I am supposed to start on this medication....I am scared to death, so much so, that I may not take it....has anyone had really bad side effects? Or positive? So far I have been doing fine with...
Hi Everyone: I saw my gastro doc today. We talked about fundo....he is not in favor of it. He thinks I am doing OK so far with medication, i.e. 1 Nexium in am and 1 Prilosec in pm. Also, take...
Yes, I have had it done. It showed a small Zenker, it also showed a tiny sliding hiatal hernia as well as moderate or worse esophageal dysmotility/presbyesophagus , whatever that means. I would think...
Thanks everyone. the question still remains: what happens if you cannot do the test? I will be 80 next year - so, not that many years ahead of me....do I just continue suffering until it's all over...
Thanks. I read a study from somewhere that it can be done with sedation, which is what they do with children. Anyone have any info on that? No way can I get a tube down my throat - it was tried 50...
Thanks, opnwhl4: I still don't understand why I have to have this exam, I have done all the others and it showed very clearly what is wrong. I have now noticed that if I eat only lunch and have 2...
How awful is this exam I am supposed to have it done (and 24 hr. test) and am SCARED! Please, advise....Thanks...
Yes, I have seen a doc - yes, I elevate my head - I think a cause may be that I don't eat after 5pm and take my Ambien at 11 pm - is it perhaps the Ambien that is causing this? I really burned my...
Hi there - I am desperate. I have reflux and have had my esophagus dilated once and am taking Nexium daily. This last month I have awakened 3x with acid in my throat and I had aspirated some into my...
I keep getting "bouts" of "Arthritis", which I have in addition to an old T-12 fracture. 15 years ago an MRI showed tons of white spots on the brain. They said I was perhaps "too old" (60 then) for...