Greetings to all, It's been a while since I've been on the forum, but my gastritis has really flared up and now seems to alternate between my gastritis and gerd. I've not had an episode of gastritis...
Greetings to all, I had a scare in 2016 that I may have prostate cancer. My psa came back as .7 and all my symptoms went away. I have the scare again. I have frequent urges to urinate. I go to the...
Hello to all, I'm scared to death that I have colon cancer. I had blood on my stool for a few days a few weeks ago and it cleared up. I assumed it was hemorrhoids. I just had a yearly checkup two...
Greetings to all. I'm really at a loss for what's wrong with me. I have stinging pains on my left side, seemingly along my colon. I have also been alternating between normal stool size and small...
I found my PSA results from September last year. (9/25/15) Total PSA 0.7 ng/ml % Free PSA 14% I was happy when I saw the Total PSA, but my % Free PSA at 14% isn't good. It should be 25% or higher...
Thanks to everyone for the info. After reading all of your replies, I felt much better about my prognosis. I also talked to a friend and he told me to take saw palmetto. I got some yesterday and now...
Many thanks to you Dr Who and Dreamerboy! I am a bit if a hypochondriac and I know this is not good or healthy. And yes Dreamerboy, it is a wake-up call for me to be eat healthier and exercise, which...
Greetings to all, I thank God for this forum. I'm 46 years old and recently started having pain with urination. It felt like I was passing a kidney stone (like glass was coming out) and some back...
Greetings to all, I'm back again with swallowing issues. I get a pain that I feel in my collarbone when swallowing. Has anyone else experienced this before? Scared I might have a tumor causing the...
Thanks ninjakiller! I am going to try and have a H pylori test done using a stool sample. It might explain my consistent stomach pains. They aren't horrible but I always notice them as well. Still...
Ninjakiller1-- Yes I tested positive about 5 years ago for H.Pylori after a bad case of gastritis. I was treated and then tested again in 2013 and found that the test came back negative. They did a...
I had swallowing problems a little over a year ago due to GERD and Bill was a big help to me. I saw an ENT twice then and he found nothing. I am a once again very concerned about not being able to...
Hello to all, Unfortunately I'm back with issues. I am having throat pain and problems swallowing again. I have been taking 60mg of Dexilant twice a day and it's better, but still concerns me...
Just thought that I would give an update. I have had two good scopes by an ENT and he found nothing wrong. Did a barium swallow and it showed nothing was wrong. This morning I had an upper endoscopy...
Bill Thanks again for the wisdom. I'm just going to continue the meds for two weeks and then have the scope. In the meantime, I will just get on with living my life positively. Thanks again for your...
Ok, so I hand an videoesophageagram on Friday the came out normal. I then went to see my Gastro doc and he has doubled my dexilnat to twice a day. After I took it the second time yesterday, I felt...
Thank you so very much Bill!! Yes, I have been having a lot of anxiety about this and my health in general for the past 10 years. Guilt may be the most deadly disease of them all. Thank you for...
Is it likely that I could have developed cancer since a scope showed absolutely nothing 5 years ago? I have never missed taking my PPI's for the past two years. I sleep upright most nights in a chair...
Hello to all, So glad that I found this site. I will try and be brief. I have had slight swallowing issues for the past two years. For a while, I had problems swallowing liquids only sometimes....