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Posted 4/25/2013 3:42 PM (GMT 0)
Dear members of this thread.......congratulations for continuing to help each other out and for the support you provide to one another. 

I wish we had a Colon Cancer Forum as I have not found a site like HealingWell where I can talk with others about my issues.

Keep on helping each other as being alone with such huge issues is truly difficult.

I wish I had more to offer other than support for each of you ..........I am alway here to help you in anyway I can.

Gentle Hugs,

Kitt

Posted 4/25/2013 4:07 PM (GMT 0)
Gail, glad to hear you got your labs done and will be getting answers soon. The colonoscopy is a piece of cake, it's the prep I have to really psych myself up for. Even that is easier than it use to be.

EJ, hope you are having a good day!

Kitt, wish you had a support forum too. Is there no way to start one? Thanks for all you do for us. Sending a hug back.
Posted 4/25/2013 5:17 PM (GMT 0)
Sew,

Thank you for your support.  I went to the lab already, totally empty, except warm water, UCK!

My arm is very sore, don't know what she did to make my arm hurt???

Now the waiting game starts, no results until Monday probably. 

BTW, Chris did have a diagnosis of Gastritis, like me.  It seems to be better after 4 darn months of it., but the weight issue still scares me a lot.  He didn't find any red flags in my blood, except my red count had dropped a

bit, which is a red flag for me since my husband was soooooo anemic he requierd Procrit injections monthly which were given by yours truly, horrible shots and very expensive!!!......I think going through years of issues with my husband has contributed to my being anxious and nervous about every procedure now.  I went through the wound care, (font, what happened?).....the hyperbaric chamber, amputations, you name it.  I learned a lot, but it was draining considering my Mom was also sick at the same time ;(

 

Hope one day we all have good news to share here.  Hugs to you ;)

Posted 4/25/2013 5:30 PM (GMT 0)
One thing,
I did h pirori tests twice(cost me $250 or so. first deductable out of pocket and then insurance kicked in) but both were not involved stool tests! First was blood test(negative), next was while i was having endoscopy. Er doc and endoscopy doc both said they would check the affected spot sample during biopsy and see if they fine any. They did three pieces of sample and the report said they didn't find any trace of h pirori. The biopsy was sent to sanfrancisco lab so it must be normal routine procedure anywhere not just this town.(i mean looking at the tissue to see if there is any h pirori)

But in any case, i am glad i didn't have to go through stool test(bothersome) and all is good. Because i don't really believe in killing h pirori with drug bomb ;) to cure gastritis because the fact you having it in the first place means you can have in any time again from some other source is what I think.

Sew,
I am gearing myself up for today's stopping drug altogether. Brrrrr i was thinking about going on for a while but made up my mind thinkning, i don't have dry cough, no 'active' hb, so, again, my stomach needs to learn how to live witout the drug. Stinky junky stomach! :(

Afternoon is worst for me, too. I mean premenopause symptoms and everything. I feel ok in the morning and after lunch i start to feel not so ok, and feel nervous and stomach acid churning, and generally anxious towards dinner. After dinner i get a bit better.

I've got to buy three tickets to seattle this weekend and that makes me a bit nervous as usual. My eye sight is not as good and all those fine prints make me worried. i used 2011 form when i filed my daughter's tax return this year and didn't notice the year on the top of the form until they sent me revision. I am normally pretty thorough and meticulous person but this kind of mistakes has started to happen as i am aging :(
Long gone is the day you can make a phone call and simply tell them your intended schedule and they will do everything for you. no extra charge. there was a time when you didn't even have to pay until the last week. those were the days. These airlines make customers work for them these days and charge us every turn!
Ugh.

Roah,
Like i said, citirc acid in the aloe juice is NOT ACTIVE INGREDIENT. you can ignore that. But well, since i don't really see the benefit of it after a quart bottle obviously, i am not going to push the product. It tastes awful and is expensive considering you are a student. about dgl i don't know which ingredient makes it not good for you. If it is not good for you why is it good for esophagus amd stomach?

