Now my long haul COVID is expressing itself in my heart and GI system. I've got SV tachycardia several times a day and heart electrical system blocks. I'm having daily diarrhea after eating, where...
All: do a little research on this site. Put your symptoms/ key words in the search box at the top right of the page. You'll have to scroll up to see it. You'll find tons of people posted on all these...
SD, I post here, and read some, but look up medical and scientific studies, more than one, to get actual information. I recommend that to everyone! Thanks for recommending second opinion. SharonZ,...
In addition to 25mg Atenolol daily (small dose) I have stopped caffeine (which was only half-caf). No withdrawal and tach and chest pain have reduced some. Keeping a food diary worked to find my...
For now I'm trying Atenolol daily instead of just PRN. I read a journal article that said beta blockers make things worse for heart blocks. But that's all the suggestion I got from the PA, and she...
I got a new cardiologist after previous one retired. Got COVID for the second at Christmas and have had frequent tachycardia episodes with shortness of breath, higher BP since then. I was prescribed...
I don't do Facebook, So I hope there will be more posts here. I'm trying to recover from COVID from before Christmas, but the tiredness, weakness and chest congestion just aren't going away. I tested...
Ask your water supplier for an analysis of their system's water and all their additives. Get your water tested privately. There are lots of companies that can do this! I don't think it's possible to...
https://share.upmc.com/2016/01/diet-after-nissen-fundoplication-surgery-for-gerd/ This diet is commonly recommended...
Unfortunately the salt-free water softeners have bad reviews. But keep researching. Read Rick Williams' free online book http://www.learningtarget.com/nosulfites/chronic.htm This book has everything!...
I'm with SharonZ. A couple of weeks is no time at all for recovery. You still have swelling, and it takes more time for this to go down. Don't let anyone do a stretch of your wrap yet!!!!! Some...
If you have a lot of conditions it makes financial sense to stay with a supplement. No co-pays, no deductibles for multiple visits. And you can always get a stand-alone prescription plan. Savings...
I have had no problem with peanuts or peanut butter until I ate a sandwich with Jif. My reaction to sulfites is tachycardia. ( I've had it bad enough to trigger a heart attack from spasm in a...
I learned many years ago that my reaction to flu shots was from an allergy. Since figuring out that I am sensitive to sulfites, now I know what that allergy was. It's not the vaccine, it's the...
If it's not constant pain, but rather hurts when you turn or move, it can be a trapped nerve from the surgery. I had that after a low abdominal surgery. That kind of pain usually goes away by itself...
It depends on patient's age and type and aggressiveness of the cancer what treatment should be taken. I went with lumpectomy, rads and hormone treatment with my first breast cancer. I wished later...
Hi sogood. Unfortunately, if opioids don't work for you MM probably won't either. They're metabolized by the same system. I found that out when I tried MM. I get very little, maybe nothing from...
Use the search box at the top right of the page. Just put in some keywords and hit enter....
There are a lot of posts on multiple chemical sensitivities and specific chemical sensitivities in the archives. A lot were posted in the allergy forum. If you post something there you might get a...
Biopsies are a pet peeve of mine. I had no biopsies before my first lumpectomy. The surgery was the biopsy. I'm a second timer, This time, 12 years after the first, an axillary node had a little...
Cathy, Ask your doctor. You are taking an extremely small dose, and your pain may be increasing. Only your doctor can advise you. The bad thing about tramadol is that it's very addicting, some say...
M&G: My phone automatically changed ICE into in Case of emergency. If I put in my husband's name or number my phone recognizes it as that as my ICE. In the large red envelope on the fridge there is a...
Sharon, There are a couple of hospitals where I have had surgery that are an hour away and have had dilaudid for me. I was just trying to use one that was closer for my driver since I was having...
This is the second hospital where I have had surgery that doesn't have dilaudid. The first, the second largest hospital in our large city, has a policy against giving more than .2 mg (yes, there's a...
Another hospital doesn't have dilaudid available! And that's the only pain med that works for me. Even dilaudid only helps in high doses. It's tough being opioid resistant! I went in for a breast...
