I don't have the spasms much anymore. I had a severe yeast infection in my esophagus that has been successfully treated and the pains have gone away... I'm not going to get too excited because...
@merlinsmidwife, i wasnt given the opportunity to try any nitroglycerin spray by my first GI specialist...he had many reasons why he wouldnt write a rx for it...none of them were good reasons...
i didnt have any upper right quadrant pain either. it's probably just to rule out the gallbladder so they can do other tests. when i went to the ER for my pain, the first thing the dr asked me was...
i think gallbladder problems cause pain in the upper right quadrant. im sure the pain can radiate to other areas of the body though. I had to undergo testing to rule out gallbladder problems too....
I had a HIDA scan about 2 years ago after having a host of other tests, including an ultrasound. Just because something looks normal does not means it's functioning as normal...my esophagus is...
it probably just depends on the facility. the tech during mine said i could go to sleep if i wanted to and covered me with a blanket....
i was given versed and demerol. i was sooooooo nervous...until that first injection lol i mean, anybody could have a reaction to the drugs, but it's rare. last year before i had mine, one of my...
Anti-Chromatin Antibodies (Anti-Nucleosome Abs) are felt to occur in SLE before the appearance of Anti-Double Strand DNA Antibodies. Chromatin appears to be a major immunogen in SLE. Modification of...
it's either levsin or symax probably......
i've had a manometry, upper gi twice, and a scope...i have little to no reflux...just horrible spasms...that havent responded to any treatment...
i had several symptoms that occurred at the same time. the swallowing thing and the spasms... i've read that spasms could be triggered by stomach acid entering the esophagus...or vice versa... and...
im 28 now, so i was 24 when it first started. It pain is sporadic. I've gone months without a real attack, and then I might go 3 months with having them all day every day. I always feel a bit achy...
:yeah: i know exactly what you are going through. i've been having spasms for 4 years, and nothing has been able to stop them. the first time i ever had them, i thought i was dying...i was actually...
I was dilated during a EGD and it did not help my symptoms. I am on Levsin as needed and it doesnt help. I have yet to try the peppermint oil, but i only feel the pain of the spasms sporadically so i...
Hi, Butterflake. I hate the skin dryness. Mainly because people SEE my hands. I used to have such pretty hands. Now they get discolored and crack. I try to continuously keep some type of cream on...
i have this gurgling all day, everyday. it was worse when i was on zegerid for a few days or whenever i run out of meds....
a manometry is a test done to check for spasms. ask your gi about that....
omg. i have the same pains....what sticks out to me is the pain in the jaws. im 27. i've been having these symptoms for about 2 years or more. treated myself with pepcid ac/zantac up until september...
*sending up positive thoughts*...
i take the evoxac once a day now. the doc told me to play around with dosage to see how i would need it. im waiting to take it right before i go to bed since im soooo dry overnight and when i wake...
Well, I'm quite healthy and normal according to my blood work....except that i probably have beta thalassemia minor. he asked me if i wanted to have a lip biopsy done, and I said no...especially if...
Sorry you have to go through this, but don't give up. I'll keep you in my thoughts....
thanks patty and ginny. ginny, he's doing a ana profile, and from my understanding that checks for several autoantibodies. am i correct? but im ecstatic that he's going to treat my symptoms...
So after waiting months for this appointment, today finally came. I was soooo nervous and scared that I might wind up with a bad doc. Well, I was worrying for no reason because I think he's pretty...
Thanks okie. I'm hoping the rheumy will be unlike the rest of the doctors in my life....
Well, I've been lurking here for a few weeks. I haven't been feeling well in a long time, and every week, I get worse and get a new symptom it seems. :sad: I guess I'll give you all a brief rundown....