I stopped coffee altogether. I just steal a sip from my husband's watery coffee(somehow that's the way ahaaha he likes it ahaaha) only when i eat a bite of cake. :) i do miss good coffee.
I wanted to go to the museum last week but then i thought, wait a min, i can't even take a break after a while in the cofee lounge and enjoy thick espresso with good scones! I am not going! Lol
Am i silly or what! Gerd robs me these small but exquisite pleasures....

Wish you a better day viv, and
Have a nice day chris, gail and all of you guys!

Post Edited (Willovercome) : 4/25/2013 11:41:39 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/25/2013 5:48 PM (GMT 0)
Gail, (after i clicked my post i saw your new post)
You must have gone through a lot with you husband! tsktsk it's heartbreaking...
I will be waiting for the good news with you. Meanwhile you could come here and chat~ that's a good thing, right? :) hugs to you, too.
Posted 4/25/2013 6:02 PM (GMT 0)
 

Thanks EJ, yes it was a rough few years for sure.  I know I totally neglected myself at that time.

Too many others to take care of.  But, I sure didn't think I would fall about physically now.  ;(

You know I keep thinking about the 1 1/2 after his death, and how I continued to push myself to go to work everyday, wasen't eating right, (depression I am sure)......I started losing weight then also, around 2 lbs a month for a long time.  My doctor did not panic, but I did.  I tried everything, shakes, high calorie good foods, protein powders, etc., nothing seem to make a difference.  

My doc ordered me to take 6 months off work and mourn, taking care of me, so I did.

Then I met Sam, started to cook again, had someone to eat with, and slowly the weight came back.

So, I am hoping that maybe this could be similar and once I have a good mind set, things will change.

Moving twice in a year, not finding work, and being far away from my daughter has put undo stress on me I know.

Anyway, I will know soon if I can rule out diabetes.....

Thanks again.

Posted 4/25/2013 6:03 PM (GMT 0)
Did I tell you that I have to do 2 more stool tests, good God, I hate those.!
Posted 4/25/2013 7:01 PM (GMT 0)
Gail: big hug to you...you've been through so much. It must be so hard for you. I lost my dad very early too I don't even know how my mom did it with 4 kids. I had an endoscopy and colonoscopy in June 2011 and it went OK. They put me under I didn't feel a thing. You know I never have to do a stool test yet.

Will: my MB :-) I am still stressed but keep telling myself it could have been worse. My throat is better for some reasons: maybe the banana that I cut out? It's almost 2 months now for me since my last (.). Talking about eyesight, I am wearing glasses and yet I have to take them off to read cause I can't see small prints either.

Roah: she is 20 years old. She is depressed and she is going to doctor this saturday. I am still discussing next year with her. Hopefully we can work it out.

Stkitt: thank you. Wishing you all the best and you always sound so sincere and super nice. :-)

Chris, Sewfun: Hope your day is going well.
Posted 4/25/2013 7:07 PM (GMT 0)
 

Viv,

Thank you, yes it was a big test for me for sure. 

about the colonoscopy, the putting you under thing is what scares me, doctor said it is a drowsy sleepy, not totally under.  I am very much overdue for it and have to do it whether I like it or not.

Bring on the Xanax, lol.

I think I had a panic thing this morning or it was hypoglycemia, got really shaky and weird after the lab, ate something, then it took 2 hours for me to feel a little better.  omg, I hate feeling like that especially when I am alone. 

your daughter is so young, believe me  you guys will work this out. 

let's see, where is that rescue stuff, I didn't even think about that !  stupid Gail!

I should have taken some! 

Posted 4/25/2013 8:07 PM (GMT 0)
hey everyone, does salt give you heartburn? I do not know but the book in dropping acid said it's okay to consume salt but sometimes I get weird feeling after consuming it.

