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Posted 4/20/2013 1:43 PM (GMT 0)
Hi All,

Chris, as I said in my previous post, working while sick is so hard!....I wonder sometimes how we do it??........good for you that your food cravings are coming back ;)

EJ, your decision will work out.....it may be easier than you think once you get going?

Well, last night will be the last time I try to take fiber!.....I took my Colace also.

I had stomach pains all night long and could not sleep until 2 am.  Fiber is the only thing different, so it must be that?  right?   I was up and down, worrying about what this is that is causing me such stress, losing weight, and stomach distress everyday........

I am really tired of feeling awful.   Maybe I should start back on zantac or one of the others for awhile?   I will wait until I hear about the lab work, hopefully on Monday, then ask the Dr. about it.

Hope today is a better day for all of us!  ;)

Posted 4/21/2013 12:06 AM (GMT 0)
Hey everyone it was my mom b-day and it was such nice day, went out to eat and totally cheated because I it was one those special days where my illness took back seat and I got so many books from the book sale, I never went crazier for anything then clothes sale so I was shocked on the quality of books they had in the library for 1 and I am going back tomorrow for 50% off I shall update you on titles later so maybe you guys can grab a book to get our minds off things, reading has been therapy let me tell you that and the motto whatever happens happens, and

ej I am so happy you are going I think it's good idea to take every moment into your brain and heart. I really hope you do get better by june but if you don't go anyways it will be worth it to be away from things.

Viv: I wonder where have you been?
Sewfun: same as well ^^

Chris" don't even worry about it, I was constipated and still is because I have not bee drinking enough fluids but thank you for telling me what to expect and about your sinus infection gosh I hope you are gonna get over that soon, and gosh sucks being in work while you are sick but at least your away from the thinking process of things.

Gail: gosh, I really hope you do get better, I wish I can give you some ideas on how to solve your problems, but I can't even do that with mine but trying keep busy, but love you and shall pray for all of us.

to good days :)
Posted 4/21/2013 5:27 PM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone,
Sorry I have been so busy.

Roah: Happy belated birthday to your mom. I was over at my MIL yesterday and I ate a bit more than usual and I felt bloated a whole night. Happy book shopping. BTW for constipation have you try eating dried apricot?

Gail: Hope you feel better today.

Chris: Wow your naturopath doctor charged so much. Just a suggestion when you see your doctor if you can take notes or she can write everything down for you: like what to take in the morning, lunch, dinner. The first few times when I went to see mine by the time I get home, I got all the supplements mixed up. I just saw mine on Friday again, she told me to try something very different for a week: to try eating quinoa, lentils instead of jasmine rice to see if that makes a different. She also gave me another digestive enzymes to try. I would love to hear what your naturopath doctor has to say. For your sore throat did you try swallow some manuka honey?

Will: I don't have any pain in my chest or breast bone area. I have been going for a massage and acupuncture so maybe that helps I don't know. I also read that going to steam room will help open the pores and help release stress, tension. The problem is I don't want to sign up for gym membership and only going there to use the steam rooms.

Sewfun: Hope you are having nice weekend.
Posted 4/21/2013 6:55 PM (GMT 0)
Viv,
I 'think' I figured out the pain on the breastbone. It seems to come with the occasional pressure(?)pain in the stomach. AND it usually comes around pms time. I have 5month's records to show :)

That was the reason(stomach pain) i went to the er and my doctor who has done endoscopy agreed it was some sort of spasm. Antispasmodic drug cured it once when it felt like my whole innerd just scrunched up tight and oweeee hurt.

