Well, I went to the doctor for the followup visit yesterday. Finally.
The good news? No cancer.
Now, let’s see…
- Weight is still fluctuating. This time it was down 10 pounds from the last time I saw them. Whatever. My thyroid is normal.
- Ulcers – 2, small, right next to each other. I tested negative for H. Pylori – so it’s a combo of stress, too much acid, and my headache pills. I’m not giving up my headache pills – I’m a chronic headache sufferer (hormones cause them, nothing I can do about it.) So I’m to stay on the drugs I was on. The ulcers will heal slower, but counter-act the effects of the headache stuff on my stomach.
- Cholesterol – High! This surprised me, as that’s new. Never been high before. No drugs – although I may try some supplementation along with diet.
- Hernia – I am about to get a stomach hernia. It’s just begun. There’s nothing they can do about it until it pops, for lack of a better phrase. And in fact, it may never do so. So, yay for ticking timebombs.
- Acid Reflux – since I’m still having acid reflux and heartburn (and no they are not necessarily one and the same) even through the other medication I’m on… And the way my stomach feels after eating, I’m on a new drug for motility. Basically to move the food better on through. So, I’ll be starting on that.
Another follow up in 3 months.
Have you tried taking Topamax? or some other med for chronic headaches? I was on it for some time- it did help with the headaches (and even my nerve pain), although I lost too much weight on it and decided to stop taking it.
I think dr’s couldn’t care less if somebody has a hernia, unless it’s affecting your breathing. My hernia isn’t “teeny”, but they didn’t say they thought it was worth doing anything about. Even though I feel like it (I think it’s the hernia?) presses up into my diaphragm. (The dude at the gastrointerologist’s office told me to just forget I had a hernia.. that most people never know they have one). But I do know of people who have needed surgery. Hopefully yours doesn’t get to that point.
Hope your meds kick in soon. Mine started to for a while, but now the antibiotics I’m on are killing me. LOL