I had bad reactions, because it gave me breathing problems, and it never worked for my nerve problems. I don't think it's worth anything. I was on a much higher level and had to stop cold turkey....
Sinus surgery was years ago. It didn't help right away, but after a year I noticed I was having fewer chronic type sinus infections. It's not a fun surgery - breaking bone isn't pleasant! I wouldn't...
Simple endoscopy shouldn't mess up the wrap. Just ask exactly what they plan to do. I was told I needed endoscopy for a problem years ago and asked, and the new young doc said he was going to stretch...
Been there - radiation; have that - hardness. It's sort of like cooking a piece of chicken in the microwave. It gets hard and stays that way. I'm on my second trip down lumpectomy lane after 12...
I had a lumpectomy and can't live with the result. I won't repeat the story, but it's on my previous post. I want the lift undone but I was told no surgeon would do it before radiation. I don't know...
I can't live with the koala face I have for a breast after my surgeon gave me a lift, without telling me anything. This was my second cancer, same breast, and I do praise my surgeon for offering me a...
Tuesday I had surgery for a second, new primary IDC ++-. Wednesday I woke up with Covid symptoms. Just got Covid test results today and it was positive. I had been thinking it was just a sinus...
A couple of weeks is just a start of recovery. It took me the best part of a year, although my surgery was 4 or so hours and my stomach was stuck partly in my chest, which was a horrible case. After...
You can find TENS units pretty cheap online, and they may help with muscle pain. But! getting up and moving is the best treatment. If you insist on going to a chiropractor review what they do first....
My pain doc makes his pain patients stop opioids before giving them a medical mj card. I stopped, and found my hydrocodone hadn't been doing anything anyway. I tried 2 kinds of mj but they didn't do...
What about tramadol?...
Any doctor can prescribe tramadol. My pain doc prescribes three month supply and a refill and schedules visits for 6 months if you're not taking an opioid. Best way to schedule a visit is before you...
When I did the Bravo I couldn't eat anything. Fortunately mine fell off early. If you're past the 2 days the thing was recording and still miserable, I would first call the doc who stuck it on, and...
Not a problem with skin, but you don't want to inhale it. I'd shake it outside while wearing a mask and then wash it and rinse twice....
Just maybe you could be one of the people who do not metabolize opioids much. They don't do much of anything for nerve pain anyway. I stopped taking them without even having any withdrawal. I had...
Yes, Becky, ENTs do often treat these issues. Look up in the archives - the search box at the top of the page. Lots of great information there. I agree that hernias often get missed on endoscopy. It...
All Baclofen did for me was put me to sleep. I couldn't work up to an effective dose. I never got any relief from my muscle spasms. Be careful with this because you have to work up on dose and work...
Check for additives and preservatives. I can't eat a lot of coconut products because they are sulfited. So much of our food and medicines are contaminated with unnecessary ingredients. I have a rule...
Elavil has been prescribed for GERD for years. You can find many posts in the archives (the search box at the top of the page). Whether it works may depend on the cause of the condition. You might...
You might consider a small hot tub. I have a very small triangular one that fits in less than a 5'x5' space. It's especially nice in cold weather even though it's warm inside. It has a cover to keep...
Are you able to burp at least a little? If not I wouldn't drink anything fizzy. If you still can't burp after 3.5 years your wrap may be too tight. Ask your doctor!...
Sorry to disagree, but I had bad reactions to Lyrica and gabapentin, and I had an awful time getting off them after being on them for months. They didn't do anything for any of my pains either. Just...
Sharon is absolutely right! Don't self-diagnose. Don't rush into surgery. Don't mess around with pseudo-medicine, the baloney that's online. Get yourself healthy before doing anything. #1 Stop...
A scope doesn't always diagnose a hiatal hernia, and especially doesn't find the degree of the hernia. I would ask for an upper GI. The barium you swallow for that test will show where the stomach is...
I'm so many years past Nissen, the best thing I ever did for my reflux. I occasionally get stomach problems, but the fundoplication is holding fine. I still can't vomit, even though I've had...