

Just plain… (Hmm, what is a combination of cool and weird? Oooh, I know!) Just plain Muserly!

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Robert Coontz (Administrator)

in August 14th, 2008 @ 20:49

(5) Some have a purplish tinge, but for the most part they’re pink. Bright pink. Hm… That vaguely reminds me of something…

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ï£¿ Â¡Red-tailed HAWK! ï£¿ [6,000 piepoints Â©, 16 spdzk points and 22 KAG points] ï¿½|ï¿½

in August 14th, 2008 @ 20:54

ACK!

Even if this is MuseBlog, I never thought I would see this here! This is very odd indeed…

7-Oh Robert, what might that be? *Grins broadly*

Red-tailed HAWK

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TNÃ–

in August 14th, 2008 @ 20:59

Whoop! That’s awesome. *evil laughter* i will show these to my sister and see what she says!

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Purple Panda

in August 14th, 2008 @ 21:01

Ack! No! Robert, don’t even think about it. *shudders*

Anyway, if anyone can read the writing below each photo, it tells you where each picture was taken. They’re all normal, except for the first two on the lower set, which are sites of inflammation and other unhappy things. Just compare: The top left picture of the bottom diagram (terminal ileum) to any other picture in that set. To me, it actually doesn’t look as bad as the inflammation in my last colonoscopy, but according to the biopsies the extent is much greater. They won’t really know how far up the small intestine it is until the UGI+small bowel series.

A lot of this has been explained at the H&H….should I copy+paste that post, or just figure people will have read it there?

And, if anyone has any questions I love talking about this stuff, so ask away!

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Alternate Kokonilly

in August 14th, 2008 @ 21:02

Woah, this is freaky.

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The Man For Aeiou

in August 14th, 2008 @ 21:11

11- it is.

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oxlin

in August 14th, 2008 @ 21:31

I think PP has a pretty stomach, personally.

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MARFwarrior

in August 14th, 2008 @ 22:03

cooool. i like looking at the insides of things. like worms. speaking of pandas, i wached a show on pandas this morning.

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Kokonilly

in August 15th, 2008 @ 10:22

14 – How do you look at an inside of a worm?

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â™« Agrrrfishi (Aggie) â™«

in August 15th, 2008 @ 10:33

I don’t like organs, I don’t like organs…
Sorry, but it’s just a little bit…well….icky. I’ve never enjoyed anatomy. No offense, Pan, you have a cool-looking esophagus. And colon. And whatever that may happen to be.

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Vixen in the Eyes of the Moon

in August 15th, 2008 @ 10:46

Wow! That is AWESOME!

HOW DO YOU LOOK INSIDE A WORM?

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Kokonilly

in August 15th, 2008 @ 10:55

17 – *sigh* Actually, you know, I’ve found that with MARFwarrior, when there’s a will, there’s a way.

BTW, MARFwarrior, when does your vacation end? Do you want a Kokon after then and before school starts?

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Booksnake of the many titles

in August 15th, 2008 @ 18:20

does ANYONE want a kokon in CT or MA!!!??? please?
cool innards btw pan!

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kiwimuncher (2 B-Day points)

in August 15th, 2008 @ 18:55

Oh my. This is very…… um……. interesting. Actually, I get the willies by looking at stuff like this. Especially the yellow stuff…… What is the yellow stuff?

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Purple Panda

in August 15th, 2008 @ 20:06

I posted a long, detailed post about this on the H&H thread, but ~~I’ll just summarize here.~~ I seem to be incapable of a summary, so here is another novella.

I have Crohn’s Disease, an autoimmune disease that attacks the GI (gastrointestinal) tract. Fortunately, mine is only located in the ileum (the most common location for Crohn’s), which is the area connecting the small intestine and colon. (Picture on bottom diagram, top left.) The rest of the colon is completely normal, but since the small intestine narrows and has many turns, they can’t get the scope any farther than the terminal ileum. They took many biopsies (basically tissue samples they can test after the procedure) during both procedures. The biopsy results came back a few days ago, showing lymphocytes in the duodenum and a lot of inflammation in the ileum.

