Feeling OK

I have been OK since the weekend. VBS at night will keep me busy and active. Am I reflux free? Not exactly. I have had a sour taste in the mouth to mild acid tongue...but no heartburn or puke in the throat and I am not hoarse. I don't like being on a double does of Erythromycin...but it may be working. I am taking a two Culturelles per day to help out with that.
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Feeling ok today

So today no reflux...out of the blue and the trouble swallowing is gone too. I think I ate an egg sandwich that was too hot and it temporarily hurt my esophagus. At any rate, I am better today....so far. I am debating going on Reglan or somehow getting Doperidone (via Canada). I have call in with the doc to see if they will right me a Rx for the latter.
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Long time no blog

It's been a couple weeks or so because they had me switch to Zegerid over two weeks ago which helped a tiny bit...but not until I had over a week or more of lots of acid. On Monday I succumbed to a virus that Abbi and they boys all had...fever/chills, achey and some stomach cramping and then gone in 24-48 hours. The more one sleeps the sooner it is over. Once I got better from this the acid has been back in full force and I have trouble eating even small amounts of food. I have called Horse M.D. and have an appt to see him a week from today. I am going to ask to see another specialist for a 2nd opinion.
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New Med - Old Med?

Because Axid stop working for me the doc now has me on Zegerid...which is a powder form of Prilosec with sodium bicarbonate added (so the drug survives the stomach acid). I mix it with two tablespoons of water and take it like shot of tequila. This is day 3...no change so far. Supposedly my body should absorb this better than pills.
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The Past Week

In the last week I started having all sorts of GI Problems...abdominal cramping, diarrhea , and slowly a return to more reflux and heartburn. Today the heartburn and reflux back and today is one of the worse days I have had....3 out of 10.
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Yesterday - 6 out of 10

The good news is my reflux was limited to a little acid-tongue. The bad news is I had diarrhea for the first half of the day. Mirilax sometimes works fine, sometimes doesn't work at all...yesterday it obviously worked too well. So far, today has been better on all fronts...and rears :)
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Yesterday - 8 out of 10

I had a really good day. Only a tiny bit of acid, once in a while and I didn't feel bad after any meals. We had a great day at Upwards Flag Football and the Award Ceremony at night was tolerable. They actually kept it to an hour! So far today, ok...tonight is the AWANA Award Ceremony. The boys did really well in AWANA Club this year and should be getting the recognition for it.
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Yesterday - 7 out of 10

Overall I had a great day yesterday. Most of the day was an 8. I didn't have acid at all...until after dinner...I was mostly ok by bedtime and I slept well. I weighed at Publix...197. I am hoping for a good weekend. It's a busy one!
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Yesterday - 6 out of 10

Woke up feeling better than Wednesday. Had acid-tongue all day, but no bad heartburn or reflux in throat. I am thinking it may be the new hard-pressed apple juice I was drinking. It is now out of my diet. Slept in late today (forgot to turn on the alarm, and I took bacfolen last night). So far today I feel ok.
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Yesterday 4 out of 10

My streak of good days in a row I had is over :( Starting after breakfast and continuing into today...heartburn, reflux, ickiness...bleah!
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Tuesday - 7 out of 10

Most of the day was acid free...but it took me forever to fall asleep again. Today I don't feel as good (acid tongue), lack of sleep is catching up with me.
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Monday - 8 out of 10

A great day...a little acid before dinner but otherwise I felt much better. I had falling asleep though.
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Friday, Saturday and Sunday - 8 of 10

I had a relatively good weekend. I know that I have felt a lot worse and I know that there has been the occasional weekend that has been better. The good thing is I have had far less acid reflux. The problems that I did experience were some constipation and gas. I did have some phlegm that may be reflux related but it was not a lot and was less annoying than acid-tongue.

The one big difference that I did get a refill of my liquid EES (for motility). It always seems that when I first get the Rx refilled that the EES works better. Then it seems that when I get to the second bottle it doesn't work so well. I asked Publix if I could just get two weeks at a time and they said OK. So far so good. This weekend I felt like I have had a decent amount of stomach emptying and Monday AM I had relief to my gas and constipation.
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Yesterday - 8 out of 10

I had a really good day yesterday. Almost no reflux until around 9 PM last night and even that wasn't too bad.
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200 pounds again!

I have lost around 58 lbs. and weigh 200. Which I have not weighed in...7 years...10 years. I can't remember. That is the silver lining in all this. If only I hadn't run over that Old Gypsy lady and then lied about it :)
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Yesterday - 7 out of 10

I felt great most of the day...drank enough fluids and had my ginger candy and licorice on hand....then starting around 9 PM last night I got some bad acid reflux. I didn't sleep too well...but have been ok this AM. If not for the nighttime issue, I would have given they day an 8.
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Yesterday - 6 out of 7

Today started of good...great actually. After lunch I have seen an increase in acid reflux. I actually had a little heartburn too. No change in diet. All I can think is...

#1 It's been about 5 days since I switched meds and I always feel good for 4-5 after changing meds.
#2 I forgot to bring my licorice and ginger candy to eat after meals or when I have acid tongue.
#3 Other than the apple juice I had with my Mirilax this AM, I didn't have any other liquid...usually I slowly sip on water or apple juice. Maybe temporarily having no liquid was bad for me?

The good news is, after my afternoon meds (EES and Axid) and a small peach smoothie (yogurt, skim milk, canned peaches and honey). I felt much better last night. If not for the after-lunch reflux I would rate the day an 8.
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Yesterday - 7 out of 10

Again a better day. I had a little acid tongue at night but overall it was a good day.
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Yesterday (6) and Today (7)

Yesterday...felt a little better than Friday. Busy with Upward football with the boys and chores. Reflux was less. I bought some ginger candies and licorice from Wards (on Friday) and they seem to help when my tongue is acidy. I seemed to have a bit of acid at night and woke up this AM with an acid tongue. The good thing is I felt better after breakfast and lunch and not too bad after dinner. Hoping for a better week. .
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Yesterday - 5 out of 10

I felt *much* better yesterday. Of course this is usually the case after switching meds so I am cautiously hopeful.
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