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Posted 4/12/2013 10:06 PM (GMT 0)
I came back unfortunately with some bad news I am sorry guys, but I was diagnosed with LPR, so I have GERD and LPR, I have to be on veryyyyyy strict diet nothing below a 6 on 1-14 acid-akaline number, I cried of course, and I realized life must go on, live for today stress about tomorrow another time, so I have to take zantac for 30 days to let my throat heal but wow is my diet sad, I still probably need some psychological help eventually because I am not strong in mental strength but i have more testing on the way I have mamomntery 24 hr and barium swallow to see how much my body produces acid, but what made me calm down today is that a lot people my age have this diseases one of the girls in the office and just made feel better that I am not alone in my age group, But I am considering surgery though in the future.

Thank you guys for always being there :)
Posted 4/12/2013 10:27 PM (GMT 0)
Oh Pink, I am so sorry.......BUT, they are making advances in this all the time.

I cant remember what channel I was watching just yesterday where they have a procedure now for that, it doesn't require surgery, well probably out patient.

They put a band thing around the esphogus some how, and it prevents any acid from rising..........maybe it is on the net.  It could have been Dr. Oz????

No, you are not alone, and hopefully your folks will understand that this is real and help you out with diet, etc.  I am glad you have a good outlook on this, that will really help.   Take care of yourself!  

Posted 4/12/2013 10:33 PM (GMT 0)
I will Gail I really am glad for you viv and ej and chris its like having a little family in here every time I want to cry I just will come and run into you, but honestly this kind of woke me up about life and how I should enjoy it more you know, read good book, take walk with my family or have some good tea with my friends, and I also finally decided on MY MAJOR. I want to go into medical field so I am excited about that, I finally got serious yesterday and looked at the site to see what I want to do, there are so many jobs I just can't choose haha.

But I think I want to go into sonagraphy, so we will see keep you updated about some good news for once, and yes I am familiar with the surgery it's called linix, yeah that's why I want to graduate college and get a good insurance so I can take that road so we will see, we are blessed to live in this day and age huh?


I just want to say gail you are one of the most amazing people, I met you make cry because I know you genuinely care about me and everyone in here so thank you for always keeping me grounded :HUGS:!!
Posted 4/12/2013 11:16 PM (GMT 0)
EXACTLY!  good thinking girl!

You have a lot to be thankful for, we all do.  Going into the Medical field is a smart decision to make.   You will NEVER be out of work!

When my daughter was trying to decide on college, she asked me what I thought, I told her 2 things, either pick the medical field or the law field, that way she would have a job even she is old, lol.

She took my advice and went into the law field, which she has been in now for over 20 years!!........she loves her work and makes very good money doing it.  She has not once had to look for a job the entire time.  I am very proud of her, can you tell??  LOL

Making the decision is a big step!......what a relief for you to have made it!

HUGS!

Posted 4/12/2013 11:23 PM (GMT 0)
And thank you for the sweet compliment! ;)
Posted 4/12/2013 11:54 PM (GMT 0)
Roah, I am sorry for the bad news but it's not exactly 'news' which makes the whole thing more frustrating because you knew you had them. You could have been a docotor without a medical degree! Lol

Good thing they didn't insist on ppi at least, right? Zantac 30 days. You will sail through it especially since now you know where you are going ;)

i found some food that is alkaline to neutralize the stomach acid for you.
Banana, acorn squash, sweet potatoe, spinach, avocado, white beans, yogurt, fish, mushroom.
Not bad, huh?

You can do this. You will recover in no time and maybe you wouldn't need any surgery in the future at all.

