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Old 06-16-2008, 07:30 PM   #26
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Re: Please someone help me i'm worried!!

i did ask this at the hospital, i don't know if its all hospital that don't refer, but basically they said we can't do this your GP only can! i don't get it? their saying they can't refer, they said we would only admit you if your blood tests where not normal and you showed signs of bleeding which i didnt.. she felt happy that i was ok, but this changed nothing, my blood tests where normal today and so was my chest xray.. and the doctor had the check to say quite frankly if i had your symptoms i wouldnt worry at all, i don't think she understands how bad they really are, they she had the cheak to say i have worse symptoms that what your having actually.. silly cow! what our your symptoms? i burp so much during the day aswell is this normal, is their better meds? i took lansoprasole for 2 weeks and it did nothing.. like i said if i had the money i would go private but i don't.. i just finished writing a complaints letter to my GP which i will hand in tommorow, because 3 months for a letter is ridicules i cannot wait that long so hopefully they will listen and push me forward quickly for the same tests i had last year.. what would you say the chances are within one year from my last gastroscopy for their to be something serious their now? people tell me its next to impossible.
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Old 06-17-2008, 02:05 PM   #27
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Re: Please someone help me i'm worried!!

It does sound like you are still refluxing - I apologize if you have already answered this - but do you take a PPI right now?

It could be that a medication switch is order - perhaps you could try ACIPHEX or NEXIUM - your Dr.'s office could give you some samples while you wait for your appointment.

If you had the tests a year ago - then I would assume that nothing 'real bad' has cropped up in only a year - especially since your blood work is coming back good.

Do you monitor your diet as well?

Finally, do you take anything for anxiety? Being as worried as you are will definitely aggravate your reflux and tie your stomach into knots. When I am worried and stressed my reflux is much much worse.

At times -a PPI can take more than two weeks to really start to make a difference - also, sometimes you made need a double dose of the PPI to really get the reflux under control and then you can drop it back to once a day.

It does not have to feel 'burning' to be reflux - the liquid feeling in your chest and also the burping are signs of reflux as well.

I hope you find some answers and relief SOON.

Vanessa
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Old 06-18-2008, 08:34 PM   #28
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Re: Please someone help me i'm worried!!

thanks for your advice Vanessa and everyone on here, so can you relate to the trapped wind in my chest, and loads of burps come up, constant belching and fluid/liquid sensation in my chest that rises to my throat, when i bend the fluid with food comes out.. i told my doctor he said that liquid thing is reflux aswell, basically you don't have to have the burning which i don't! today i went back to see my doctor and he actually called me in and said he saw a letter my gastro doctor sent him, that said i have to try 30mg of lansoprazole and 10mg of domperidome, the lansoprazole 30mg once a day and domperidome twice a day.. i hope this helps! i don't think it will work tho, he said it should stop the reflux and keep thing down.. and help the muscle the spinhter to work properly.. basically i don't feel i need to complain now, he does not need to write the letter basically because i forgot that i was still under my GI doctor in the hospital i thought he discharged me so i was going to let my doctor to write me a letter back, and complain because he was saying it was going to take 3 months and my symptoms are so bad i cannot wait that long, but he rang me and saw the letter written to him by my GI doctor saying i will be seen again seen, so i guess i don't need to complain again he gave me this med that the GI doc said i should take.. then if their's no improvement in 2 weeks he said come back and i will make you get seen quickly.. thankgod he saw that letter, because i forgot that he even wrote to my doctor and that i was still seeing my GI doctor as i thought he discharged me, but he never did which is how it should be, untill things are better.. when i did see my GI doctor tho he said within a year its impossible for anything to crop up.. and to continue to take this med, but the last lower dose lanzoprasole med i took last time 15mg did nothing and i told him that, so now i am going to try 30mg, surely if nothing helps this time i will insist i don't want to take more tablets.. this should help, i won't wait 2 years for another scope.. surely if it don't work within 2 weeks and make doctor said he will send me back to him with a quick appointment he will surely not give me more meds and give me another scope? because i will not except anything else because i have tried everything now, their using my last scope as an excuse as it was only a year ago and nothing can happen espesically with your age within a year so we will give you one in 2 years, thats not on.. if these tablets don't work as i have tried everything he must give me another scope.
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Old 06-19-2008, 12:37 PM   #29
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Re: Please someone help me i'm worried!!

someone please reply.
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Old 06-19-2008, 08:34 PM   #30
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is anybody going to reply please.
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