Ox123, Hi there. My panic and anxiety seem to have come out of nowhere many years ago. Though, I had a father with what I realize now was a panic/anxiety disorder. Back when I was a kid, the...
"ShesOK" Sorry to hear you have the same struggles. I am currently even worse off since my original post. I got what they were pretty certain was bronchitis. As I usually do, I tried to treat it...
I took Nexium for years (prescription). It worked quite well. Then my insurance company stopped paying for it (this was 6 years ago). I tried to buy it myself, but it was over $300.00 per month. So I...
I will have to look up the MUSE stapling, must be a new procedure. I had a full Nissen Fundo 5 years ago this month. It has helped me tremendously; However, with anything, there are side effects;...
Hello everyone! It's been a while since I visited the site. That means I've been relatively healthy I suppose. In any case, I wondered if anyone else with long-term reflux suffers from the dreaded...
Thanks Lanie!!! I just copied your recipe for those pancakes. I do think it will be trial and error as I go, but I saw first hand what this disease did to my grandmother. Also, I work in a city about...
Thanks so much Lanie. You certainly help put things in a better light, relative to the resources available to us now. Though some advice is conflicting, I think over all, awareness, and all the other...
Hi Lanie, Yes, I indeed bought the book. It certainly is a strict lifestyle. I have incorporated low net carb wraps, and only one fruit a day etc. But really relaxed on vacation. Still ate bean based...
Lanie, what is the site for blood sugar 101?? That may be helpful to me. Thanks!...
Like usual, when I am confused with my health concerns, I always turn to this wonderful site! I turned to Healingwell a couple months ago when my doctor diagnosed me with pre-diabetes due to an...
Hello Happy Turtle, thanks for the reply. You know, in the back of my mind, initially, with annual check ups always being ok despite the fact that I was gaining weight, and became more sedentary, I...
Thanks to both of you, very helpful. I've been reading up a lot. I did buy 2 books last week after he told me I was heading toward diabetes. They were ok, but conflicting. I will buy Dr. Bernstein's...
Thanks so much Lanie. Your reply is very helpful! I am just taking it a day at a time and trying to do my best. I'm going to check with my doctor about writing a script for the monitor and strips to...
Hello! I've used this site often over the years love it. So when something new enters my life, this is the first place I go. My doctor has been checking my blood work every 6 months for a couple...
I am 3 1/2 years out from my wrap. I don't have dumping, but it did change my bowel. I used to be chronically constipated, and now I go more often, and sometimes need to find a restroom fast. My...
More flammable - ha! Yep, I take a daily probiotic. I also take Gas-X and stuff like that. My GI doctor said they are nothing but placebo, but I think the work a bit. Phazyme works a bit. So you may...
LOL Trotters, you are pretty funny yourself. I could only dream to have man burps /community/emoticons/wink.gif I am so sorry your first Nissen didn't work, what on earth was the explanation? I had a...
* Hello everyone! I had my Nissen 12/2011, and would do it all over again. I still have gastritis, but I no longer suffer from reflux. My GI doc has only done 1 scope since, but said my Barrets had...
Oh, so very lucky to have found this site a few years ago. Not just for my anxiety, but also terrible reflux. This is an amazing support resource. I had to work today, so I am going to start Zoloft...
You guys are great!! That is why I love this site. I plan to start a half does of this new med this weekend to see how I feel. I think I will avoid reading the side effects, it will just make me more...
I have had anxiety and panic for about 7 years now. I am anti-med, but to save my job years ago I agreed to Klonopin on an as needed basis (turned out that most days I do need it). I kept fighting my...
I do have this same problem. I cannot watch anything suspenseful, violent, or disturbing at all. I get terrible anxiety. My husband doesn't get it. Actually, I always say to him "I can't understand...
Thanks everyone! Yep, I had a co-worker that had anxiety issues and you would never know it. I commented to her that she would not understand what I go through a lot of days. It was just before a...
I have been in the financial industry from age 20, and in managerial positions from age 24. I am now 46. One thing I have never been able to escape is that eventually, in this stressful field, almost...
Dmacell, do you use almond flours, or any other gluten friendly flours in your bread maker? We have one. My husband eats PB&J everyday for lunch. I buy him organic jelly and peanut butter, and I am...
