bummer

[cherry916]

So, since yesterday morning I had been having some pains behind my sternumn (the bottom of the esophagus basically). The pain woke me up and I originally thought it was anxiety because it felt like a knot in there. I took one of my anti-anxiety medications and it went away and only became a dull ache that I could manage. I hadn't been eating for the last few days (at least eating full meals) because I had no appeitie. When I tried to eat the burning intensified until it passed through that specific spot. This morning I waited to see if the pain was any worse and the pain woke me up again at around 5:45. I decided to call off work and make an appointment with my doctor about it because the pain was very intense.

I thought maybe it was heartburn or something, even though I have never had any issues with that before, so I took some tums and tried pepto bismal to no evail. I eventually fell back asleep and when I woke up I had the migraine from hell. So my boyfriend drove me to my appointment.

I had tests and bloodwork scheduled but basically my doctor told me he was 95% sure I had an ulcer. Possibly from the NSAIDs I take in conjuction with other meds to relieve my migraines. The pain has gotten worse since then. I have flare ups of burning and when I try to eat its of course worse because unfortunately its not in my stomach but in the esophagus.

So I wanted to ask anyone if they had any remedies they know of for ulcers. I've been presribed medication for it (but I won't recieve anything definite until I get the tests results back and he knows for sure). I have to work the rest of the week and school starts next week so any medical advice/remedies would be appreciated!

Comments

[billysgirl5.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry that you're dealing with ulcers. I've had ulcers up and down my throat before. With a scope, the doctor estimated that there was over 20. None of the medicine worked, but one liquid combo of pepto and 2 other medicines (you could see the 3 different layers of medicine when it settled--sorry, not sure what it's called). That helped with the smaller ones. The bigger ones, though, they had to be burned/cauterized with silver nitrate. Unfortunately, that hurt like hell, but I felt relief within an hour and after a couple days, they were all gone.

Some home remedies include: honey, yogurt (any probiotic), cranberry juice with no sugar added, green tea, garlic, cabbage juice, coconut oil, bananas, and no lie, cayenne pepper (to make a cup of peppered tea, mix 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper in 1 cup hot water. Drink a cup a day.) I'm sure there are more, but these were ones I've been told over the years. I know people who would swear over each one, too.

I wish you the best for a speedy recovery!

[kazluvsbooks.livejournal.com]

so sorry to hear this love //hugs