28th December 2007
My symptoms started a year ago with an ongoing chest pain. Today I still have chest pains (every day), feel pretty weak at times, and have joint pain (espceially knees) which increases with chest pain worsening. At times, pain is so bad that I can't function normally - can't perform at work, can't play with kids, almost can't do anything.
Pain in chest area is almost always there and I could not see any correlation with food. Pain warries - from mild discomfort to squeezing, almost unbereable, pain that comes and stays for hours. Did manometry which showed low pressure of LES spicnhter and I think data from PH test was screwed somehow, so no clear results. Pain is almost always associated with joint weakness, especially knees. in general at times feel pretty weak ... don't know why.
Did varios cardio exams to eliminate heart problems and everything in that area turned alright. Endoscopy revealed mild esophageal inflammation and small hiatal hearnia. Prevacid/Nexium/Protonix provided no releif at all. I also did chest CT a year ago scan which showed a nodule which scared me to death and this is when my anxiety was high and I could not sleep. This is when DR put me on 0.5mg Clonazepam twice a day and Trazodone before sleep. I am still on these two medication.
Routine abdomenal sonogram showed gallstones and HIDA scan showed underfunctioning gallbladder. Recommendation made by multiple DRs that I remove gallbladder which I did 6 months ago which I did. It did not help.
GI drs can't give me a clear diagnosis which is amazing. Gastro thinks that my symptoms (visited few known gastros in DC area) could not come from small hernia/low LES spinchter, but could be related to [COLOR="Red"]"visceral sensitivity". I was even recommended to see psychatrist - will try it out, but can't beleive that this could be caused by my mind. I know there could be brain-gut connection, but I don't feel at all that my mind is causing all this pain unless I can do it without knowing it.
Hope all of us feel mych better in the upcoming year.
Feel helpless sometime with my health problems. Anyone going through similar experience? Thanks. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
Pain in chest area is almost always there and I could not see any correlation with food. Pain warries - from mild discomfort to squeezing, almost unbereable, pain that comes and stays for hours. Did manometry which showed low pressure of LES spicnhter and I think data from PH test was screwed somehow, so no clear results. Pain is almost always associated with joint weakness, especially knees. in general at times feel pretty weak ... don't know why.
Did varios cardio exams to eliminate heart problems and everything in that area turned alright. Endoscopy revealed mild esophageal inflammation and small hiatal hearnia. Prevacid/Nexium/Protonix provided no releif at all. I also did chest CT a year ago scan which showed a nodule which scared me to death and this is when my anxiety was high and I could not sleep. This is when DR put me on 0.5mg Clonazepam twice a day and Trazodone before sleep. I am still on these two medication.
Routine abdomenal sonogram showed gallstones and HIDA scan showed underfunctioning gallbladder. Recommendation made by multiple DRs that I remove gallbladder which I did 6 months ago which I did. It did not help.
GI drs can't give me a clear diagnosis which is amazing. Gastro thinks that my symptoms (visited few known gastros in DC area) could not come from small hernia/low LES spinchter, but could be related to [COLOR="Red"]"visceral sensitivity". I was even recommended to see psychatrist - will try it out, but can't beleive that this could be caused by my mind. I know there could be brain-gut connection, but I don't feel at all that my mind is causing all this pain unless I can do it without knowing it.
Hope all of us feel mych better in the upcoming year.
Feel helpless sometime with my health problems. Anyone going through similar experience? Thanks. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.