We will all pull through this. It's all matter of time. A few weeks more to go.
Posted 4/13/2013 12:09 AM (GMT 0)
Gail: Yes, I have really found the whole experience with my illness kind of blessing in disguise because I knew I was always interested in science and stuff but I didn't know what route to take, my first initial thing was to be in there international organization field because giving back was such an awesome thing to do but I realized it wasn't for me because I want to have job where I can have comfortable life, its not about being rich or anything but just living a life knowing there is no worries as far as rent, etc. you know what I mean and yeah I can still give back during my vacations I can volunteer somewhere so I don't have to give up my dreams ever its all about compromise you know? But you pushed your daughter in the right field so I do not blame you for encouraging in going that direction, how I would love to be lawyer but I do not have that confidence to stand in front of people I am more a one on one person which in the medical field is great because you get to work closely with one person you know and really help them out, and your welcome you should be proud to be such fine person as yourself haha.


EJ: :)
Yeah def not bad I just wonder how long the throat takes to heal I heard its a little longer then the esophagus, but I am going to talk to my doctor about the possibilities or best combinations to speed that process but its more of temporary thing, I do not know I might still need PPI though because LPR' ers usually need it which is sad but it just helps more, but as long as I stay on HIGH alkaline diet for the rest of my life i should be good to go. Thank you for researching you make me so happy :) hehe I will try and incorporate all those dishes in some way haha.

I also hope that wont be the answer as well.
Posted 4/13/2013 12:37 AM (GMT 0)
Good evenings all,
Roah: OK I am confused so isn't LPR is similar to GERD? Don't we all have similar symptoms? Why do you think you will eventually need surgery? You sound better today. With so many people on this board talking about having surgery make me think I will be heading that route too. sad . It's good that you think of going to medical field. You will make good money and it comes with good benefits too. I have a slight headache tonight. It must be the rain!!! Don't feel like going on my treadmill either.

Gail: I went to my doctor and showed her my nails. She told me not to worry, just take my calcium supplement. I will check on that thing you posted earlier for skincare. Thanks.
Posted 4/13/2013 12:58 AM (GMT 0)
VIV" you can have GERD and the eventually it would lead to LPR, did you have sore throats sour taste or lump in throat, then if you had those you might have LPR and not know it, right now I read somewhere that sometimes it could be from nerve damage, when I see my doctor after all my testing to rule out if its nerve thing or more of regular thing.
Posted 4/13/2013 1:06 AM (GMT 0)
OK Ladies!    listen up!

Where is our cheer leader Chris??????????????   Have not seen him all day????

Posted 4/13/2013 1:24 AM (GMT 0)
I KNOWWWW WHERE ARE YOU CHRIS?
Posted 4/13/2013 4:19 AM (GMT 0)
Roah, I am sorry to hear that you have been dx'ed with LPR.  Yes, it appears that the throat takes longer to heal than the stomach.  I still battle the lump in throat feeling pretty  much after every meal.  The doc was predicting that it might go away after the cancer-free dx because he suspected that it might be partly due to anxiety but no, it still there.

I actually caught a nasty sinus cold/flu during my safari.  I have a very sore throat and was blowing my nose and hocking up stuff all day (sorry tmi, I know). 

Roah, you seem like a very bright young lady.  I think you have a lot going for you.  Please take solace in the fact that you are getting dx'ed with frustrating and chronic condition BUT ones that are also manageable long term.  I know it's frustrating but hang in there, girl.  I am here for you.  I think the alkaline diet suggested by EJ is good.  Why, I just went down to the local asian market and bought some yams (Sweet potatoes).  They are quite delicious after you nuke it in the microwave for about 4 mins.  Just wash it to get the dirt of the skin, poke some holes in it with a fork and micrwave it.  Easy and tasty treat.

We love you.  I will say another prayer for you tonight.  You will get better.   Believe it.

 

Posted 4/13/2013 4:31 AM (GMT 0)
Chris, thank you for your kind words, yes I am just trying to take this more of blessing I really need focus on my now and my future you know? It's like uh life is too short to be occupied by our illnesses yes it's there but if I do all the right things maybe life will get better you know? I won't know anymore until I do further testing but like even after that there must be solution for everything you know? We live in a day and age where we can combat obstacles some type of way we just have to give it time and god will send us the answers.

