Ph Bravo Test

LELE31 · 12-11-2007, 10:37 AM

Hi --has Anyone Had The Ph Bravo Test - It's A Test Where They Put The Computer Capsule In Your Esophogus. I Have Had So Many Of These Tests - I'm So Scared 2nd Endoscope In 3 Weeks --i Have Such Strange/weird Symptoms Due To Gerd--

CharBerry · 12-11-2007, 01:06 PM

The pH Bravo test is not bad at all. Much better than the old test where you had to have tube stuck in your nose to stomach. What always got me was when they said, "Then go about your daily activities." The camera will "exit" on it's own. It's a good test for GERD symptoms but I don't think for LPR since you need a double probe.

Good luck and let us know what the results are.

Charla

LELE31 · 12-11-2007, 10:17 PM

Thanks so much for answering back........I just don't know what to think anymore re:.....I have been through the mill, just like everyone else who is dealing with GERD/ACID REFLUX -- with all these tests. I just feel like everytime I go to the Dr. they just send me for another test. I started with a Pulmonolgist, who sent me for tests and said I have Asthma, he then sent me to an ENT, who sent me for 2 CAT SCANS and said I need Sinus surgery, he then sent me to a Gastro. Doc.-Got the UPPER GI-have GERD, then went for the Endoscope 3 weeks ago, now again with this PH procedure -- this has taken 6 months and I'm just getting worse by the day -- having a difficult time swallowing now. My Doc actually said "I stumped him when I told him I have trouble swallowing water" he never heard of that??? So, he sent me to have a motility test last week and now I feel like the tube is still im my throat. The tech told me that my swallowing was very poor and even showed me a comparison of the person she did before me, she made me feel worse and more scared. I have such weird symtoms -- have you ever had a throbbing/fast heart beat in your chest after eating? Do you get pains in your breast area? I have severe Panic attacks (never had that before) This is all freaking me out- does GERD cause all this? I feel like the Doc's are not taking me seriously at all -- just take the "purple pill" and you'll be fine --I have not felt any better on the pill -- I never had any symtoms -ie: heartburn. At this point I can barely eat, I feel weak and I'm losing weight --- It was also mentioned to me about LPR, so thanks for bringing that up re: this PH test, I will ask about it because I'm sure that's another test --right. Thanks for listening -- my husband had been so supportive, but I know he is sick of me complaining --I've never been sick like this --and you just don't get it if you're not feeling the pain from GERD, the pain in my chest is just unbearable.

Be well and thanks again for tip.

CharBerry · 12-12-2007, 06:17 PM

I completely understand as I've been where you are and even after all these years "still" wonder sometimes what the heck is wrong with me. I know my husband has to be sick of me coughing my head off, clearing my throat, being sick at my stomach, crazy in the head with panic attacks. Have they given you any motility meds such as reglan to help with swallowing. I had bad problems swallowing in the beginning and lost a ton of wt. I do sometimes now during bad spells or even worse is that I'll feel like food is going up my nose. I didn't think I ever had heart burn but do remember drinking alka seltzer a lot and when I had first scope Gastro said my stomach looked like it had been trashed for quite awhile. I guess I've been lucky as to not have had the shooting pains very often or the fast heart beating. I do get the feeling an elephant is sitting on my chest and recently felt like I was going to have a heart attack. I have to take Xanax to get over the anxiety I feel when I get like this. Same here in seeing every spec out there, being sent from Dr. to Dr., wanting to slap anyone that says, "I take the purple pill." And Dr's saying it's only GERD or LPR.

Charla

LELE31 · 12-12-2007, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CharBerry

I completely understand as I've been where you are and even after all these years "still" wonder sometimes what the heck is wrong with me. I know my husband has to be sick of me coughing my head off, clearing my throat, being sick at my stomach, crazy in the head with panic attacks. Have they given you any motility meds such as reglan to help with swallowing. I had bad problems swallowing in the beginning and lost a ton of wt. I do sometimes now during bad spells or even worse is that I'll feel like food is going up my nose. I didn't think I ever had heart burn but do remember drinking alka seltzer a lot and when I had first scope Gastro said my stomach looked like it had been trashed for quite awhile. I guess I've been lucky as to not have had the shooting pains very often or the fast heart beating. I do get the feeling an elephant is sitting on my chest and recently felt like I was going to have a heart attack. I have to take Xanax to get over the anxiety I feel when I get like this. Same here in seeing every spec out there, being sent from Dr. to Dr., wanting to slap anyone that says, "I take the purple pill." And Dr's saying it's only GERD or LPR.

Charla

Hi again

You have been through the mill - don't understand why "they" don't have a handle on how to treat us suffers. I have another question Charla, how did you feel on the reglan? I filled the script, read the side effects and said forget it. I did not need any more anxious, sleepless or depressions added it this equation, did it help you, I was so afraid to take it. I have so many pills, liquids, etc. one dr. (ent.) puts me on his stuff and tells me to not take the gasto meds, the pulmonologist tells me not to take the ENT meds, so I'm on and off the meds every week, we actually got a laugh we put out all the meds and scripts i've gotten over the weeks, what a joke ---and I paid for them all, which is a sad joke. I hope I have some answers after this test tomorrow --I know it's better then the old PH test, I feel weird a foreign object will be inside of me --it just better fall out when it supposed too. They scheduled me to come in at 1:45 in the afternoon, it will be a long day of no at least a sip of water, not eating anyway, but i will be lightheaded --my kids just came down to remind me the holiday concert is at school tomorrow!!!! can't win!!

have a good nite, get back on the reglan if you can.
thanks