Lady Vee and Gloria,

I find this all very interesting as well.

I have or have had bad gastritis, do have GERD and IBS. The Gastro put me on the newer PPI, Zegerid which worked beautifully! HOWEVER...it caused, I THINK, worse pain around the ribcage. I say that because it has sodium bicarbonate it it and I felt very bloated but just in the tummy. I am just not sure what is going on other than as I said...the PM thinks T spine facet arthritis. But darn it, the GI issues cause hearburn, pain, etc., as well. It is just difficult sometimes to attempt to separate out the issues. Oh, and I am to have another upper endoscopy on May 8th. The last one was done in 2005. I know at that time I also had a stricture. So, who knows what might be going on in there.

Lady Vee,

What does the Gastro doc have you taking, if anything?

Gloria,

I think I will be asking my PM for an MRI at my next visit too. UNLESS he just wants to do facet injections first. Just not sure.