Sew: Oh yeah I will def pick some of those up when i have time and haha yeah I used love creamy and decaf I was all about the taste not the kick you know what I mean? LOL yeah it's sad that caffeine and the acids in the coffee is like double bad no no, oh yeah she said that I am reading her book as well, hmmm.. have you read the fast track diet? some people say they do not have good results with dr. koufman diet, the one thing I follow of her is to stay away from high acidic foods as possible, gosh I miss fruit juices, darn! they taste so good, its like nothing is safe unless you test it. she said white tea is okay but you know how every company is different so you do not know who to exactly go for, I love twinning, and did you read her newest post on her blog let me link you on some high 5-6 appropriate foods found on the shelves, gosh we are so limited over all, oh you have weak LES? how did you find out? Hope you are having good day :)


EJ: like steric acid, and the sugars in there, I am really confused on everything over all, because I am reading two books and I do not know which one to follow the dropping the acid follows treatment for LPRers , then the fast track diet follows on cleaning out your system of over bacterial growth because if you did not know that really is the cause of some of symptoms. It just made sense, and yeah I am broke college kid haha, but been applying wish me luck, honestly I am confused on weather taking classes during the summer and work, I wana do both but the classes I am taking this summer are super hard. anyways thanks for your input as always appreciate it. so what should I do to protect my esophagus, right now i am using gaviscon advanced for my nighttime and during whenever i eat something bad, but I am trying to be healthy as possible will update you on results its considered good for lPERS and i had to order it from amazon cause its not in the usa yet LOL

Viv: yeah I been there, I had that last semester was bored and depressed with everything around me, she is smart enough to get help, I really hope she finds her way :)

Gail: you sound like me last week, all these tests and uncertainties and just not knowing what to do, I really do hope you get better soon, maybe your gastritis is triggered by stress like my sister. Please hang in there and the weight thing I hope it gets better for me and you, gosh tired of looking like twig I can relate.

KITT: thank you!
Posted 4/26/2013 3:57 AM (GMT 0)
Hi ladies, just had a really weird and busy day.

Weird because I got up after what I thought was a decent amount of sleep and I felt so tired and it felt like I sweated a lot overnight.  I was kind of cold last night so I went back to my winter comforter but that got me too hot?  Man, did I get that sensitive to everything that if I sweat a little more than usual (possibly slight dehydration and loss of electrolyte), I start feeling yucky? 

Anyway, I had to play seesaw all day emotionally, constantly going up and down to "no big deal" to "darn, what is going on, something must be wrong".  My daughter had her yearly physical (evening so I could take her after work) so I just got back.  Then my dinner was delayed and I felt all weird, perhaps because I didn't eat (almost feel like a diabetic at times).  I just had my dinner and feel somewhat normal.  Best explanation is that gastritis has left me nutriotionally deficient that I am like a car with the gas tank needle on empty.

Sewfun, as gail have mentioned, I do have a diagnosis of gastritis (in addition to slight inflammation in the lower esophagus and duodenum which is the small intestine right after the stomach).  What I meant by me not having a diagnosis is for all the other stuff, such as anxiety, insomnia, night sweats, lack of energy, fatigue and muscle weakness.  I guess it could be tied to the gastritis and my GI inflammation but it's hard to accept that all this could be caused by gastritis.  Of course, my doctors and therapist think it's also mental.

Viv, hope you and your daughter are doing ok.  My naturopath did recommend a digestive enzyme (pancreatin)  but I get the runs when I take it so I am taking other stuff.  DGL licorice, Marshmallow glycerite.  She also gave me a mixture of gallbladder drops (kind of like bitters) to take before meals.  I guess that's also kind of a digestive enzyme.  I am meeting with her again in a week to discuss my food intolerance and a specific diet she will craft for me.

Gail, I love you :)  I am sorry that you are suffering physically and emotionally.  BIG HUGS.  You will have better days.  Life is just full of ups and downs, isn't it?

EJ, Roah, hope you guys having a good day.

Posted 4/26/2013 10:18 AM (GMT 0)
 

Chris,

Talk about weird, it is 2:45 am and I am up, geez.  Yes, yesterday was weird for me too.  I had that what ever it was attack of something coming home from the lab. symptoms just like you said you had.  Like my sugar was low or something, light headed, and weird all over.  I felt a little better (2 hrs) after I ate, but in general had a bad day.  Stomach hurt all day after that.  ???....maybe it is my nerves, hell, I don't know???? idea In my head I switched back and forth from "this is anxiety and I will be ok", to "OMG, what is really wrong with me?"........so believe me partner, I am right there with you.