Anyway, i felt that pain on the breastbone when i also was having that stomach pain. Some website mentioned you can have stomach or esophagus spasm when thoses things are not working very well. One thing though is that it seems it could hurt VERY much but for me it's just oweeee and uncomfortable.
But it surely could be spasmodic activity because it comes and goes on it's own just like leg cramp. :)

Like you said releasing tention would surely help, i believe. Thank you!
I saw a package deal in my town for acupucture facelife(stimulating points that promote collagen produce etc ;)) for $2000 a year(every month 1 1/2hours long treatment) and when it was NOTHING WHATSOEVER with gerd and I don't really believe it's claim, i was like, hmmmm perhaps i will take that.
It sounded so...tickling fun! Isn't it? Lol

Roah,
thank you for the peptalk. Thanks to you i feel much hopeful today. My upperback pain is much better and i think i am getting ready to reduce the does next week(always cautiously) :)

Gail,
Yes, i did this weeks's shopping yesterday and it took an hour. At the end i was starting to have a bit of shoulder pain but i remember last week was worse. So i 'might' be getting better. :)

One week done. Another to go. Hiphip hooray!

Post Edited (Willovercome) : 4/21/2013 1:00:49 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/21/2013 10:44 PM (GMT 0)
The continuing saga, lol.

I took 2 doses of Colace yesterday and the day before.  I never had a BM yesterday at all!

So this morning I drank some prune juice, a glass of warm water and finally had a very hard BM.  Then after I had a bran muffin, I finally passed some that was not hard.

Miserable being bound up!......So more research, and decided I would try olive oil with orange juice, it is totally natural, no side effects, and is good for your skin too.

You take 1 tablespoon olive oil and just enough oj to take it in one swallow. They say if you do this in the am and also pm, it wll cause the stool to be soft and passable.

Worth a try for sure. Tonight I am passing on the Colace and taking the oil.

We will see how it works in the am.  Not a great day, but not too bad either.

still have  pain in my stomach, but just took Tylenol.  I really think if I could get regular, some of this distress would go away.

 

Posted 4/22/2013 1:56 AM (GMT 0)
Gail,
Again, really, you should search for some thread of someone who has same problem with you. Your symptom really doesn't sound anything to do with gerd, gail. I am afraid you are not getting any help here.
Have you asked someone about them? Have your docotr told you you had gerd?
Isn't it intestine problem? For gerd, eating oil would loose the sphincter therefore worsen the reflux problem so it's a big no no.
Also, I don't inderstand any of the gerd symptom that calls for painkiller....

Has anyone feel that way, here?
Posted 4/22/2013 2:28 AM (GMT 0)
EJ,

The doc told me I had gastritis from the symptoms I had in Feb. I have had the reflux problem, but just a few times.  Who knows what is going on with my stomach.

But, I do know since I gave up coffee everyday, I have been constipated.

Actually this board has been very helpful, especially Chris, because his symptoms seem to be a lot like mine.  I think that gastritis symptoms are and can be very similar to gerd.

Maybe I will know more after the results of my lab work?

I am not a doctor, so I really don't know, I just want to get better.

 

Posted 4/22/2013 3:41 AM (GMT 0)
Hey everyone,

I really had the most amazing weekend, I been eating really bad which I shouldn't have been doing but I am def going back on my diet starting tomorrow but I just wanted to gain some weight before going on my diet again because I knew I was going to loose some more weight once I go back on Dr. Koufman diet and test it out and see if they will help me with my LPR symptoms. I really shouldn't have done what I have done this week because I have soar throat and some serious consequences I am dealing with at moment but I just was like what the heck I been living like zombie these days, Honestly I have come to realization whatever happens happens, I was always the type to think we humans could live forever and we can if we try but honestly this disease is blessing in disguise teaching me to appreciate so much around me and just look at everything and everyone around me into new light and deeper meaning. I also try and make most of my days even with the limited things I can do now, there are ways around it and also made me discover there is more to life than FOOD, don't get me wrong it's still struggle because in today's world all there is, is food and it's just part of our cultures and social lives, but I do hope I can make people around me and people who come into my life in the future that there is more to me then just eating out, etc. sorry to get all hippie on you but I am just trying to make best of my situation and trying to really worry less about the future, I am at place where I am at peace and acceptance with myself, and I do hope in the future god will maybe cure me in some way with either new medicine directed toward us LPR sufferers, or maybe a more and less invasive surgery, or avoiding the worse of this disease in general. but for now school, family and my life is just a little bit more important to me.

