Tu Wang, I am so glad you are healed, my friend! Such wonderful news. Cris, I am sorry that you are in so much pain. You and I are the same height, and I can definitely relate to some of what you...
Hi everyone! Hope you're enjoying the early holiday season. It's been awhile since I've posted, but I have been following the threads. Recently, I had a follow-up endoscopy to see if my Grade A...
Hi all, This is a very old thread but I was wondering if anyone ever heard back from Wendy, the original poster? Parts of her story sound similar to mine and I wonder if she was able to find relief....
Paul, what you've said certainly echoes my experience and that of others on this board. I went to a dietitian today, who spent well over an hour with me formulating a food plan to help me regain lost...
Hi TonyG, how long did you suffer with GERD before surgery became a viable option for you? How much did it impact your quality of life before you had the surgery? It sounds like most doctors will...
Tu Wang, your attitude really impresses me. Remembering small victories is so important and having faith are keys to getting through this. The regurgitation, for me, is especially bad with liquids....
Good luck, Readingclaygirl! Please keep posting about your experience; this forum holds plenty of advice from people who have had the surgery. And many of us are also very curious about whether it is...
The endoscopy sounds much worse than it actually is. I barely remember mine...just the beginning before the sedation took over. It's extremely useful in knowing what may be happening with your...
Dani, I read your other post on the Nissen, and I have to say, I have the exact same questions. I also am thin and underweight. When are your other tests scheduled?...
That is very good news about the endoscopy! Depending on the PH study and manometry results, would the next course of action be to adjust the meds or just give it more time to see if the symptoms...
Hi everyone, Dani, I know exactly how you feel. I, too, have never felt so unwell in my whole life. I had no experience with chronic pain of any sort. Two months ago, I remember saying to a...
Hi kilosi, I've been following your posts with interest. I live in the Raleigh area. I'm a new sufferer of GERD/LPR and am also trying to find answers. Feel free to email me at some point as you and...
Dani, after your ENT said your throat looked fine, did he give you any advice...or tell you anything that would help with LPR or GERD?...
Hi everyone! Fortunately, while I'm still not feeling normal, I do feel better than when I last posted. Dani, my throat is burning also, and yesterday my chest was hurting slightly. Hope you're...
Hi Dani, By "throat issues," I mean that I feel food moving down my throat slowly after I swallow. When I take pills, that feeling is especially irritating, as I have to get over the fear of them...
As it turns out, 12 weeks from my endoscopy falls on my birthday at the end of the month. Wouldn't it be the best gift ever to be healed from my esophagitis?! Unfortunately, I don't seem close to...
LawChick, best of luck! For me the throat issues are the worst and seem to take the longest to heal. Before my last setback in mid August, my throat and swallowing were almost back to normal. Dani,...
Hi Dani, much of what you write reminds me of my case. I am just shy of 5 feet tall and weighed 104 pounds before all of this started in June. But when I started having symptoms, I had difficulty...
Hi Dani, I too can relate to what you've written because I was diagnosed with Grade A esophagitis and mild gastritis on July 2 via endoscopy. The doctors earlier, in June, said I had GERD; the...
Tu Wang, when I have the throat issue, I have the lump more on my right side. And yes, last time my throat closed up and got tight was at the end of last month. I couldn't swallow pills. The problem...
Jenagade, I have that sensation when swallowing pills every single day. I'm assuming it's reflux, plus my esophagitis. It used to cause a panic, which only made the situation much worse! I usually...
Hi everyone! At my last doctor visit, my (new)?doctor talked to me more about anxiety rather than my esophagitis or gastritis. I did not realize that my anxiety about this condition was so apparent...
Do you have to stay on PPIs for life if you have a hiatal hernia? I've been wondering that for a couple months now....
Interesting to hear that omeprazole caused your LPR symptoms, Eevie - as I seem to LPR and GERD (lucky me) and omeprazole is the only PPI I've taken. I absolutely hate it, but I'm at a loss at what...
Eevie, good luck with the ENT! Hope all goes well. LPR and GERD are hard enough to deal with, let alone with agoraphobia. Are you seeing a therapist? What have the doctors said about the sharp pain...
Hi Janagade, thanks for explaining! I'm very sorry. It was my first-ever post and it didn't even cross my mind to think of it as hijacking. I did read the rules beforehand but didn't know where to...
Eevie, your description of your swallowing issues sounds very, very similar to my experience. Right now I am scared to take pills amd eat even though I know I have to. I have not taken my probiotic...
Thanks, Paul. Great advice about the foods! The peanut butter was Skippy's Natural, with strawberry jam. This conversation is really making me rethink where I shop for groceries. Taking the extra...
Peabs, as far as I know, I do not have IBS. Currently I am experiencing frequent urination that is making me more often dehydrated. I am worried that I may actually have diabetes, but my CBC blood...
Hi SsjGogo and Peabs, Thank you so much for your responses! Dealing with GERD has given me a whole new vocabulary and way of thinking of my health. I find it strange that many of the people I know...
Hi everyone! I posted in another LPR thread but that one doesn't seem to have any traction at the moment. Please help me, as I am feeling scared at the moment regarding my GERD/LPR! I am 38. I...
Hi everyone! I am brand new to the forum, and this post caught my eye because I am going through something similar. I am 38 and was in pretty good health (I thought) until I began having...