I had an ulcer and h-pylori. It is no joke, I have really had a rough time. They can diagnose it with a blood test. Good luck! Wendy

ITS so hard... I know i had odd unusual stomach pains when my pouch was empty and for me the scope showed i had an ulcer. PERHAPS you should be scoped just to be sure all is okay??? good luck keep us posted. ( i was scheduled for the scope for throwing up coffee grind color )

My whole family has recently had the flu... And my stomach has been killing me.. but i have noticed it hurts in a different way than before. Maybe it is am old fashioned stomach ache you are having but because of the new structure of our pouch it feels higher than normal? That is what i kind of decided about my stomach aces with the flew. That it normally hurt lower because the stomach was larger. But yes i didn't think we could get heart burn anymore either.. not enough acid at the top portion of the stomach. I thought the same thing.

I wish more people would consider foster care as well. It can be very trying and tough on the heart when they go home. But I know we have made a difference in the lives of the children we have cared for. And in the end we adopted 5 beautiful children from the program. Not only is adopting from foster care cheaper, but you get to have children that would have a hard time being placed other wise. I know the older kids are harder to place with people. But they need love and care as much as the littel ones. I am not so worried about the babies for adoption... i know there are lists and lists of people waiting to adopt a baby. I am more concerned about the ones already in the system that are just waiting for someone to depend on.

Thanks Paula~ this was an amazing accomplishment for me. Now that we're starting to try to have kids, doing any more half marathons will have to wait. Hopefully we'll have as much with our expansion of our family as you have! Hugs, Kerri