Gail: i am here if you need any advice, I am glad you are finding us useful, I think no matter what our symtoms are we all are kind of the same, struggling against an endless battle with our digestive system GRRR haha, and MY BM have been horrible as well.

Viv: yeah the books are so awesome, I even went out and bought bookshelf and reorganized my whole room with my sister who I share the room with and I just feel like in such nerd/spring mood to read until I bleed my eyes out, it just made me come back to my first love which was the appreciation for books, and my secret dream of becoming an published author one day.... haha.

EJ: yess I really just feel like don't let this control our life, I am really trying to be as optimistic as possible, I sometimes look back and was like why am I stressing so much about such illness, yes it limits a lot of things that I enjoyed in my life, but I just have to replace them with new activities and hobbies that can make my heart feel more at ease and alive again, I am just tired of living like zombie and i hope you are too, I can't force you to be like me but I just want us to be happy with whatever time we have or whatever we can make of this disease. Thank god for our families I feel like me and you have similar families like without mine or yours we would be even more miserable, my family is trying to make me happy and don't get me wrong we still fight because no one can understand what we are going through but i do enjoy being around them and forgetting I am sick for moment you know? right now my symptoms are not life threatening but when it get's to that point I shall be miserable which I know will be soon or hey won't be? who knows we will see, I am just do all the right things and move on with my life, I truly believe like my friend says god does not throw things at us that we can not handle.

I love you guys and I do pray for better days for all of us, I am tired of us feeling so much pain and living in agony. haha ironic that my name is that LOL.
Posted 4/22/2013 4:26 AM (GMT 0)
Gail,
oh, so you have gastritis and your 'side effect' of treating it is constipation!
Finally I get it.
I was just wondering that, since you always have stomach pain from constipation(? or i don't know what... still i think you don't take painkiller for constipation ) and are suffering from constipation itself , you might want to concentrate on those problems.
Here, we always talk about 'heartburn' and what we should do to relieve 'heartburn' and i felt those information is not helping you at all.
I was just worried about you. What if you are looking at the wrong 'question', you know?

So you do know what is your problem. That's great. What a relief. Good thing we are helping you. I am so glad.
Sorry but, what was your lab tests for, again? I thought your doctor didn't want to do more tests.

Roah,
yes, I love you,too. :)
Posted 4/22/2013 10:13 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Everyone, I have had a crazy busy weekend. My youngest started a new school last week and the 9th graders get to go to prom. smhair It's this upcoming weekend so we have been scrambling to get her ready. She is so excited to go.

I want to make sure I am matching the right names with usernames. Let me know how I'm doing? Roah/Inpinkagony, Will/EJ, Tummy/Gail. Pretty sure I got Viv and Chris. turn

I have been struggling a bit on the Zantac. Saturday I could not make the HB go away, but yesterday I only had to take something once. I've measured the zantac and will be cutting 2 mm off each week if possible. My pill measures 16 mm, so that is an 8 week program. I am starting to get a bit worried this can happen, and that I will ever be medication free. I have also toyed this weekend with whether or not I can add my low acid coffee (Puroast) back into my diet. Since yesterday was better, I'm not convinced it was the culprit in Saturday's episode. Maybe I'm in denial. eyes

Tummywoes/Gail: The ppi's constipated me as well as the protein drink I use. My GI told me to include more vegetables into my diet. That did the trick, particularly green leafy vegetables. I thought eating whole grain was enough, but it obviously was not.

Willovercome/EJ: You could very well be experiencing esophogeal spasms. If they don't get better on their own through relaxation techniques, I think you doc may be able to give you something for them. I do hope you make your trip to Seattle.

