http://www.asge.org/assets/0/71542/71544/22a07252-74b8-4e63-9f08-a84605c9ca96.pdf Something else to read on Barretts~...
I am on 60 mg dexilant....i feel sweats in my face...and get a warm feeling too....comes and goes whenever it wants~ I still take it but wondering if I could go down to the 30 mg~ dosage~ Put a call...
I have no problem if it is in my head...lol...I just want to be able to pass the test. I just feel it's hard to swallow sometimes so I am hoping that doesnt affect it. I want to have these procedures...
Manometry test is the test I meant~...
I don't know for sure...but I would say 5 months is a good amount of time for healing. Try some teas, honey and the cough suppressants and stay positive. I am sure you will be fine! =)...
I am scheduled to see a surgeon for a consult. Very interested in the nissen. I know you have to pass a motility test. Do you think if sometimes I feel the top part of my throat gives me a a little...
Thank you....My ent told me wed sore throat was from the gerd...which I knew but I forgot to mention that my lower throat had aches and pains also. I hate it when I forget soemthing because that it...
Does anyone else get pains in their throat area from gerd....even in the neck part of your throat? I know it's common on the top part of your throat but just wondering about further down in your...
Mild case of Barretts....so that would be a negative for the linx now~ it's so strange because I never have felt heartburn ever....the odds of the not so good thing is still very low, I feel ok today...
NoDoubtLove That is what I mean.....so either the nurse lied when I really had barretts or the doc was just doing his what ifs and this can lead to this t hing I don't know and am really anxious...
Dencha...you have the nissen fundo right? I don't want this to progress any longer I want something done...it's frustrating when most symptoms are silent so I have had no idea the damage that has...
I just called Fort Knox and set up an appointment.....March 27 for consult....March 28th for egd, mam, and bravo! Keeping my fingers crossed I am a candidate! My only hold back is when my GI now did...
Do you know if there is a certain amount of time on how long you have to be diagnosed with gerd/lpr to be able to get the LINX procedure and if you have Barretts or an imflamed esophagus can you have...
He seemed as though I was fine. He almost was going to cancel my app in four weeks since i talked to him on the phone and reschedule for 6 month check up....i asked if i could just keep that one....
Also does Dr. Paul Taiganides or any doctor that was going to preform the LINX preform all of his own testing...endoscopy and what not to see his own findings?...
I wonder how long you have to be diagnosed with gerd/lpr to be able to get the LINX procedure, do you know? and if you have Barretts or an imflamed esophagus can you have the procedure? I see where a...
So now I am little stumped....the nurse called me a couple weeks ago with my endo results which i told you she told me my throat was imflamed.....i talked to the GI a couple days ago reagarding my...
When I went to my GI doctor....for gerd....I also mentioned the my family doc told me anout 4 years ago I had ibs and I handle it on my own. He then asked me if I have ever had any blood in my...
Scares the crap put of me........
Does anybody with gerd/lpr suffer from a burning sensation that comes up into your nose after you eat....I keep thinking that it was is going on with my nose! I went to the ent one week ago because...
Yes I would like to start at 10......last time I took an anti-depressant for anxiety it made me depressed so I am nervous of this....figured if I could go a little slower into it, it would be better...
Not a good day....every time I think I feel better, I don't...my mind will not quit wondering off thinking other th ngs are going on in my body. I don't go back to my reg. doc for one whole month and...
I wish I could say something to ease your nerves.....try to preoccupy your time...watch a movie, have some family or friends over so the time passes quicker! I know easier said than done...Good Luck...
Oatmeal is usually good for gerd, from what I hear. mMaybe you should get an app. with a GI doctor for an endoscopy procedure. They would be able to tell you whats going on inside your esoph. and...
I also don't have heartburn and had my gall bladder out 1 1/2 years ago and have IBS....
Maybe try some prilosec over the counter for a couple weeks and see if that helps. I am a mess myself....anxiety and gerd just doesn't mix. Just know this is treatable and I hope you feel better...
So preparing myself to start my meds tomorrow....wondering if you can break a Celexa 20 mg pill in half...it does have a score on it~...
My mom found the info for me and told me to buy fresh ginger root....boil it in water pour into cup add some real honey and there you go. I have had a few cups the last couple days not sure if its...
Good news...I hope you continue on the road to recovery!...
Whats everyones thoughts on Ginger and Honey tea for the esophagus healing?...
Maybe the correct owrding was fused my nose.....to stop the bleeding...he said it was from dryness...but im not convinced of that..never had it before, ever until i started feeling the burning in my...
Would love some home remedies on healing the esophagus~ I was a bit confused regarding my meds....my ent gave me prilosec.....i then went to gi dototr who told me to hold off on taking the med cause...
Endoscopy results back~ took biposies...came back nothing cancerous...but it was imflamed....probably from my gerd~ I should be happy with that result right? Is the way to treat that with things like...
Well I went and left with celexa 20 mg to take daily...and xanax 0.5 to take as needed~ I was so against meds because i have tried meds for anxiety before and they depresssed me. I tried paxil and...
Thanks I knew you guys would know! Now if I can get a couple other things answered I will be good to go and hopefully back to normal! At least my normal~ Anxiety sucks especially when you aren't in...
No...to all of those...I have been very stressed about my health for the past couple months and then this new "sweating" thing came about~ I havent been feeling good..but it is from my gerd and...
The sweating is usually on my back...top of arms get a sensation~ and sometimes face...
I got the results of my colonoscopy and endoscopy~ Colonoscopy~Found one polyp, precancerous and was removed said I don't need to come back for 5 yrs. Endoscopy~ took biposies...came back nothing...
Does anyone suffer from weeks of sweating from the anxiety? I have had anxiety all my life.....its been pretty bad the last two months because of health concerns. I started sweating almost every...
Thank you, that's what I'm going with. I don't want to lose my ent for basically the reasons you just listed, my lpr symptoms because he is familiar with them but I want to go to the GI because of...
Would it be out of the question to see both an ENT and a GI doctor? A couple people suggested I see both. Just wondering if anyone else out there does the same?...
Thanks for all those tips Thegspeak! Might bea silly ? but what is DGL?...
Where do you find alkaline water and papaya enzymes? and what are they supposed to help with..meaning something specific or just in general? Thanks!...
I probably just repeated a lot, sorry~...
Thanks so much! Havent had a drink of alcohol in probably 8-9 years, was never daily when I did though just for a time probably about a 5 year gap would drink some on the weekends with friends or...
Not too many days away, Good Luck! About how months from when you actually went to a doc and was diagnosed until they said surgery was an option for you?...
Thanks I have lots of questions actually.....I'll try to spread them out. Most of them probably being reassurance questions I suppose but some not. A lot of times the internet is not your friend when...
Just out of curiousity, what makes you not a good candidate for this surgery?...
I am new also... but I think it quite possibly cound be, any other symptoms? Hopefully the endoscopy can lead you to an answer either way. Good Luck!...
I guess I should pay attention more as they were having lpr symptoms~ sorry....smh...