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You sound like you need to vent every so often. And go ahead and

write to this group, hopefully it helps.

You are taking a bunch of meds! You mentioned you are anemic, and you

are taking omeprazole, which is to reduce the acid in your stomach.

You are correct in assuming that you Endoscopy was done to detemine if

you have bleeding ulcers or bleeding something. Did the doctor not

tell you what they found??? I had the scope thing from both ends,

two times now. Both times the doctor found something that was

bleeding and he was able to fix the problem.

The last time I had this done was a year ago and he wants to do it

again. And they are checking my stool for blood every 3 months. He

must have done a pretty good job last time, because I am not feeling

as tired as I used to feel. At one point they gave me an intensive

iron dose through my arteries because I lost so much iron due to the

bleeding.

They tried to make me take iron pills, but it does not absorb well if

you are taking something to reduce the acid in your stomach. And I am

taking such meds.

Keep talking to your doctors and make them explain. Sometimes, I am

sure the doctors think I am crazy, I ask so many questions, often the

same ones over and over again, because I still do not understand.

Oh! Asking " why me " has not helped me, so I gave it up. I have

decided it is like asking why was I born poor??? If you can answer

that you know the answer to " why you have all these problems " . If you

believe in some faith, the explanation is that higher power wants it

this way. But that is not satisfying either.

Good luck. Clara from OR

>

> , I am currently on amitriptyline for sleep and chronic pain,

> zetia for cholestrol, actos and glimepiride for diabetes 2,lexapro

> for the depression & anxiety,urso forte for pbc/aih and omeprazole

> for my stomach. But on monday i was in hospital for the scope down

> throat to check the stomach and such. Most times i can't eat, i am

> sick and nauseous 24 hours a day. And i am careful as to what i do

> eat.

> I am always tired, i also am anemic at this time, and no one will

> tell me what i need to do about that, Other than (NO IRON>>!!!) just

> nothing i guess but i am assuming that is why i just had the scope.

> I am either completely exhausted or very tired and can't calm down

> enough to sleep, or constantly waking up every couple hours. I have

> so much to do and can't get much done it seems, it is hard for me to

> shut down.

> Oh gosh , maybe i have gone to far....should i have actually said

> all that? And the question is yes, why me? As someone just

> said..... WHY NOT ME???? These are all my learning experience to

> go through. I am not supposed to question why? I am to accept it, do

> what i can, go to next step, one foot in front of the other. And

> that is what i will try to do. I think i am glad to find this forum.

> Sorry for the venting though, that is unlike me, but i guess it has

> been bothering me all week. I will gladly converse with anyone that

> may want to, maybe you won't want to after this note...lol... well

> godnite all. i got to get off here. B