BTW, I was looking at my lab orders and I saw a code  that means malnutrition, oh great!  Talk about visuals!

Chris, maybe one of the "new" things have not set well with you?  Sometimes the herbal or natural things can cause some weird side effects.  I am sure  you have checked the ones she gave you on line?  If you haven't checked them out, please do that or call her and ask.....one thing for sure, we are not alone in this puzzle of symptoms.....if you are still on the ppi, maybe introducing new things, like enzymes is doing a number on you???  I got some enzymes last month, took them for 2 days and felt like crap, so quit taking them.  Most of that stuff is harmless, however, for some people, they are hard to tolerate.

I think with all the symptoms we get, it is hard even for doctors to figure it out, we end up getting answers that we question, then begin to research them ourselves and omg, the symptoms can match a lot of things from stress to something deadly........no wonder we are nervous and anxiety ridden!  For me the losing   weight thing has me worried as you know..  I think if I was at my normal weight, this whole thing would be less worrisome.  ??

I hope we both have a better day today.  I know I am not waiting until 9:30 am to eat something today, I sure don't want that feeling again!

Love you too, take care of yourself  smurf smhair

 

Posted 4/26/2013 3:10 PM (GMT 0)
EJ, hope you having good luck with stopping the meds. I'm going to stay the course on the Zantac 150 day and night until I talk with my GI next week. I also want to make sure I am stable too. It hit me yesterday that even though my reflux is worse in the afternoon it is most likely from my morning coffee. Yesterday I had reflux before lunch and I remembered I also had it Sunday before lunch. I guess I was hoping I would be able to keep at least 1 cup. When I was on the ppi twice a day I could pretty much eat and drink what I wanted so this has been a teensy bit hard. No more whining about coffee. I promise!

Chris, okay. I didn't remember the gastritis. I'm having a hard time keeping up. Your symptoms could all be a result of the anxiety. Anxiety shows itself in so many ways. My dd has it and it causes her to sleeptalk, and a really bad episode can her to sleepwalk. shocked I hope your naturopath comes up with a good plan for you. When I was going through all the uncertainty my pcp put me on Celexa. I needed it too and it helped a lot. Anxiety definitely does not help the stomach.

Roah, I am waiting for Dropping the Acid to come through the library's inter library loan program. I really need to brush up on the HB diet. Taking the ppi's really spoiled me. I was even eating marinara sauce with pasta and drinking wine. Not anymore. nono ----- I am testing my white tea now. I don't have it plain though I put it with my Body Rescue tea. I am finding the longer it steeps, the more acidic it gets. So yesterday, it did not bring down the ph of my Body Rescue after 1 minute of steeping. Just now I was busy typing and forgot about it, letting it steep longer and the ph came down 2 points. If I had had it in regular water it would have been acidic. So something to keep in mind. By the way I drink Prince of Peace white tea and use Aqua Panna water. When you get your ph strips, the first thing you want to do is test the water you drink. Our filtered water is a 5! --- The fact that I have GERD means I have a weak LES, but my GI also said my LES sits open. That's most likely the cause of the backwash at night, if I don't go to bed on an empty or nearly empty stomach. Is your bed inclined? That's helps too.

Gail, I know what a pain all those tests must be. You have been through so much already. Hoping good news comes soon.

Viv, I didn't have as good a day yesterday as I would have liked. As I mentioned earlier, most likely my denial over the coffee. The interesting thing is that I have good nights, which is when the acid is suppose to be the most active. That's kind of good news, because it means I have triggers that if I can identify them all I may be closer to stopping the meds. turn

Hope everyone finds peace today.
Posted 4/26/2013 3:47 PM (GMT 0)
Sewfun: you're still able to have a cup of coffee. Wow I wish for that everyday. I stopped coffee for over a year now and I miss it terribly. My reflux is acting up the last few days. The last few mornings I woke up with sour taste in my mouth and yet my throat is not bad. Where do you get those ph level testing thing? Are we supposed to keep it under certain number? I did try to order that Body rescue Tea they won't ship it across the border so I will look for it at my health food store.

