Re: OT- Severe Heartburn

Susan, that's what happened to me. I had the attacks right after my first
child was born and for 4 months. Stones did get stuck and I had to have
emergency surgery and was in hospital for 3 wks. I had gotten down to 79
pounds before the surgery. That was horrible pain...those attacks. The
spasms mimic the attacks somewhat except you do not have much of the pain in
the right back as the attacks were. They used to give me a shot of Demerol
and send me home (the ER). Anyhow, I learned to live with that pain and
that was 39 years ago and I still occasionally get those spasms. When I do,
the doc usually puts me on Carafate or something like that for a month or so
and then I am okay. I had the open surgery and back then it was done
differently than today. I was in a hospital that did not have a bathroom in
the room AND I had about 4 tubes coming out of me and had to hook them all
to a pole when going down the hall to bathroom. Everyone that peaked in my
room felt so sorry for the tiny little girl who they thought was terminal.
I still have the huge scar across the waistline. I had turned yellow from
the attacks. Never have been the same, but you adjust to that.

I cannot eat fast food either. I too am in the toilet after I do with
cramping and beads of sweat. I definitely do not go near fast food.

And like I said, this is 39 years later!

"Susan Mitchell" <medlawtrans@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:SLKdndiHVaSnQBrfRVn-hA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> When I had my gallbladder attacks I thought I was dying. I lost a lot of
> weight and wanted to wait to have it out until I finished losing weight
> (typical chubby attitude). Then advised that if stone got stuck I would
> need full open surgery not lap so went ahead and had the lap. Still have
> diarrhea problems sometimes worse than before. Now I think they are
> related
> to my three slowly bleeding ulcers. Protonix helps, but hate being on
> that
> so long. There is almost nothing I can eat that doesn't bother me. I am
> Ms. Bland of the year. No fried, no chocolate, no greasy, no spicy, no
> high
> fat. If I eat McDonald's it's just easier to throw it in the toilet and
> save me time since if I eat it I'll be there for the next four hours!!!!
> No
> one believes I can have a weight problem when everything I eat leaves me
> so
> dang quick. I always say it stays in me long enough for me to strip it of
> the calories, but no nutrition and then leaves. There is no logic or
> pattern either. Sometimes things bother me and others not. I definitely
> avoid all fast foods.
>
> --
> Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
> (to reply send to medlawtrans@xxxxxxxxxxx)
> "VickieHerndonCMT" <vickieboinkherndon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:gISdneI8KPcxUxrfRVn-iQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I have had these off and on since I had my gallbladder out when I was 21.
>> Not a good feeling. They do say it mimics a heart attack.
>>
>> You do have to watch what you eat. Sometimes, you are not bothered by
>> the
>> food that will cause them and other times, voila--there they are! I
>> guess
>> the safest way to live is not eat the food, but sometimes you just can't
>> help it.
>>
>>
>> "Eliyahu Rooff" <lrooff1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:D%Phe.2067$cP2.1455@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> > An interesting aspect of esophageal spasm that I learned the hard way
>> > is
>> > that not only does it mimic angina, it also responds positively to
>> > sublingual nitroglycerine...
>> >
>> > Eliyahu
>> >
>> > "LizzieB." <blahblah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:3epgqcF3gkn0U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> Phyllis wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> It helped me to identify the food culprits (in my case tomatoes,
> onions,
>> >>> and garlic) and avoid them.
>> >>
>> >> Oh, my. Tomatoes and tomato products give me esophageal spasms so bad
>> >> that before I figured it out, I hied myself to the doctor and asked to
> be
>> >> strapped to the EKG.
>> >>
>> >> Onions and garlic in limited quantities are okay, but tomatoes and
> tomato
>> >> products? I have to avoid 'em like the plague.
>> >
>> >
>>
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