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From: banks
Date: 12/17/00
Time: 19:23:33
hi, This stuff is awful! Back in oct. i got a real bad chest cold and was takin meds mostly on an empty stomach my doctor then put me on Zithromax and a couple hours after i took it i got diarrea the worst ive ever had and 2 days later the chest and stomach and back pain started At first i thought i pulled something in my back but the pain just kept getting worse so i ask my doctor for an upper gi and a gallbladder test .....they found a stone and said i needed surgery so i just quit eating anything but jello for 2 and a half weeks dropped 22 lbs thinking if i didn't eat untill after surgery i would'nt get the pain,was wrong still got them but was convinced it was gallbladder attacks so had the surgery and 2 days later .....BAM thought i had another heart attack but also found out i had gerd.Never had these problems only occasional heartburn which 1 spoon of maalox killed it untill i took the z-pack and 2 months later still have pain 1-3 hours after supper i do sometimes get 1 in the morning but hardly ever in the day but i do have a job that i walk all day to I hate it,it feels like a heart attack.I can tell its gonna happen cause my stomach will tighten and start hurting then it will go behind my breast bone and if bad enough make my arms ache my husband would rub my back and within no time i start belchin and the pain is gone that quick so strange but dr. told me it wasn't a heart attack cause heart attacks don't stop just cause you burp lol.i get a bad one at least twice a week and small ones every evening found out if i walk and stretch the spasm will ease cause i will burp more.Always more nervous at night cause its the same ole routine eat then within hours pain. I propped my bed which keeps me from gettin it at night and also no pop coffee and eat very low fat but still get it also took prilosec for a couple of weeks and switched to prevacid also take 3 librax pills thats suppose to relax the spasms.Does help some i'm not as bad as i was but gets very annoying to know those spasms r just waiting to pounce on me every evening about to drive me nuts but at least its not all day like it was. S o strange my aunt got it 3 yrs.and was in agony in stomach and breast bone for about a month,took prilosec for about 2 weeks and it never came back and she eats whatever she wants and takes no meds but always keeps them by her side just in case also brother-law had it and went away after 3 months and he ate alot of spice plus was a drinker.I think i could deal with it better if the stomach and chest pain would go away.Dr is waiting to see if i keep improving before i see a gastro dr.im already in debt from gallbladder surgery.Afriend of mine has it and her gastro dr told her when the pain in the chest and stomach comes on to stretch and that would help to calm the muscle down so i have been doin it and it does help.Told my doctor i feel like ive had 50 heart attacks in 2 months but i do know that once i start burping i'm fine again scares the hellout of me when there bad but most are not.Dr. also told me i could take gas x so my husband got me extra-strenth and about 20min after i took it WOWWWWWit hurt so bad in my stomach and chest i cried all i kept burping was peppermint and when i looked at the box the gel cap was full of peppermint oil and thats a no no.No more gas x for me!The one strange thing is a week after my surgery (gallbladder)my surgeon told me to take 4 zantac a day cause i got heart burn even on milk after a couple of days was pain free.......thought i was in heaven not knowing much about this stuff though on thanks giving i ate a small salad with a few onions and the next day all the pain came back.since then i also learned no onions.Also was told the spasms could slow or stop once the muscle is healed and dr told me that could take some time.Also notice if im extra nervous my stomach burns more and i get more pain sometimes though with this awful pain its hard to be calm.Was wondering is this stuff hereitary?My sister has alot of trouble with her stomach after eating real greasy stuff plus also drinks 6-10 pops a day she complains of pain in the upper part of her stomach and back,she says if her back and stomach could only growl she would feel better and has kept her awake at night before but the ding bat still eats and drinks all the pop also gets bad heartburn and bloating i told her it sounds like acid reflux. What do u think? She just blows me off and says oh well.I told her sometime its gonna get bad enough to go into her chest and then she'll really straighten up.I've lost 28 lbs. is there anything i can eat to put a few back on this part also worries me.My dr says surgery for the last thing because of complications from them and at this point i do agree.SO strange i know people who has had it for awile and pooof no more trouble.My son had it when he was about 12 bad enough his food would fly back out across the room and a year later it was gone and never has had a problem since(now 23) well thanks for reading my long message any input or answers to questions would be great Thanks