Roah: Thank you. We were crying a bit last night cause she told me she wasn't feeling hungry for a while and having this sinking feeling that she could not control. She didn't want to upset me so she waited until now.

Chris: Please be patience, to go the natural way it does take time.

Gail: you sound so anxious. Is there anything you can take to calm you down.

Will: Hope you are doing better.
Posted 4/26/2013 3:52 PM (GMT 0)
Hey everyone,

I hope everyone woke up with smile or at least trying to, feeling kind of crappy today, wish me luck! But on some good news, I have an interview on monday with retail shop, but what I really want to work in is this receptionist job at chiropractor/nutritionist because this will look good on my resume since my major is health now //crosses fingers.

Sew: Yeah I heard the longer you brew the tea or steep i think it is, the more acidic it becomes, and it's sad because each tea is different well the company makes it different, for example twinning will make one white tea less acidic and another is more so you never knew which white tea/ or any tea is the best unless you experiment with all, I am staying away from tea and coffee in general stickig to ginger and chamomile until I feel better or finish all my tests and see my doctor. Oh yeah I know you have to test everything like maniac I use very high alkaline water such as evamor or essietna but let me tell you they are expensive I am spending 60 dollars for 30 day supply of bottles, I used to get them cheap at this one store but now they don't carry it anymore. :( anyways as far as tea goes, I really think since you mixed them together that's what happened, I read in koufman book white tea is okay but when you see the book and the chart she doesn't give any specific brand like she did with other miscellaneous stuff. Oh wow tap water is 5? I never knew? I am go buy some strips today. oh heres a blog she has http://www.refluxcookbookblog.com/2011/03/29/water-water-everywhere-but-nothing-left-to-drink/ koufman she gives you list of yogurt that are safe for LPR or drinks so check that out can you believe black tea is on there? i really think everything is fine only in moderation and that's we have to learn. but isn't sad how we have to worry about caffeine intake and the acidic contents of the drink alone? LOL oh you have loose valve? I do not have hiatus hernia but I want to know what's causing me to reflux in general did you get the mamotry test done to find that out? to me I think ITS my UES that might be the culprit.

Anyways, Chris, yeah I agree with gail the herbal stuff just doesn't sit well with people, and if you have allergies or have some kind of allergy in general you might be having hard time with those, but honestly hang in there because your body has been going through it the ppi and anxiety pills its gonna do some werid things like interact with each other, i am guessing you told your doc what you were on right? feel better

Gail, Viv, EJ hope you lovlies having good day.
Posted 4/26/2013 3:56 PM (GMT 0)
Sew: have you heard of coffee tamers? i heard they neutralize the acid in coffee's and foods do you think its true some brands are like java acid and stuff.
Posted 4/26/2013 5:57 PM (GMT 0)
After dinner, sat up 3 hours at the desk to make air and 3 hotels reservation. My back hurt so much but better now.
How do you 'work', chris? :(
poor thing. Extra rara for the bread winner!
I checked my insurance and they don't have ppo natruropath. Harrumph. Whatever! I wasn't going to go,anyway!
What a sour grape. :(

Was hard to fall a sleep. Maybe just nervous on first day without drug.
What a junky. :(

Maybe i felt hunger without drug since now there is our acid from my stomach to write a little inside memo to brain "hey, i am hungry, give me some food!"
What a tattletaler. :(

Sew, I am sure your decision on zantac is best for you. :)
Now i feel 'ok'. We'll see.

Viv, poor things.
Why do we all have hard time to express our feelings? Or better yet, know our feelings. That's why i tell my daughter to find out the 'name' of your feeling every time she doesn't look too happy about anything. You guys will be alright because she's got you, viv.
So she is going to stay in town next semester?

Gail,
You must be nervous. I get that. I am not saying everything you feel is in your head. I am saying, after your test result comes in and you get a clean bill you will feel much better. To 'normal' peopel i'd say eat something delicious and take a nap but for us it's a 'work' itself! lol hahahuhuheehee
sigh...