More later, have to get the family up and ready.
Posted 4/22/2013 1:09 PM (GMT 0)
EEEE gads, I wrote a entire post and my computer kicked me out of it.  I hate that!

Cant remember what I said to all of you, but will try.

Roah(pink):  I am glad you have taken the positive approach to all of this.  Feeling depressed and anxious will just make matters worse, believe me I do it daily. You are keeping busy which is good!  I am always here for you as well.  ;)  Sounds like you scored at that sale ;)   I love to read, especially non-fiction life stories, I have quite a library with Kennedy books.  That family fascinates me!

Viv,  I think you and I are on the same page with being anxious.  Anything you can do to release the tension will help with everything.  Yeah, Gail, practice what you preach! ;)

Sew, you must be on a zantac RX???  according to my dr. it is not habit forming and can be taken for a long time.  If you need to take more on a certain day, I wouldn't worry so much about that.  Zantac seemed to kill my appetite, have you found that too??

EJ,   look at all the symptoms that we all have, they vary so much, yet are all gut related.  I feel the symptoms can come from anywhere, from stress, to wrong diet, etc.

Who knows if the doctors even know what is really wrong with us???  This is the second round of lab work since Feb. Dr. wanted to double check if anything has changed, mainly to figure out the weight loss. 

Chris, hope you post again soon, I miss hearing your progress.  I hope your cold is better and it will be easier to drag yourself to work this week ;)

Pink,  too funny how you mentioned the hippies.  I am not even old enough to have been a hippie!......It might have been fun to attend Woodstock and all that stuff ;)

 

Posted 4/22/2013 5:59 PM (GMT 0)
Sewfun,
You got all right but you missed one. Yourself ;) no pressure, though.(you like quilting?)
Anyway, what a thorough answers! You must be meticulous person. I found many more people more sensitive and attentive to other people here. And i think our illness in the first place is something to do with that fact. More we care more the stomach problem. And then we care for each other. Very ironic. :)

Yes, i happend to have some drug for that. I have used it only for that once, since i knew what was it i thought i could/should just bear it out. Thank you for the support for my trip. Really you guys' encouragement makes me more hopeful and helps me remember to LIVE.

And i agree with gail,
Sewfun,
i think you don't have to be THAT cautious with zantac. You could reduce the dose just 75mg by 75mg. That's what I did last time and that has been safe enough. No sudden attack.
Last time when i dropped zantac that way it lasted 12 pretty good days UNTIL(sigh) i swallowed (stupid! I didn't know that was bad for gerd) huge multi vit and huge omega 3 pill right after the dinner.
I Went down to 75 at night only from 150 at night only, last night after two weeks of lowering does this way from 75/150.
Let's do this together!

Pink, gail
On second thought, i love to read, too.
I mean, i keep book log and, a few years ago i counted out number of books possibley i could read before 70(eyes and retirment and all considered), guess what, that wasn't that big of a number!
You try it. It is very interesting.
From then on i can't just choose any books. I read reiews and check the award books and try to read the best of the best but still there are so many great books in the world that i couldn't possibly read before i GO. :( the number is dwindling year by year sucessfully but just in case if i can't reach the number i am planning to take the rest with me. To my casket.
My R.I.P Here, She Reads. Lol

Hence, another common variables. We love to read.

Hmmm, very curious. What is this reading and caring for others got to do with stomach problem? I should study this deeper and write a paper about it. It might be the character of introvert.....
Posted 4/22/2013 8:58 PM (GMT 0)
Someone stole from my daughter's bank acct by transferring $20 from her saving acct to checking acct to order $40 something from Amazon! I asked the coop union and they said it's pretty common(?), Just file the fraudulent activity, She will get her $ back. What?????????
Posted 4/22/2013 9:04 PM (GMT 0)
Hi ladies. (By the way, am I the only guy on this thread?)

