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Well I've been having some trouble with gastrointestinal reflux over the past couple of weeks. I keep waking up in the middle of the night with severe upper abdominal pain that I have to really nail with strong pain killers before I can go back to sleep. I've been going to sleep sitting up, cross-legged, with my head bent forward on four pillows hugging a heat pack.
I had an appointment with a specialist last Friday but for one reason or another I cancelled it. I was feeling better and, having worked in gastro for so many years, didn't want to be guilty of being one of those people who has a little knowledge and therefore reads too much into everything.
Well, Monday night, the last night of my leave, I woke again at 3am with really intense pain. It was radiating through to my back and I couldn't sit or lie down. I was pacing around the house, breathing heavily, with my heat pack, and really strong pain killers didn't touch it. Finally after nearly an hour and a half Max took me to emergency.
I was there for six hours and ended up having four shots of morphine before I could settle down. It was so awful. So I'm seeing a specialist next week. I've had a gastroscopy for a bit of reflux in the past but it's never been this bad, ever. It was really scary and poor Max was almost catatonic with exhaustion by the time we got home in the morning.
Does anyone here have any problems with reflux? I mean really bad, really painful reflux? I must admit that I never knew how painful this could be. I know I need to take medication regularly and modify my diet and eating habits more, but does anyone else have any tips?
Thanks guys, sorry for the long post but I'm feeling a bit rotten
I had an appointment with a specialist last Friday but for one reason or another I cancelled it. I was feeling better and, having worked in gastro for so many years, didn't want to be guilty of being one of those people who has a little knowledge and therefore reads too much into everything.
Well, Monday night, the last night of my leave, I woke again at 3am with really intense pain. It was radiating through to my back and I couldn't sit or lie down. I was pacing around the house, breathing heavily, with my heat pack, and really strong pain killers didn't touch it. Finally after nearly an hour and a half Max took me to emergency.
I was there for six hours and ended up having four shots of morphine before I could settle down. It was so awful. So I'm seeing a specialist next week. I've had a gastroscopy for a bit of reflux in the past but it's never been this bad, ever. It was really scary and poor Max was almost catatonic with exhaustion by the time we got home in the morning.
Does anyone here have any problems with reflux? I mean really bad, really painful reflux? I must admit that I never knew how painful this could be. I know I need to take medication regularly and modify my diet and eating habits more, but does anyone else have any tips?
Thanks guys, sorry for the long post but I'm feeling a bit rotten