Roah,
So you are gearing up for finals? In this busy crucial stage, my daughter got money stolen from her bank account by a computer hacker so she needs to file a fraud claim and open another account to divide money just in case etc. Well, that's a life i guess. 'They' don't wait for us to catch up.

Almost weekend! Another week conquered!
Hooray!
Posted 4/26/2013 6:55 PM (GMT 0)
EJ, good luck with the upcoming trip.  Planning it must have been one big stressor too.  Frankly, I would like to quit my job right now.  And I would, if it wouldn't be such a financial loss.  I am not bragging, but after 17 years in engineering in the Silicon Valley, I make a very good living comparable to doctors and lawyers and I can't give that up.  Who knows what college tuition will be in 10-15 years?  Gotta do it for the fam. Fortunately, I have a very understanding manager who is kind of going easy on me for now.  He said that I can leave early if I am not feeling well (plus, I have been driving my minivan to work and fold down the seats and lie in it for couple of hours during the day so I am barely getting by.  But I am sure that at some point, they would want me at full strength.  I am giving myself six months to get back close to normal.  Gastritis can be chronic and can take a while to heal because the damaged area gets used every day.  Break a leg, put a cast on and wait until it heals.  Mess up your inside.  Now how are you going to give your inside a break, you know what I mean?  Maybe if we can just all go on an IV diet for a month tongue .

Viv, yeah I know.  I need to be patient.  I am trying.  It's just so hard with the anxiety that I feel is almost a part of me now. 

To all, this has nothing to do with our specific sickness, but I want to ask your advice anyway.  I am on the last stage of my sinus infection which lasted two weeks.  At its peak, I was constantly blowing my nose because, well, there were gunk that was coming out, from both my nose and my chest.  So, I guess it was almost like an entire upper respiratory infection.  Now, things have dried out and the color of the gunk is no longer crazy and more clear.   But now, there is a streak of blood mixed into the mucuous that is coming from my nose/sinus.  My friends tell me that the blood is from all the nose blowing for the past two weeks and now that it is drying up, the irriated lining has some blood vessels that might be injured (like a nose bleed).  It doesn't hurt or anything and blood has not come out on its own, just mixed in tiny bit with the mucous.  Here's the question.  Should I go see my doctor?    The reason why I ask is that if I do go see him, the best he can do is to prescribe antibiotics.  I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE ANTIBIOTICS ANYMORE.  Have some of you gone through something similar?  Bad cold, lots of nose blowing, mucuous and some hints of blood in the mucuous at the end?  Would put my mind at ease if this is fairly common.

 

Posted 4/26/2013 7:36 PM (GMT 0)
Chris,

This has happened to me also.  Even without a cold, if the heater is on and the air is dry, I will have the same thing happen.  If you have a machine you use for your kids to put moisture in the air, use it for you, it will help.

In the area where I live, the air can get really dry, so it happens to me then also.

uck!

Now I would be concerned if you were coughing that up, put this is your nose, just remainder of gunk, irritation from blowing all the time.  A really helpful thing is to pick up some SALINE spray, pure saline.  It will relieve a lot of what is happening and help heal the lining of your sinus, etc.

Hope this helps......hang in there. 

Posted 4/26/2013 7:38 PM (GMT 0)
Chris,
I read somewhere bright red blood is from the lining and clotted dark one can be a bad sign...

They WILL give you anti biotic for the lung infection and you might need it actually(you know how i hate drugs!) because not all antibiotic is the same. Some are safer(weaker?) and more general usage, some are for more specific and stronger. My daughter had a mild pneumonia about a year ago, and a round of amoxillin(another weak one) saved the day after several days(though she needed to continue the full 10 days round)

IF you decide to go see the doctor you can tell him how you reacted to antibiotic, how you suffer from gastritis etc. then he would prescribe something like just penicillins that is the most mild one(ok even for babies)

Btw, you are sure It's not allergy, right?

Personally, i hope my daughter will be that successful though she's going for a different major(neurobiology), following your footstep!! ;) Not all Berkeley graduates would be successful i assume, so i admire and envy you. Yes, the tution is eating up all our income. With $40000+ spending for her a year, if our saving stays the same at the end of the year, we are to be considered successful. And, we don't know how long she's going to stay a student, either medical school or graduate school....