The preparation for these tests is definitely the worst. Looking back, it really isn’t that bad, but it isn’t fun to actually go through it — you can’t eat anything for over a day, and you get to drink laxatives which taste *hackcoughhack* absolutely wonderful. *hackcoughsneeze* If your GI tract isn’t mostly cleared out, the scopes won’t be able to see anything. The prep I did this time was a lot different than any I’d done before — the last dose of laxative I was supposed to take 3 hours before the procedure (I really have no idea why, at that point it won’t really do anything anymore), which is probably the greenish/yellow stuff kiwimuncher mentioned.

I have two new medications prescribed: Entocort (I kept calling it Endicort at the H&H because my mom wrote it down wrong on her notes from the phone discussion with Dr. GI) and Pentasa. Entocort is a steroid which will help the inflammation and hopefully induce remission (I’ll take three in the morning), and Pentasa is a 5-ASA medication which will also reduce inflammation in the intestine (8/day- 3 am, 2 noon, 3 pm). Pentasa is the most colorful medication I have ever taken and it is a very pretty shade of blue. If all medicine was this colorful, it would be way more fun to take. After 8 weeks I’ll taper off of Entocort and hopefully still feel better. If not, I’ll go on other immunosuppressants which aren’t very nice.

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Midnight Fiddler (she of 2 spzdk, 500 PiePoints and 30 Muszey points)

in August 15th, 2008 @ 22:33

Charming, Pan.

13~

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Armada

in August 16th, 2008 @ 08:18

Whoa, this is weird. No offense, PP. I live in MA, Booksnake,(I assume you’re talking about Massachusetts, not Muse Academy) but my parents probably wouldn’t let me go if it was anywhere farther than a half hour away. I’m in Western Mass (Is it okay to say that GAPAs?). You should probably ask on the random thread, though.

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Robert Coontz (Administrator)

in August 16th, 2008 @ 08:23

(21) My Phospho-Soda claimed to taste like lemon-ginger, but it actually tasted more like brine. Strong stuff, for sure.

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kiwimuncher (2 B-Day points)

in August 16th, 2008 @ 10:31

Wow. So that yellow stuff is laxitive? ah. I can feel your enthusiasm Pan.

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AthenianPsycho

in August 16th, 2008 @ 14:08

13- I agree.

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Beatlesrockr and John

in August 16th, 2008 @ 16:15

Luckily I didn’t freak out because my dad has many creepy books that have pictures kinda like that, for he’s a doctor. But uh, interesting pictures there PP!

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MissSwann

in August 16th, 2008 @ 20:42

Ah, Pan, and I thought I knew you so well. But NOW, I know you inside and out! Hahahahaha!!! Nice esophagus, by the way.

19- Kokon in MA sounds sweet! And Syllabub can come too (we’re close friends, we can work it out).

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Armada

in August 16th, 2008 @ 20:52

28-Where in MA? Central would probably be good for everyone, unless you all live in Western Mass too. We should also probably take this discussion to the random thread. Or somewhere.

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Kagcomix

in August 17th, 2008 @ 08:45

those are pretty neat. I mean obviously it can’t be fun, but they’re more interesting than the magic school bus version.

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Otzi

in August 17th, 2008 @ 16:18

Wow. This is unusual.

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gnash

in August 18th, 2008 @ 09:05

this looks familiar… Oh yeah I saw a video of someone getting a balloon in their stomach (for weight loss).

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kiwimuncher (2 B-Day points)

in August 18th, 2008 @ 19:40

Pan, I must say that swelling looks quite serious. *gives virtual choklit* There! All better!

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Purple Panda

in August 18th, 2008 @ 20:36

Thanks for all of the virtual happiness, everyone!

Robert- Did you know that Fleet Phospho Soda makes a cartoon called “EneMan”? It’s hilarious. They have a calendar called “EneMan Goes to Hollywood” with pictures like “Lord of the Colon,” “Enemator,” “Enema Strikes Back,” “Saving Private Eneman,” and “Polyp Fiction.” EneMan is basically a giant enema walking around — there are pictures on their website. One of the best things I’ve seen for awhile…

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Rebecca Lasley (Administrator)

in August 18th, 2008 @ 21:11

(34) What a hoot.

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Robert Coontz (Administrator)

in August 18th, 2008 @ 21:43

(34) All I’ll say is that the Fleet Phospho Soda webmasters must be very special people.

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Purple Panda

in August 19th, 2008 @ 09:13

Very special, indeed.