My husband has had UC for 20 years. He takes 3 Lialda per day, probiotic, oil of oregano off and on, and sometimes proctofoam, and canasa (sp?). His GI Doc wants him to go on anti-rejection drugs...
Feel so bad for you Voice. Did you have a reflux surgery?? That is what causes mine, except not the burping you have. Sounds odd. I would go to a specialist, a GI doctor. Could be esophagus spasms,...
Hi Voice, You replied to my bloating post yesterday. Being bloated absolutely impacts your breathing. Matter of fact, I have anxiety as you state that you do, and my general MD told me he thinks my...
Hi Dencha, Thank you, it's nice to be back. I started to visit the UC forum to help my husband with his colitis, and also this miserable bloat and pressure against my wrap. Actually, about 4 months...
My husband has had UC for almost 20 years now. What a painful, life changing roller coaster it has been. Had a major flare about 6 years ago. He had one of the worst flares of his life and his...
I had my Nissen Fundo 12/2011. I am glad I did, but I still have terrible bloat issues regardless of many different dietary changes to see if any will prevent it - or at least reduce it. I rarely...
Oh, and by the way, it was the allergist my GI doctor sent me to that eventually told me she thinks my breathing issues are related to GERD reflux aspiration. She knew this because it happened to her...
Interesting theory. I read up on the vagus nerve right before my Nissen Fundo because they said there was a very slim chance it could be damaged during the surgery. I was shocked at how much that...
lajenner, I hear you about weight loss, it's insanely hard. For some reason seems more difficult as time has past from my surgery. I think I am just playing around with certain foods to see what will...
Hi StephanieJean, Wow, just 3 months out, I remember those days. Sounds like you are doing well. I do have a morning cup of coffee or two, if I don't, I usually cannot have a BM, which my GI said is...
Yep, me too, seems like no matter what I eat, I get terrible gas bloat. The pressure even causes breathing issues - so miserable. I used to love salads for lunch. I'm one of those weirdo's that...
This December will mark the 2 year anniversary of my Nissen Fundo. I have noticed over this past year, and especially as of late, that I get terrible gas bloat. Clothes do not fit correctly, and by...
BlueJay, Like your mom, I was totally against meds, until my anxiety totally got out of control and I thought I would lose my job. My job requires a lot of things that trigger my anxiety and panic,...
Bluejay, I feel truly sorry for your afflication. When I was your age I knew I had a level of anxiety and luckily I was able to function with it at that time. My anxiety did not flip over to the...
My husband has had UC from the age of 30. He has been through a lot! Several years ago he almost lost his colon so we had to rush to Cleveland Clinic to get everything under control. He is now 49. He...
My husband has had UC since the age of 30. He is now 49. His recent lower GI showed inflammation, and what the doctor said was either an infection, or a flare up that appears to have "settled in." He...
Hi Coopsmom, First of all, finding this site was a step in the right direction. I found it about 3 years ago. First because I was researching reflux surgery, but happily I found the anxiety forum as...
My husband has had UC for 19 years now. Lialda and proctofoam has worked well, in addition to top quality pro-biotics. He had been in remission for 2 years following this regiment. However, in the...
SC, this is exactly what I have been trying to do with my panic and anxiety as well, when I am in a place I can do so. I do think it has helped. I talk to myself during the situation and try to...
Shadawn, Well, you did find an important component in the pursuit of feeling better. I found this site a couple years ago when trying to decided to have surgery for my terrible reflux. Found a...
I have not tried that program. I did find a therapist that helped me, but I must admit, I had to rely on klonopin for highway driving to avoid panic - but very low dose on the road! I don't have time...
Hello, I may have posted this a while back, not sure. I had the Nissen Fundo about a year and a half ago. I never had much of a protruding belly, but since the surgery it really protrudes and is...
Sorry, I should add, that while I never had true panic attacks until 2007, as a kid I was a worry wart and a ruminating fool. I felt my worry always helped me in a way. Took me years, but I was...
I am still in a state of trying not to give too much attention to my anxiety, even though I am going through a ton of stress at work. However, I slip up and ruminate, worry, etc. That is different...
I take Lexapro, which I still do not think helps; 20mg. I also take klonopin almost every day now for 6 years now. Klonopin has a short half life, if I am saying that correct. Meaning it wears off in...