I send you good energy wave~~~~ To heal your lung/sinus. Wooooooo~~~~~ do you feel it? :)
Posted 4/26/2013 8:04 PM (GMT 0)
Gail, EJ, yes I felt the good vibes and I am smiling as we speak.

I don't think it's allergies.  I basically caught a nasty cold while I was on the safari (remember when I was waiting for my CT scan results to see if I have liver cancer or not)?  That was two weeks ago and man, I was miserble for about a week and a half.  Pressure in my nose, my cheeks, my teeth hurting than my right eye, then my left eye.  Finally, the gross mucous is almost gone just the clear stuff.  Now I see blood and let me tell you how my mind has been trained to just think the worst.  I am thinking throat cancer and head and neck cancer etc.  Of course, it's irrational and I had a gee dee (g.d) cold for crying out loud. 

EJ, my blood is red, kind of like fresh blood, so it's probably from the lining if what you read is correct.  And if your daughter loves what she does, then I think that's better than any high paying profession.  I went into engineering for practical reasons, (secure job, decent living) and not because I love it.  That's why when hardship hits, I feel like quitting.

All you ladies, have a great weekend.  I will check in later.

Post Edited (Chris K.) : 4/26/2013 3:21:50 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/26/2013 9:07 PM (GMT 0)
 

Chris, be sure to try the Saline.  It will help!  ;)

As I said before, you are not alone with the jumping to conclusions when "anything" happens.....You know I do the same and it sucks.

you know, nothing is better than working in something you love, for most of us that choice is never there.  We make the decisions for our work due to our families needs, etc.  I liked my work, but never loved it.  We might not love it, but after 17 or 20 years, we are darn good at it!!!!.....I am proud of you ;)

Posted 4/26/2013 10:05 PM (GMT 0)
Hey everyone, I been busy studying like ej said it's crunch time, I swear life is so much better when you have other things in your face that are very important then just your illness, gosh my sinuses also have been killing me the past two days so I am with you Chris I am about to go buy nedimed because I heard its the best for LPR so I am see how it goes, I just need to find ways to stop everything so my symptoms wont become anymore severe, praying for us both!

Just checking in will talk more later. :)
Posted 4/26/2013 10:23 PM (GMT 0)
Roah, yep the water's expensive. Fortunately Walmart carries mine and the grocery store often puts it on sale. --- I've never tried Javacid or the others. I have a hard time believing it does not alter the taste. While I was googling around looking at those I did see something I had forgotten about, cold brewing. So right now I have coffee cold brewing in my kitchen - basically soaking the coffee grounds at room temperature for 12 hours or more. I' ll test it in the morning and see if there's any difference. --- The dr told me about my valve after my last endoscopy.

Viv, I have been drinking coffee but, it seems that maybe I shouldn't be so I am going to try the cold brew tomorrow. If that does not work I will bite the bullet and give it up. I have already started at looking for a good tea replacement. --- Ask your pharmacist about the test strips. Tell him/her you want to test liquid. They should have them. I get mine from Vitacost, but I know that doesn't work for you. Mine are called Alkazone ph Test Strips. I try to only drink liquids 7 and above, the higher the better. My coffee is at 5. rolleyes

EJ, when ever I reduce my dosage it makes me nervous too. Being nervous Probably doesn't help either. I will be thrilled if one of the side effects of coming off meds is to feel hunger! Let me know how that progresses.

Warning this may be a little gross.......Chris, the blood is just most likely from all the nose blowing just like your friends said. I found out blowing the nose was really bad for me too. I have seen the blood as well from over blowing. Now I use a sinus rinse (saline, like Gail said) and draw the mucous to the back of the throat and spit. I don't just spray if the congestion is heavy, I flush it out. Not pretty. Sorry.

Hope everyone has great weekend. turn

Post Edited (sewfun) : 4/26/2013 4:36:20 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/26/2013 11:28 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the reassurance, sf.

Are you kidding me? What you described is nothing here :)
Mucous, BM, vomit, pee, whatever. I think we should be free to discuss it.
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