SharonZ said...
Mary:
The first thing you want to do is stop using "Dr. Google", it can be your worst enemy. Can I ask why you don't trust you doctor's analysis of your testing? Anxiety can cause or make your symptoms seem worse and by constant researching, I'm sure you are causing more anxiety. We are not medical professionals on this Forum, and can't offer you medical advice regarding your testing and it doesn't make sense to compare it to someone else's testing results, because there are so many variables. What have you done to try and alleviate your symptoms? Have you tried a GERD-friendly diet, and stuck to it? Have you kept a food diary, to try and determine what your trigger foods may be? Honestly, if you doubt your first doctor's findings and are reluctant to seek a 2nd opinion, there really isn't much advice I can offer you.
Hopefully, someone else will come along and offer you some additional advice.
Good Luck, Sharon
Hello Sharon, you are right, it is true that searching on the Internet has increased my anxiety. I don't know I have tried everything to alleviate my condition all these months but unfortunately nothing helps at a great extent.
According to my doctors advice, I was taking a prokinetic and an antacid riopan gel. The last two days I am trying slowly to wean off these medications gradually.
I have also noticed that fresh fruits and generally fresh vegetables aggravate my reflux. I am feeling better with pasta, meat, shrimps, beans, white rice etc.
I don't trust my doctors because according to them I shouldn't have symptoms but I am going to crazy from this constant reflux all these months.
According to my impedance test results I have a multiple events of weakly acid reflux ( specifically in august my impedance test showed 222 events of weakly acid reflux ( this number is extremely Higher than the normal range). I have visited many doctors and hospitals all the summer and I can't find a solution. I find only peace in my sleep, because I am an upright refluxer.
The second reason I don't trust them is because in June when I had my first endoscopy, another doctor prescribed me pantoprazole which aggravates my symptoms and added new worst symptoms to my initial. I had a really severe acid rebound when I stopped pantoprazole. And my second doctor told me that pantoparazole was false medication for my case.
I am going through a very tough time in my life. After my surgery in May for an ovarian cyst and within a week after finishing a strong course of antibiotics the nightmare of reflux began and there is no relief.
the last week I have also noticed that I have an intense pain in my spine to the height of my chest and I am sure that it is due to my severe reflux.
I am asking other sufferers because it is said that some cases misdiagnose as reflux and I was wondering which is the root cause of my reflux. I don't want to take anxiety meds, I want to find what is happening to me after these awful antibiotics.
I am a very unlucky person I think. I am so young, I don't want to live like this.
I know I was completely healthy before taking these strong antibiotics. I am constantly pretending that I am feeling better especially because I don't want to stress my mother. I am crying when I am alone, I was wondering if taking antianxiety meds will help me but I am afraid that they may worsen my reflux.