Me too, and have had various dx; acid reflux/GERD and infection in "the wall of my heart".

Karen, I would try nexium the next time that happens, just to rule that out (if nothing else). GERD is actually quite common with MS.

Cherie

It's weird because both my brother and I have problems with it...my dad did also, he would have to go and have his esophagus stretched and repaired. Wonder if it's heriditery (sp.)?

jmiller - I have had the banding in my left leg as well as around the waist. I wouldn't say you are out of the norm as there is nothing normal about MS. It is so individualized. Glad you like the thread.

Flare Bro - Doing pretty good. For the 1st time in 2 weeks now I got a good nap in. That's a good sign as the pain is easing up.

Lady - Thank you for all of your input on what you have experienced and learned.

Suzy - DD17 has GERD and had similar symptoms. Poor girl. Tell me, what 17 year old wants to go on a bland diet without French fries and other greasy foods AND chocolate. She was not happy with that. LOL. She was in a lot of pain though and like you went all pale on me.

I also have gerd. Several years ago (pre ms) I was dianosed with 3 ulcers. Took prilosec for several years. Since having steriod treatment last spring, I am on nexium.

Barb, 3 ulcers! You poor thing. I am glad they are healed and things are under better control. DD17 found that Prevacid worked the best for her and her GERD.

This thread as turned another leaf....I have had acid reflux problems in the past too....hmmmmmm.

yes the thread has turned again and I was reading some of your latest post KM my wife has described her acid flux a lot like you explained your pain, I dont get acid reflux, so can not totally understand how it feels,

I know she says its also a burn sensation some times too I just wonder if any of this is caused by meds? I know I was curious about if it was the steroids and or my other meds combined and or again as I was learning the MS hug making me feel nausea, so needless to same I am still confused big surprise huh

Some minds think alike - I was just writing about taking omeprazole for acid reflux twice daily when your post popped up - solved most of the acid reflux problem - never liked waking up at night trying to breath and having stomach fluid (nice way of putting it I think) in my lungs and up my nose - although it still happens on occasion - feels like you're dying - I did do steroids three times and I know now that they can be hard on your esophagus and stomach -

I did have a whatever you call it with a camera down my throat and they found a had a small moveable hiatal hernia which might explain some of my feelings of pressure but no scaring from the prednisone or fosamax - am also having some nausea and I think it might have something to do with my eyes - oh great - so at appt end of April I'll have some new questions -

Won't it be nice to have an answer to one of our questions someday -

Well, here's another turn. I was going to post this in my urodynamics thread but based on what we all have talked about I felt it was more appropriate here.

Today was my kidney ultrasound. I got a tech that I know from working at the hospital as well as her doing an pelvic ultrasound a few years ago. Well, we got to talking and she asked why I was having this done. I told her MS. She said she was wondering because most of her neurogenic bowel and bladder patients are in wheelchairs, using walkers, or need assistance.

Well, I started explain to her some of the issues I was having and that these were baseline tests. Then she started telling me that she has some sort of autoimmune disease and takes 3 different anti inflammatory. She went to the dr for her yearly physicial and was explaining to him that her urine smells funny. So they did a urine test and she had a UTI. She was surprised as she didn't feel anything at all. Her dr said, logically, that because of all the pain meds she wouldn't have felt anything and wouldn't have run a fever.

Why am I telling you this? Well, we have talked about infections and exacerbations that can start because of an infection. UTI's are common in MSers that have a neurogenic bladder. The pain meds can mask that. Be aware of your daily habits and should something change call the dr so that you can be tested and treated and not end up having an increase in symptoms.

I care about my NT family.