Oh Gail, so they gave you the gastritis diagnosis too, huh? But of course, they have no idea why you got the gastritis in the first place, right? By the way, gastritis and weight loss go hand in hand so at least, so at least you got that part of the puzzle solved. Now we just need to figure out why you got gastritis in the first place.
In the meantime, bland food, nothing fried or high in fat. And you gotta eat small portions but often. If I hear anything useful tomorrow during my naturopath visit, I will let all of you know. And my two cents on the constipation, liquid magnesium supplements.

I agree with EJ that the GERD diagnosis doesn't make too much sense for you or for me. For me, it's basically indigestion (or my digestive system not working as well as it should) and this weird lump in the throat feeling after eating. And for me, lying down has always made me symptoms better, not worse.

I think my body has having some sort of autoimmune response and making my inside inflamed all the way from my mouth down to ............ the end :) And that sounds like Crohn's disease. I wonder if we are allergic to something and we just don't know it.

Sewfun, nice to have you on board.
Roah, that's the attitude to have. Way to go.

Gotta go. Work's calling :)
Posted 4/22/2013 9:11 PM (GMT 0)

tummywoes said...
EEEE gads, I wrote a entire post and my computer kicked me out of it. I hate that!


I hate when that happens. Last week I typed a message and when I went to post it found out I was not signed in. I couldn't remember my password and in that process lost the message.

tummywoes said...
Sew, you must be on a Zantac RX??? according to my dr. it is not habit forming and can be taken for a long time. If you need to take more on a certain day, I wouldn't worry so much about that. Zantac seemed to kill my appetite, have you found that too??

It is a prescription. My GI gave it to me last summer to try and switch from my twice a day prevacid to twice a day Zantac. Of course, it didn't work. I weaned myself off the prevacid, but still seem to need the Zantac. I can't say if it kills the appetite. I have gastrparesis, so it will be interesting to see if my appetite improves with the removal of Zantac. That would be awesome. turn

Willovercome said...
Sewfun, (you like quilting?).

I don't quilt anymore, but I use to love too. I sew for my daughter and dolls.

Willovercome said...

i think you don't have to be THAT cautious with zantac. You could reduce the dose just 75mg by 75mg. That's what I did last time and that has been safe enough. No sudden attack.
Last time when i dropped zantac that way it lasted 12 pretty good days UNTIL(sigh) i swallowed (stupid! I didn't know that was bad for gerd) huge multi vit and huge omega 3 pill right after the dinner.
I Went down to 75 at night only from 150 at night only, last night after two weeks of lowering does this way from 75/150. Let's do this together! .

Hmmm. I may try that tonight. I'm still having trouble with the almost 300 mg Zantac. I read where the Zantac had to be weaned off of too. Basically the stomach is dependent on anti-acids of any type. I'm definitely willing to give it a try and see what happens. I'll have to be extra good though for sure. yeah

Take care!
Posted 4/22/2013 9:20 PM (GMT 0)
 

Hi Chris,

Yes, that is what they told me at the get go.  Now I am wondering  just how long this stuff will last???   Like forever?  No idea what started it of course.  In my mind it was all the stress I was under at that time, eating wrong, etc.  I know the weight loss is expected, but it still worries me that something else is really wrong, I know you worried about that too.

I think the pain or soreness in my stomach is that it is probably sensitive after all this time.  I did splurge and had a in and out burger today, no onions of course and no cheese, but it tasted delicious!......so am hoping I am not sorry.  I am taking calcium/magnesium supplements just because Dr. Oz said to, ha ha.  I did have a fairly normal BM this am, I took the olive oil and OJ last night before bed. 

BTW, you are the only male on the board.  ;)  Good to hear from you again.

Don't work to hard, let's see it is 2:20, so you will be off soon, hooray!

Posted 4/22/2013 9:49 PM (GMT 0)
Hey my lovelies,

I wish I can type out another essay but I shall sum it up as quick as I can, haha.

