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Hello, 

I am a new member to the group. I do not have a definitive diagnosis yet but am

having my first endoscopy on Friday and my monometry next week. I live in San

, CA. I suppose I am lucky in that my PCP referred me to a GI who identified

my symptoms during my first conversation with him. Based on the wealth of

information in this group and some other things I've read, my symptoms are very

similar. I finally went to the doctor because I have been losing weight pretty

rapidly. The first 10 pounds were great, but now it is a bit alarming. Looking

backwards, I have been having symptoms for a couple years, but they we're

intermittent and hard to describe or predict so I just lived with it. The past

couple months I have been regurgitating lots of solid foods and even water. The

foamy, mucous filled spit up is a common one too. Then in the past month it has

been happening at night and waking me up. I don't get chest pains all the time,

but if I do, it is while eating. Regurgitating is a bit of a relief. While I

realize I should be patient and let the diagnosis be confirmed by the tests

before thinking through all the possible options, some days I am so hungry and

frustrated that I want to start understanding the path to a solution. I am a 44

yr old mom to two young boys ( 5 & 7). My husband has been great through all of

this so far. 

Mostly I want to express my gratitude for all the information that the members

have posted. It is by far the most useful stuff I have found on this bizarre

condition. And such relief to hear the stories of others with similar symptoms. 

I am interested in exploring some alternative options before diving into surgery

and will likely send out s separate email on those questions. 

Cipresse