Dear pinecones, Thank you the suggestions and list. My appointment is next week and I will certainly carry a list. Yesterday a neighbor called to check on me and brought up a point I had not...
Dear couchtater and pinecones, Thanks for the suggestions which are on target as usual. I am concerned with doing all I can do to maintain an active lifestyle and prevent any further damage to my...
Dear christine, I was having severe pains in my stomach for six weeks. First an ultrasound ruled out liver, pancreas, and gallbladder. Then they suspected ulcer so the endoscope and biopsies showed...
Dear Zelda, Wow, I am a teaching assistant and sign language interpreter for 20 years+. Sorry to hear of your ordeal. I don't know much about GERD yet as I was just diagnosed last week. I can tell...
I am newly diagnosed with GERD although I had no typical symptoms. Have an appointment with my Doc next week and I am compiling a list of questions to ask. I have several (hundred:D) in mind but need...
Dear BurningInside, I am also very new to GERD and I did not have typical symptoms either. The only way to know for sure is an endoscope with biopsies. It is very frustrating to not know what is...
Dear couchtater and pinecones, It is amazing how maternal cats are. I thought she was ill and took her to the vet where she was declared to be in perfect health. Today has been a good day. Went...
Dear pinecones, My cancer story , well, it s pure Southern Gothic. It begins with a hurricane and how to survive with a car, the clothes on your back, and what is left of your wits. I still can not...
Good morning pinecones, I read through your post on the surgery. Wow, you re a tough customer! My cancer surgeries were not that bad. I just had this moment of clarity that if the worst did happen, I...
Dear mysevenpinecones, You are so good at expressing all of the questions that are swimming around my mind right now. OK- the endoscope was done because my symptoms suggested ulcer. The surgeon did...
Dear Couchtater, Thanks for the info. This is all new and confusing and I appreciate your help. Now I can Google Silent GERD. I still do not understand it and Bless you for being there....
I was just given a diagnosis of GERD today following an endoscope last week. The biopsy clearly shows it but the symptoms I have been experiencing are nothing like the GERD symptoms I have read...