Ok, So, I have GERD. I'd been taking PPIs for years like Prilosec, Aciphex, and Prevacid and now I'm on Protonix. The problem is I started having shortness of breath over a year ago, which the G Dr says is unrelated, but I insist that it is, now that I've been noticing an increase in chest pain. I went to the ER about the chest pain, because I simply couldn't stand the thought of not knowing what it was and my family doctor being clueless. Anyways, they all say my EKG, etc are all healthy, but because of my history of taking PPIs, it's probably my stomach. The family doctor finally checked me out and pushed on areas of my abdomen and although I wasn't in any pain right then, he asked if if anything hurt. No pain, but there was a gasp for air when he pushed down on my stomach and I mean a gasp as in my lung wanted me to breath. No pain, but that's it. My stomach, he said. Upper GI with the tube done. I have moderate esophogitis. So I'm given protonix twice a day instead of once. This was two weeks ago. I have to see him again on the 5th.
So a couple months ago, I drastically lowered my mnt dew intake as that seems to be the likely cause as I was a serious addict to it. Like 4-5 bottles a day. But instead I start drinking water. We get spring water here, so it's clean. My mouth, since that time has gotten drier slowly, but for the last couple days I've been getting more heartburn, which the med kept in check for the most part. I hardly complained about heartburn as long as I was on my medicine before this. And on top of the extra heartburn I now have had a sore throat for the last couple days. It seems nothing I do fixes the problem.
Now should I call my Gastro doctor or should I wait till my appointment 2 and a half weeks away? I'm normally rather insistant on keeping till my appointments unless I think I seriously have to see them right away.
18 Jun 2012, 5:54 am
