I'd been having recurring upper abdominal pain since mid-February. I had x-rays, which were normal, and an ultrasound, which was normal. Blood work was all okay except for apparently prediabetes or...
Thanks all. There is no doubt my anxiety is health related. I am awful about googling stuff and terrifying myself! Kitt, I am seeing a counsellor and have another appointment at the beginning of May...
So I had some good days. Then I began researching more into the whole Type 2 diabetes things and I'm almost paralyzed with fear. Blindness, amputations, renal failure - is that my future?! So afraid?...
Thanks LanieG - I'll respond in the other post....
Thanks LanieG and Jeannie143. I know that there isn't much distinction between being prediabetic and diabetic - I guess it doesn't change much. I'm just thinking about all those forms that ask if you...
have introduced myself before the post below. As I mentioned it appears I am either pre-diabetic or have developed Type 2 diabetes. I have been having some other health issues (upper abdominal pain,...
Oh, and most of my fastings were 5.4 or under - the 6.0 only happened once in 10 days of monitoring....
I've been having some abdominal pain so my doc did some routine lab work. The only abnormality was my fasting glucose which came in at 6.1. He then sent me for an OGTT, which showed my fasting at 6.2...
Oh Nanners, I so understand about taking your mom off life support. I went through this just last month. Although the decision seemed quite obvious (my mother never regained consciousness after her...
Wow, thanks everyone for your kind words! I had an ultrasound on Friday and the technician said she didn't see anything unusual, although the radiologist has not read it yet. I saw my primary doctor...
Thank you for the welcome, shedontwearsocks. I am hopeful that this anxiety is situational and will lessen once my physical health issues have been addressed - but this experience has shown me quite...
Hello Nanners, My GERD has always been quite mild so there is no doubt that there is more going on. Not one doctor has suggested cancer but I've certainly gone there in my mind more than once (more...
Hello Michelle, I've been to the local ER 4 times in the past two months, and seen my regular doc a few times. I've actually gotten to know several of the ER nurses :( I hope tomorrow is a better day...
Thank you Michelle. I know that my mother's death has affected my anxiety - it's like I've completely lost faith in things turning out okay, you know? I've taken my symptoms and arrived at the worst...
I've posted before in the GERD forum due to mild acid reflux. I've always been an "anxious" person but some recent events have conspired to put me completely out of control...
I've been on 40 mg Pantoprazole daily for about 10 months. I've been tolerating it fine, but about 3 weeks ago I began having some digestive problems. I've always thought I had some degree of IBS...
Thank you for your replies! I'm having a gastroscopy at the end of this month. My only question is : Will a gastroscopy visualize the larynx and any possible damage that is occuring there? I thought...
about 6 months ago I discussed some symptoms I was having with my doc - belching, acid-like backwash into my mouth, etc, and he prescribed pantoprazole. I've been on it since then and been fine - but...
Thanks, percycat. I actually had a sleep apnea test done a few years ago (due to snoring) which showed no apnea. I truly think this is a laryngeal reflux and perhaps my perception is that I can't...
For the past several months I will wake up on occasion and feel like I can't swallow. It's a panicky feeling, but I can "clear my throat" and swallow. Two months ago due to burning throat, burping,...
Thank you for the replies. I've become resigned to using a PPI long-term since even missing a day seems to provoke a serious attack of GERD. I will look into a referral to a gastroenterologist. I...
So I'd been having GERD symptoms for a very long time but never really recognized them (regurgitation, burning throat, excessive burping, sour taste in mouth)as being "GERD". I went to my family...
My doctor started me on Pantoloc as a trial to see if I was having GERD issues (not heartburn, but burning in the throat, constant throat clearing, belching). Ever since I started the Pantoloc I am...
Thank you, Lucy007. In the past I've only had heartburn occasionally, but recently it has been much more frequent, particularly at night. I've also heard that GERD can be "silent" in that you don't...
I'm not really sure where to start so I'll just wade in! about 4 months ago I noticed I was waking during the night feeling like I was choking. I could breathe, but I felt like I couldn't swallow!...