were you able to reschedule for your results? sorry this seems a bit overwhelming. I take it you are limiting your foods for suspecting gerd?
is that right or have I got it wrong. did not read thru the last 2 weeks.

bizi

Bizi,

It's probably GERD but not confirmed... ENT saw evidence of damage to the upper esophagus.

Gastroscopy is scheduled... for October.

Although I wasn't "prescribed" a diet, it would be stupid not to be careful...

I am addicted to coffee. I am having trouble with being careful overall. I don't do diets! ... it takes like severe, immediate conseequences to keep me on a diet.

THe ENT wasn't scheduled, but I have to make calls to figure out when he is there again and I have an inkling he won't be tomorrrow. The cat is clear but I have to show him all the same.

Sigh.

I am surprised that you don't have to make an appointment for that.
I think that is a long time to wait for your gastroscopy.
sorry that you have to wait that long.
bizi

Bizi,

Something else, becuase you'll see gabapentin mentioned.

A. I have reflux sx I did not go to the doctor for these, but after I was told, they made sense... throat clearing after food, episodes of unexplained chest pain.

B. I have other weird sx -- prickling on one side of the face affecting mouth, nose, cheek, and occasionally eye waters. I was referred to ENT for possible sinus problems which have been ruled out. ENT says the single eye watering sounds neurological.

The prickling is apparently nerve hypersensitivity. I am taking gabapentin for the prickling and it helps significantly (90%).

Yet tbd whether the prickling sx are somehow related to the reflux
....or if there's a separate nerve issue.

waves

Yeah, things are done in strange ways in this country.

this is good!
bizi

Waves,

You an estimation.

Mari

Coffee log for Friday 6/27........

A LOT.

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Gabapentin summary (for my reference):

1200 mg/day -- 300 mg Q6H -- seemd to help a lot, but brief trial.

900 mg/day ---- 300 mg Q8H -- little or no help.

1200 mg/day -- 300 mg Q6H -- seemed to help a lot, again.

1200 mg/day -- 400 mg Q8H -- test in progress as of 6/28

waves

I have been taking medication for the reflux now for 6 weeks. Unfortunately, I am still not seeing much difference, and seeing some other problems, so renewed effort on removing aggravants... i.e. especially coffee.

The nasal symptoms have mostly abated, but my mouth burns almost daily. Although I haven't had obvious voice problems when speaking, I've had difficulty with singing sometimes. I mean the other day I couldn't make pitch on quite an ordinary song -- more than half my range completely snuffed out, and I mean a sort of wheezy breath was coming out instead of notes. I'm afraid that will get worse and worse.

I guess this has given me some albeit reluctant motivation to make a renewed effor to reduce/remove the coffee, which I had successfully reduced to 3-4 cups a day. Not good enough.

So the past few days I've had only one cup of coffee in the evening when I miss it the most. I've been drinking a fair bit of tea, for now, but less than I might have thought, and trying to go easy. Today though, I was able to skip the coffee altogether and only had 3 cups of tea.

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I hope I can stick to this and eventually just do without my precious caffeine for a while. Gosh I feel like I'm in detox. I probably should skip beer altogether too; for now I've been having less of it, and less often.

In these few days, I really haven't seen any difference in the symptoms, but it's still a bit soon, I know.

waves

I am thinking of cutting out coffee...we will suffer together.
I hope your symptoms abide, subside I mean.
bizi