I have neglected my schoolwork for such a long time so I am really trying to stay away from all the horrendous things on the internet and just come on and only talk to you guys, and do my homework. Yes the lump in throat is really weird honestly I read it could be variety of things, I am not giving up yet. I know LPR has been linked to anxiety that's when flare ups are at there worse so i am trying to calm down and stay positive as much as possible or damaged or irritated nerves something I will discuss with my doctor in my follow up maybe some low dosage of medicines can maybe heal that or whatever there are many possibilities, so I am just trying to be very positive about the situation. POINT BLANK we need to understand THERE IS MORE to life then food :) I really hope we see better days not like what I been through yesterday haha.

I really love you guys, without you guys I think I would have not taken the situation in better way haha.

but as far as the lump in throat explore your options there must be something out there for me like ej and viv said it's all about trial and error seeing what works for us.
Posted 4/14/2013 11:11 AM (GMT 0)
Inpinkagony, sorry to hear of your diagnosis. I don't really know much about it, but it sounds like you are getting good advice and support here. I do know what it is like to grieve when receiving a diagnosis. I think you are handling it very well.

There are a couple of things I'd like to add about keeping the acid down. I drink Body Rescue Tea and Aqua Panana water. The tea makes my water a 9 on the alkaline scale and the water measures an 8 on the scale. At least according to my sticks. The water is sold in my Walmart and grocery store; the tea I order on-line.

Yesterday, was a better day for me. I am getting some relief from the Zantac and feel I am moving closer to making the switch completely from ppi to Zantac. Zantac does not relieve all the symptoms, but I feel it is making the Tums and Gaviscon more effective/less necessary.
Posted 4/14/2013 6:52 PM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone,
How are you all today: Gail, Will, Chris and Roah. I've been busy cooking for the week. My throat is bothering me a bit the last couple of days. I had to take Zantac last night. Would I ever feel normal again pre-GERD era? The sun finally came through today.

Sewfun: what stick are you referring to? This is the first time I hear about the Body rescue Tea, how many cups do you drink a day? I am down to 1 Zantac at night, but I can still feel the acid daily. It's good that you join us so we can help each other.
Posted 4/14/2013 10:41 PM (GMT 0)

VivianL said...
Sewfun: what stick are you referring to? This is the first time I hear about the Body rescue Tea, how many cups do you drink a day?

Hi Viv, I guess calling it a stick was not very descriptive. redface It is a ph test strip from Alkazone.

I drink probably 5 cups a day of the tea. It is basically my main beverage for the day. Sometimes it can ward off the HB, but other times it is not enough. You can google the tea; I get mine from Vitacost. It's not any more expensive than an herbal tea, but it takes a $50 order to get free shipping.

I haven't taken any ppi today, only Zantac. Still need the Tums and Gaviscon though to get through the day. I was pleasantly surprised that I could go without my morning ppi. Yesterday I realized how little I was taking anyway, so I bit the bullet. Once I'm stable on the Zantac without the additional antacids, I'll start reducing the Zantac. yeah

Hope everyone is doing okay. :-)

Post Edited (sewfun) : 4/14/2013 5:49:10 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/14/2013 10:46 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone.  I had two of my best friends from Los Angeles visiting this weekend.  When things were rough for me, they decided to come up to take my mind off of things.  Fortunately, they came AFTER I received good news so we just went places and tried to enjoy ourselves as much as possible.  Ironically, the GERD and gastritis didn't bother me too much.  It was the sinus cold that I caught during the safari that was messing me up. 

But because my friends were up, I just decided to throw caution to the wind and just start eating whatever I wanted, but in moderation.  I don't know if I will pay for it later but so far, it hasn't been so bad, except for the strawberry lemonade that burned my throat that was already irritated from all the coughing.