I had to dig out my gigantic pill-container-thing from CCFA camp this morning to keep all of my medication, since I’m now taking 15 pills a day. It’s basically like a regular M-T-W-Th-F-S-S container, except it’s about 10″x8″, and for each day there are four compartments: Morning, Noon, Evening, and Bed. It works really well, because I take medicine at all of those times. The compartments are big, too, so they can fit everything.

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kiwimuncher (2 B-Day points)

in August 19th, 2008 @ 19:58

15 pills?! And I thought I had a lot when I had to take 6 one time I had poison ivy…….

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peary moppins

in August 20th, 2008 @ 11:21

8 O

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The Dude That Your Uncle Was In The Army With

in August 20th, 2008 @ 19:23

19- I do! What is a kokon? (In CT)

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Zinc the sorceress/vampire and Leafygreen the squished

in August 20th, 2008 @ 19:39

40- A Kokon, or Kokonvention, is when Musers living relatively near to each other meet in real life.

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peary moppins

in August 21st, 2008 @ 09:31

41) Interesting.

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kiwimuncher

in August 21st, 2008 @ 09:42

42) Yes. It sounds fun. MY parents probubly wouldn’t let me go to one though, with online stalkers and all. Although they might consider it if it’s nearby. But no one that I know except for REbecca lives near me. OH well.

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peary moppins

in August 21st, 2008 @ 09:56

43) My parents are like that too. But I’m sure no one nearby reads Muse…*sigh*. Except for my friend Sarah.

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Kokonilly

in August 21st, 2008 @ 10:01

44 – What state do you live in, peary?

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TNÃ–

in August 21st, 2008 @ 14:48

Living in Wyoming, I naturally have low hopes for a kokon. Though my parents are open to the idea, I mean, I’ve brought it up once or twice and they didn’t freak out to much, so…
This thread has kind of meandered off topic.

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kiwimuncher (2 B-Day points)

in August 21st, 2008 @ 18:09

46) Yeah. It has.

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Armada

in August 21st, 2008 @ 20:16

46-Yeah, it definitely has. Where should we take this conversation?

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TNÃ–

in August 21st, 2008 @ 20:39

The Random thread, I s’pose?

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Eccentric the Afterthought (+points 180 Pie, 7 KAG, 8 Wung incarcerated, 1 Creativity Ceylon)

in August 21st, 2008 @ 21:53

Froody! Also a little scary, though.

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Armada

in August 22nd, 2008 @ 17:53

49-I s’pose.

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Purple Panda

in August 22nd, 2008 @ 20:04

(50) Mwahahahaaaaa.

Yours probably look very similar — minus the inflammation, I hope

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MissSwann

in August 23rd, 2008 @ 08:00

29- Boston is always a good spot. (big city, nice attractions, all that).

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kiwimuncher (2 B-Day points) (50 Muszey points)

in August 23rd, 2008 @ 08:34

52) Hee hee.

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MissSwann

in August 24th, 2008 @ 09:22

I’ve never seen my own innards, so honestly I can’t tell what they look like.

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marfwarrior

in December 21st, 2008 @ 21:08

15,17- we disected them in science last year. i do enjoy googling myself

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Rosebud2

in January 10th, 2010 @ 16:36

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Ducky

in January 10th, 2010 @ 19:30

I’ll have to show this to my mom.

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LittleBasementKitten and Kityera (^>^) (Halena, Mitzuki, Metztli, Cailin, and Cadeo)

in January 19th, 2010 @ 05:10

That’s freaky. And I’m posting on a dead thread.

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Loves her grandrodents

in September 2nd, 2010 @ 20:20

I don’t know you, Purple Panda, but I truly love your insides! My son has inflammatory bowel disease and is scheduled soon for another endoscopy and colonscopy with biopsies. However, it seems that he is now facing liver disease, the exact type which we have yet to discover. I accessed your “Inner Self” through a dear friend, Rebecca Lasley. She is actually the only person I can write to about all the “stuff”(fecal and otherwise) that my son is going through. I’m glad you posted!

[I can vouch that this is indeed a friend of mine. We went to college together. I didn’t realize she was going to post, so I didn’t clue her in about the rules. Under the circumstances, we’re going to let this through without her real name. ~Rebecca.]

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