Thanks Sherrie. I appreciate you taking the time to read my post and respond. It's really difficult for me to figure out these days. I've had a lot of tests and only conclusive things are severe...
Yes. Sorry I wasn't very clear. I had both of them as well. They were definitely interesting tests....
I had the nerve conduction test done about two weeks ago. It was definitely interesting. I was having it because of tingling issues in both hands. I passed the tests with flying colors. I have two...
I posted this in the depression forum, but someone suggested this forum. Seven months ago I was in incredible shape. 45-year-old white male. Hurt myself in weight room (epigastric region ... not sure...
Myself09 -- Thanks for response. Dr. Google has driven me crazy, but i haven't been able to stop. It's been like a drug (and I don't do drugs). I became addicted and scared and anxious. I do have...
BnotAfraid Thanks for the feedback. When I say I've obsessed over this, I mean 24/7 for seven months it has consumed me. I don't sleep. When I wake up in middle of night, i have immediately grabbed...
Thanks Almost Medfree -- I don't have sjogrens syndrome. I've had numerous tests for the markers and have come up clean on all of them. Negative on ANA and sjogrens and my C-reactive and sed rate...
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Slidasher -- How are you doing? I'm curious if you ever found out more about possible autoimmune? I have dry mouth too. It's my worst symptom. Slighly dry feeling eyes although all the tear...
Oh ... and blood tests have shown I am deficient in a number of vitamins (B2, B3, B6, B9, B12, zinc, etc). I started taking B12 shots last week as I think I'm malabsorbing my foods....
Pardon the long post. I will try to be concise. I'm curious if this could be depression/anxiety manifesting itself in physical symptoms. Seven months ago I was in the best shape of my life and very...
They say 60 percent of people 45 or older have hiatal hernia's but the vast majority (80-90 percent) don't have symptoms. So you would think small ones shouldn't exhibit symptoms....
Hey Lawchick. I know all about what stress can do. About 5 years ago, i was bed ridden for two weeks with awful headaches stemming from my left eye. Doctor couldn't find anything wrong. I never...
So i went and saw the GI specialist on Friday. Glad I did and wish i had sooner. He was able to give me some answers that made some sense. He had me tell him my entire series of events that started...
Thanks Sharon. Yes. I have not had a drink of alcohol since this started. I do not take ibuprofen (i am not a big meds guy). I have not been overly careful with diet as my doctor wanted me to keep...
So i had a barium swallow today and the ONLY thing it showed was some irritation of the lining of my stomach. The doctor said he thinks its gastritis. When i read about gastritis, it fits my...
So does Stretta work for someone who has a small hiatal hernia? At this point, I'm still trying to determine IF the hiatal hernia is causing my issues. I have a Barium Swallow tomorrow which should...
So as my doctors continue to try to figure things out (I'm having a Barium Swallow test tomorrow ... have already had ultra sound, endoscopy and CT scan which ONLY showed a very small hiatal hernia)...
Thanks Denise. Very helpful info. I was not told about how to take the medication. Today was the first day i did it right. Unbelievable. I really think my issues were triggered by the weight room....
I'm glad yours went well. That's awesome. The doctor i spoke to today (who i really trust) said he believes based off of my symptoms, etc. that my issues my resolve themselves over the next few weeks...
How did your hiatal hernia surgery go? I keep reading stories that scare me. I realize most of the time of surgery goes well most people go on with their life and don't post online. Just curious....
Thanks Sharon. I appreciate the feedback. I spoke to another friend of mine that is a GP today and told him the story. He is first one to mention LPR and the upper abdominal pain from the weight room...
Hey all. Try to gain some more knowledge. So I was put on Protonix (40 mg) 17 days ago. They weren't sure what I had. No tests showed anything like ulcers, GERD damage, etc. My pain occurs during day...
Thanks for the feedback guys. I will ask about the vagus nerve. I had my checkup today with the general surgeon. based on my food diary from past two weeks, he really doesn't think its my gallbladder...
3 weeks ago i started experiencing severe pain in upper abdomen when lifting weights. Over the course of the next week I had CBC, Ultra Sound, Endoscopy and CT Scan. Only thing shown were (1) small...
Thanks for the kind reply, Alcie. This has been such a strange and scary ride the last few weeks. I'm still not sure what exactly is going on. Neither doctor has mentioned GERD and the scope didn't...
I am going to try to make this short but it will be hard. I work out (weight lifting) about 4 days a week. I'm 45 so i'm not body building, but i do push myself. Back in December started to feel a...