Also a very interesting link I found.  I have been considering a more alkaline diet.  I will try to go with this for a while and see if it helps.

http://rense.com/1.mpicons/acidalka.htm

 

Posted 4/14/2013 11:46 PM (GMT 0)
 

Hi all,

Sorry I have been absent this weekend....I have been editing a book for a friend and it takes so much concentration.  I am finally finished, it has taken me a couple months to complete it. 

I am all bound up again today so stomach feels ucky.  Took another stool softener this am, so hopefully I will get some relief soon?

I am getting nervous about my Dr.visit on Tuesday.  I guess tomorrow I will go ahead and weigh so I know what I am facing..........god I hope I don't have some awful thing?   I keep thinking if it was something really awful, I would feel a lot worse??......but I can't just continue to lose weight like this either. 

Viv, wow you are cooking for the week?   You must work?  I used to do that too.

If you do work, what do you do?   I miss working, but the area I am in just sucks for work!.........had to mail my taxes in yesterday, hated that, I owed the Feds again!

pulled unemployment all year, but still owed!......go figure........

Posted 4/15/2013 12:18 AM (GMT 0)
Gail, now you know exactly where I am coming from.  You will be fine.  Believe it.  You are losing weight because you are not eating enough.  That's all there's to it.  If you don't fill the tank, the car won't go far.  Yes, be afraid if you fill the tank and the car still doesn't go far, but we all know that's not the case.

You will be fine.  I said it twice for good luck.  Wish I could go to the Dr. with you as well.  Prayers for Gail tonight, everyone.

Posted 4/15/2013 12:47 AM (GMT 0)
Gail: don't worry about your weight. I have the same problem too. I go from small to x-small! Yes, I try to cook for most of the week so when I come home from work during weekday I just have to warm it up. I have a long commute everyday. I am in accounting, very boring stuff. What field are you in?

Chris: that alkaline list is good except on something like fish they list it on both lists so I am confused. I also looked into food combining before but that's not easy to follow either.

Sewfun: Thanks. I am sure the Vitacost site is from the US. I live in Canada, I will look around in my health food store.
Posted 4/15/2013 12:53 AM (GMT 0)
Gail,
I will be waiting for the good news for you. Just don't forget to tell us here :)

Chris,
This is very complicating to explain... that... Food that makes your 'body' alkaline is not exactly alkaline food that neutralize stomach acid. For exmaple, food that is alkaline itself that may neutralize the stomach acid is potassium rich food. It includes white beans, winter squash which goes to the category that makes your 'body' acidic. So, if you need food that would help to relieve symptoms from acid, those in the list of alkaline food may not what you want.

Our body is very complicated and mysterious. For some, banana is 'the thing' that gives immediate relief and some claim it gives them stomach ache everytime. I heard hot pepper diet form someone who swear by it but well, it gave me stomachache( not to mention ear ache. I know! Go figure) even when i was perfectly healthy.

Where is the answer is what i'd like to know.
Posted 4/15/2013 1:08 AM (GMT 0)
 

Thanks guys for the pep talk about the weight thing.....I need it.

They (the docs) always just look at it as you must have something really wrong to lose weight, do they never think it is from not eating as much?  It seems like such a no brainer to me .  I can hardly wait to get into my "fat" jeans again....;)

The DGL seems to be working well so far.  No tums, no zantac, nada.

But I had to take some Colace today for the bowel issue ;(

VIV,  thanks for sharing about the weight....my face even looks too thin.

I thought you worked.  I worked in Aerospace/manufacturing for over 20 years.

I really liked it even though it would be boring at times.  I worked with some wonderful smart people, including guys like Chris in the engineering arena.

It was very exact work, like yours, pretty intense at times, especially when Boeing was on the line with a airplane on the ground!!!  

Chris, glad you were able to be distracted this weekend, it is always good to see friends.  It gives you a boost for sure.  I feel like I have had a energy shot right after I visit with my daughter.  Then on the second day, I get sad because I know I won't see her again for awhile.  typical Mom I guess?

I will be sure to let you all know what the Dr. says, but that it is still awhile to go. 