Chris: I think what's happening to you is what was happening to me when I was on the PPI, I do not want to scare you but i think they are causing your symptoms because PPI can make your gerd worse and if you start having weird symptoms such as what you are having, means you are not responding, I got my LPR after I was on the meds, such as sinus blockage, lump in throat, etc. it just sounds like what I was going through and going through now. haha trying to be more positive because LPR is scary, and I can't let it consume me. feel better. :)

Gail: hey, and thank you I am trying to change my outlook, yes I know you guys are here for me when I get scared and start spazzing out again, thank god for you guys, because no one knows what it's like to be like us, its hard dealing with life day by day. gahhhhhh I wish I could have went to wood stock I tell you I was born in the wrong generation, I wish I grew up in the 60's where most of my favorite bands emerged. gosh I feel like I am such old soul thats why I can't click with a lot people my age, i enjoy good music, good books, and good movies, while most of my age ranges club and drink haha. I am such bore I know but hey I can't help it.

EJ; awnnnn //cries you and the other guys are awesome.

Viv and sewfun, hope you guys are doing good :)
Posted 4/22/2013 11:09 PM (GMT 0)
Roah, my lump in throat feeling started way before PPI so I personally am not convinced that is what's happening to me. My main complaint with PPI is that it is affecting my digestion by lowering the stomach acid production. Are you still having the lump in throat(globus) feeling?

I also am going through acute sinus infection. No doubt about that. It started out like a cold with lots of mucus and phlegm but basically my sinus is so inflamed that it makes my eyes hurt and even my teeth. Last week, it was the right side, this week it's the left side. When I walk, I could actually feel the nerves of my upper molars from the impact of my steps. And of course, that's going to make my throat sore from all the coughing and the bringing up phlegm from my chest. My therapist has this hypothesis that my body was just tense all those weeks going through the ultrasound and the ct-scan and when it was finally over with good news, the letup could have impacted my immune system.

I am going to discuss the whole PPI thing with my naturopath tomorrow.
Posted 4/23/2013 6:10 PM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone,
Just to let you guys know I might be off for couple of days. My daughter is home and she just told me she wants to take a year off school. I am pretty upset now. sad As of now my head is hurting. I am sure it will affect my tummy even more. Sorry, I will be back as soon as I can.
Posted 4/23/2013 6:21 PM (GMT 0)
Good afternoon ladies and gentleman,

Last night and this morning I lowered my Zantac by ~75mg. Hard to be exact when cutting pills, but it was pretty close. So far no ill effects at all.

EJ, are you saying that you are about to cut out your last dose of Zantac? I think I will still do it over a course of weeks. The Zantac may not be addicting, but I think it may be taking care of the ppi rebound. As the rebound lessens I should need less Zantac. I may try and go to half after just a week and see what happens. That's my story anyway!

Chris, sorry to hear you are still having the sinus issue. Hopefully your naturopath can help with that.

Ink, peace and love! turn I just couldn't resist.
Posted 4/23/2013 7:53 PM (GMT 0)
Viv,

I will miss you!   Hope all goes well with the daughter issue.  Try not to get to anxious and upset.  Use your Remedy stuff ;)

Let us know how it all goes.  I will be thinking about you! 

Posted 4/23/2013 7:56 PM (GMT 0)
Sew, You will be fine. When I stopped the zantac, I just stopped period.
I did not have any ill effects at all.
Posted 4/23/2013 8:55 PM (GMT 0)
Sew,
No, i am still on zantac 75(second day) at night. Last time i stopped after two days of 75(lowering bit by bit)but well, this time i just want to make sure. So just like you said, i am planning to continue until i might forget to take. You know what I mean? When I am almost certain that i can stop completely.
I am imagining this red area whatchamacollum at my esophagus is being healed in my head everyday and feel eh, not quite yet.

