I have been really struggling with my tummy - tolerating all those meds I swallow is really hard. I have been on solox 60mg, zantac 600mg and maxolon 30mg daily, and still feel like throwing up on a regular basis (also prickly tummy pain). I have previously been on losec 80mg per day, so they have given me very high doses of meds to control this.
Well I had another appointment today - seems like my red blood counts are drifting downwards over the months, so they are wondering if I am bleeding somewhere. I have to have more tests to check, plus a gastroscopy, which they want me to have even if I am feeling better. I got switched onto another proton pump inhibitor - fingers crossed that will work, plus I have been hauled off a bunch of meds (calcium of all things, plus my plaq has been halved, I am already off my antidepressant that makes my tummy feel ick, plus something else I have to stop taking that I have forgotten - oops!)
I suspect prednisone is contributing, but I doubt that I can get off that (been on it continuously for over 15 years) and of course i have to take my AED's and my warfarin. But apart from that it can all go for all I care as I feel really concerned about my stomach. It really shouldn't be this painful given all the meds I am on to protect it plus I have been off effexor for a month. Usually if I stop taking effexor my tummy bounces back, this time it hasn't.
So now I am waiting referral to three more hospital clinics - physiotherapy for assessment for different type of walker, ENT to have my vocal folds looked at, plus now GI clinic - oops, I forgot about neurophysiology, I've waiting for a eeg. Oh, and tonight a big chunk of tooth broke off - a couple of years ago my dentist told me to start saving up for a cap for that tooth so I can't say it was totally unexpected.
thanks for listening
raglet
Well I had another appointment today - seems like my red blood counts are drifting downwards over the months, so they are wondering if I am bleeding somewhere. I have to have more tests to check, plus a gastroscopy, which they want me to have even if I am feeling better. I got switched onto another proton pump inhibitor - fingers crossed that will work, plus I have been hauled off a bunch of meds (calcium of all things, plus my plaq has been halved, I am already off my antidepressant that makes my tummy feel ick, plus something else I have to stop taking that I have forgotten - oops!)
I suspect prednisone is contributing, but I doubt that I can get off that (been on it continuously for over 15 years) and of course i have to take my AED's and my warfarin. But apart from that it can all go for all I care as I feel really concerned about my stomach. It really shouldn't be this painful given all the meds I am on to protect it plus I have been off effexor for a month. Usually if I stop taking effexor my tummy bounces back, this time it hasn't.
So now I am waiting referral to three more hospital clinics - physiotherapy for assessment for different type of walker, ENT to have my vocal folds looked at, plus now GI clinic - oops, I forgot about neurophysiology, I've waiting for a eeg. Oh, and tonight a big chunk of tooth broke off - a couple of years ago my dentist told me to start saving up for a cap for that tooth so I can't say it was totally unexpected.
thanks for listening
raglet