Thank you guys for all the good thoughts.  Right back at ya!   

Posted 4/15/2013 3:10 AM (GMT 0)
Oh how I love coming and hearing about all your lives adventures, it seems we all are having some life going through our blood, this weekend I spent time with the family and need it because I just am trying to be as distracted as possible so I don't have to ram my head in the wall about my symptoms, do not get me wrong they are still there but I can't do anything about it until my future testing and see what's going on, I have barrium swallow and 24hr prob expecting to be done soon, then I will go back to my ent and see what is the possible combination of treatment I can do to minimize the complications of my disease.

OH gail I love books, sounds like fun I hope everything goes smoothly and don't worry my whole family was telling me how skinny I looked and I needed it to eat more but I am trying and so are you but with our illnesses do not expect to get gain weight so quickly and I feel like we will gain it back slowly so hang in there and you are not alone. We just need eat more!

Viv and Chris: I really feel like all of us have the same symptoms so I am glad I am not alone one day at time one day at time, and chris sounds like fun distractions really are the best?I swear ever since I got sick I forgot what life was about haha, and as far as the alkalizing chart don't let it confuse you too much because like ej said some of that stuff is not alkalizing I would recommending looking into dr. koufman diet, that's what I am trying to do with my LPR and see if I can make it a little bit better.

EJ; How are you?? are you feeling better???

Sewfun: thank you for all those suggestions and the pep talk lord knows I need more help and support now then ever

thank you guys for everything.
to better days //cheers :)
Posted 4/15/2013 6:01 PM (GMT 0)
Another link for chris,
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/guide/vitamin-b12-deficiency-symptoms-causes

For vit B 12 deficiency. I think you know this but the reason i usually attch a link is that i try not to tell i-read-it-somewhere, or someone-told-me information because it's irresponsible not to mention dangerous :)

Roah,
Thank you for asking. Today is my first day(again T.T) of 150 at night only.(meaning i didn't take 75 in the morning) i am a little nervous but i will chew dgl and drink aloe and chew some bits of dried apricot, too. It's another potassium rich food that will neutralize the stomach acid. Taste is just ok but it seems to work. Other food it too much(one banana will take care of one meal for me which is not wise nutritional sake) or i have to cook as a meal so this is perfect. Why don't you try, too? I will let you know if works. I have been eating this only two days so i can't tell you for sure.

I hope the number of pepsin secretion cells is reducing succesfully helped by reducing zantac.
Learn that i don't need you silly things already! :(

My daughter is admitted as premed but she is thinking about going for neuro biology because she likes to research. But for now she needs to take all the premed requisite classes just in case since she is only finishing freshman and she can't be sure if she will change her mind in the future. Register for the next semester is coming up and she eventually needs to take at least 4 classes more than when she goes for the mcb. With all the AP classes she took, Berkeley doesn't give a lot of credit for them saying you should take the major related classes at Berkeley. She needs to take all the biology, chemistry all over again no matter what. Also berekely is set tuition so no matter how many units you take tuition is the same. There is upside and downside for it.
That reminds me that if you change the course now i don't think you can graduate in your fourth year, am i wrong? I hope you recover soon because medical field track is a long haul and takes a lot of money that sometimes i am tempted to tell my daughter to find something easiler. Know your enemy at the beginning is what i am saying. Grab a horn.

Wish me luck today. I will go on 150 at night only this week and see what happens.

Post Edited (Willovercome) : 4/15/2013 12:04:51 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/15/2013 7:03 PM (GMT 0)
I am a bit freak out today. My throat is still bothering me! I keep thinking maybe I should just go back on the PPIs so my throat will clear up. The last few days I had a bit of sour taste in my mouth first thing in the morning. This is so frustrating.

Will: how is your throat and stuff? It's wonderful that your daughter is doing premed. I am sure it's a lot of studying and hard work. My daughter is coming home this weekend and I will have a big talk with her.

Hello to: Gail, Chris, Roah and Sewfun.
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