Gotta have an EGD

Hi All Sorry I haven't posted in a minute. Life has just been a little crazier then usual , what with the kids being out of school and everything. Anyway, starting Friday, I started having a strange pressure in my pouch. First I thought it was constipation, so I took Ex-lax on Friday night and finally "went" on Sunday, but it didn't relieve the pressure. Then, on Monday and Tuesday, I got to the point where three to four bites of food made me feel so full it was like I had tried to eat a whole 16oz steak in my little pouch. It was so uncomfortable, it was ridiculous. I called the doctor on Wednesday and they told me to take gas-x all day to see if that helped. It didn't. Then Wednesday night, I had literally two bites of dinner and felt like I would explode (unfortunately, I have never been able to bring food back up). The scary part is I ate at 8 p.m. I laid down and woke up at 4 a.m. and the pressure hadn't gotten any better. At 10 a.m. it still was the same. Went to the doctor's office and they did a Barium leak test (that same NASTY test that we do the day after surgery ). The liquid went through fine, which I expected since liquids aren't giving me a problem. The office really tried to send me home at that point, but I kept insisting that something was WRONG. They finally let me speak with Dr. Duncan who immediately scheduled and EGD for tomorrow morning. I am a little worried, but mostly relieved that hopefully I will find out why I am all of a sudden feeling so weird after a year of everything being PERFECT! Anyway, I will keep you guys posted. Talk to you soon! Valarie

HEY VAL I'm so sorry you aren't feeling well. I hope everything turns out ok and I'll keep you in my prayers. talk to you soon Bridgette

Oh poor Valerie Hopefully it won't be to bad. I had an EGD on June 30th for my nausea I have had for 7 months and the Dr. (grybowski) said I have reflux. I didn't go through Duncan myself because when I started having this problem, they did gallbladder test, said they were fine, then brushed me off, so I went to my PCP *****fered me out. If it hadn't been for them I'd never know what my problem was. You'll be in my prayers, and let us know what the outcome is. Melissa 124.5/153/150

Hey Girl, I am sorry you are feeling Badly. I hope you find the source of the pain. My wife is going through the same thing right now and Is scheduled for CT tomorrow and some other scan next week. She is miserable. Hope things work out for you both. George

I had the exact same scenario happen to me and had the barium swallow as well and now I am scheduled for an EGD on the 10th. The doctor told me I have a large hiatal hernia and I have a narrowing of the stoma at the intestines due to ulceration. (whatever that means) so hopefully I will get this sorted out soon. I went on liquids until the pain subsided and have been very picky about what I eat these days so I dont feel like I have a boot in my chest. Good luck to you and please update on your situation!! Hugs, Kathy 5/24/2005 283/178/170

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Valarie, I hope everything goes well. Keep us informed on how you are doing. Brenda P.