Now, i am a bit nervous since i lowered the does.
I feel acid in my stomach after half day later from the last does at night but I sip water frequently and now am brewing slippery elm tea rigth at this moment. Dried aprcot has worked so far and i take gaviscon at night only. Just in case. I had stopped gaviscon because I would get diahrrea but when i tried it again it got better. Just one more time to go. ;)

I still can't eat much. I had a takeout on sunday and after 3 meals out of it there is still leftover. :( as I said, what I eat doesn't matter much for me.
Not too much, and remembering to chew chew chew is the key for me.

Viv,
I understand you must be upset. I have no advice for you. Everyone is different. But just you already must know, there is more to life than academical success. Easy said than done, right? I have a daughter in college myself and i am just saying that's the mantra i keep telling myself. I would be no better than you.
Hope you communicate well. Meaning, you both understand each other completely. That is the most important thing for this situation, i guess.
If you feeling like screaming, i am here for you, my mb!:)

Hey, gail, chris, roah
Posted 4/23/2013 9:27 PM (GMT 0)
Hey everyone,
came back from school today after nice weekend, I have a lot of work ahead me because finals are here wow I can not believe how 3 months have flew by when school had just started yesterday I tell you. I really just hope I can manage my symptoms for another 2 years because i really want to get surgery in the future so I do not have to worry about this illness forever. I just hope everything and everyone will get better as time goes by, as for my health, all my symptoms are there do not get me wrong, I just try and ignore them which I need to stop now, and get a handle on them now because you know damages are being done even when I ignore what's happening to me. I just hope I can find a way to stop my LPR the most.

Chris: yeah I still have the lump in the throat, I got mine after getting off the PPI's I got a lot of stuff after I got off the PPI, mucus, and chest pain/tightness/ lump in throat, etc... I think my protonix made my symptoms worse or all the endo's I had done damaged my UES/LES because I am burping more then I used before the whole nightmare began I used to burp only after soda's or something big. What I want to know is do I have hernia or malfunctioning UES/LES? I haven't done the mamoetry test yet which checks the pressures of the UES/LES, but I had my last endo in march and he said mild irritation so if there was hernia he would have told me, did you have hernia? Hang in there and yeah do ask about the ppi it works for some people it doesn't for others, my biggest fear is after the 24hr test I think I might be recommended PPI but some people on this thread said PPI doesn't do anything for LPR, some people reflux silently worse when they are on the PPI I wonder why that is? well anyways when it comes to LPR it's either surgery or diet which is suppose to be low in acid and fat ad high in Alkaline. But I am going to discuss this with my ENT but I am still waiting on the results of barium but my next appointment won't be until mid-may, ugh so tired fo constantly seeing the doctors haha. I might get new GI doc in future/ ENT as well. Like none of them seem to be extremely helpful but oh change your habits I know that duh? so that's why I am just like whatever I will cure myself if i can't speak anymore then I shall see doc. What tests did you have done? GOOD LUCK!

Viv: oh please do not stress out, coming from someone of your daughter ag, really sit down with her discuss why she need's to take the year off, sometimes we all need that break, I know where she is coming from but i do hope she takes time to find a plan either to go back or find something else but whatever you do hear her out and stay calm. GOOD luck viv!

Hey everyone I hope you are doing well, feeling a lil anxious but nothing major just want to hurry and get this test done and over with so I can see how severe my illness is and blah blah etc. LOL
Posted 4/23/2013 9:31 PM (GMT 0)
Sew: yes you can call me roah, and omg i do hope you do get better, I really needa stop cheating and low acid coffee is it good for LPRers as well? omg 9th grade prom takes me back gosh I can't believe I am gonna be 22 in june 28th it was yesterday I was 15 time flies I tell you. :)

Chris: I really think we all have either some type of food allergy maybe the nerves or intolerances that causes all these weird symptoms I think GERD is a symptom of underlying disease or disorder and that's my mission to find out what it is.

KEEP ON FIGHTING THOSE DOC's haha
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