How am I gonna be an optimist about this?

[prolixfootle]

So, I just spoke with my gastroenterologist’s office about a telephone call I received on Friday. It seems that my recent blood test has increased in abnormality over the previous abnormal tests, and that a liver biopsy is indicated (huzzah). According to the nurse practitioner with whom I spoke, the current theory is an expansion of the autoimmune response that’s causing the Crohn’s. Specifically, it seems that I may be eating my own liver. So a visit with the doctor is scheduled to go over the results in detail and prep for the biopsy.

Could someone send me some fava beans and a nice Chianti?