Ulcers

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With all the discussions on Ulcers...I have a question.

I am currently taking Prolesec 2 times a day and it has worked. Over the last

couple of months it has stopped working as well, I wake up with acid in my

throat and mouth from my stomach, and am having minor pain. What is my next

step....I know I need to go back to my doctor, but thought I would just throw

the question out there.

Karla Hook

Dr. Provost (Dallas)

4/7/00

> Hi ,

> Happy 2nd b-day! and now onto ulcers! ha

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> I have a large ulcer in my pouch, take nexium 2 x a day. I've battled this

> stupid thing for about the last 8-9 months, I think, maybe longer.

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> I have pain everytime I eat or drink, pain under my left breast bone and

> then also in the back, left shoulder.

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> I have found that certain foods do bother it more than others, kind of just

> like you had a regular tum and a regular ulcer within. I stay away from

> acid foods apples, peaches and such, yeasty breads which I don't really eat

> anyway. Spicy foods, tomato based anything. That's all I can think of for

> the moment, hope this helps!

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> Joanie

> Lap RNY 08/13/02

> 284/152

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> Ulcer & birthday

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> > For those of you who may not recall, I started the

> > thread about ulcers.

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> > Besides taking the Nexium, are there any foods or

> > anything that one should avoid? I know one dear soul

> > (I took that from Ceep!) on this list noted some foods

> > trigger pain for her. I believe (in my hazy state

> > following enough anthestia to perform a colonoscopy

> > and EGD) that my gastro said that food doesn't

> > necessarily affect the ulcer.

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[Guest guest]

Karla, the same thing happened to me with Prilosec, but only after a

month. Ask your doc for a scrip for Nexium. I've been on it for

about 5-6 months now, with no problems...it's worth a try.

in NJ

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> With all the discussions on Ulcers...I have a question.

>

> I am currently taking Prolesec 2 times a day and it has worked.

Over the last couple of months it has stopped working as well, I wake

up with acid in my throat and mouth from my stomach, and am having

minor pain. What is my next step....I know I need to go back to my

doctor, but thought I would just throw the question out there.

>

> Karla Hook

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[Guest guest]

Thanks ...I'll have to check with my doctor.

Karla Hook

> Karla, the same thing happened to me with Prilosec, but only after a

> month. Ask your doc for a scrip for Nexium. I've been on it for

> about 5-6 months now, with no problems...it's worth a try.

>

> in NJ

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This is a timely discussion for me. I just had my three year check

up with surgeon. I discussed the problem of (not really) heartburn-

not the same pain as presurgery but there just the same and hurts

just as bad, just different. If I try to back of the OTC meds it

comes back with a vengence. And I have to switch the kinds of OTC

stuff because it only works for a few weeks and then bam! pain back.

He wants me to try Nexium for 3 weeks then taper off to OTC Prevacid,

then nothing. If pain returns then scope. I don't wanna! Wah, wah,

wah!

Alice

The Loon

RNY 12/28/00

.....I don't know how long, but I'm afraid the pain will come back if

I go off it, ....

[Guest guest]

I don't know how long my doc will let me stay on Nexium, but I just

had to refill the scrip, so I called him, told him how well it was

working, so he gave me a scrip for another 3 months of refills. Of

course the pain-in-the-butt insurance companies will only let you

fill 1 month at a time. I like this stuff.

in NJ

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> He wants me to try Nexium for 3 weeks then taper off to OTC

Prevacid, then nothing. If pain returns then scope. I don't wanna!

Wah, wah, wah!

> Alice

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[Guest guest]

With all the dicussion on ulcers I decided I needed to do something

about my hurting tummy and what I'm pretty sure is an ulcer. I have

been taking Prilosec for about 2 years (This was prescribed orginally

because I had pain in my tummy and had GERD again) and it worked up

until about the last month or month in a half. I have been having

pain in my tummy...usually wakes me up at night. Also, have been

nauseous...the pain during the day is usually about 2 hours after

meals and does not occur every day it has come and gone over the last

month or so. From what I have read these are definitely signs of

ulcers. I think the ulcer was caused by NSAIDs which I took over the

summer for an injury to my back.

So, I called my surgeon who then called in prescriptions for

Amoxicillian, Biaxin and Prevacid which will hopefully help until my

appt. I see him on Feb 13th. Two of these are antibiotics for

bacterial type ulcer (which I don't think I need for my particular

ulcer but will take just in case)...the other is similar to the

Prilosec that I was already taking. My questions is...what happens

if these don't work? Is there a possibility that I will have to have

surgery to repair?

Just want to know what I have to look forward to.

Thanks!

Karla Hook

Dr. Provost (Dallas, TX)

4/7/00

[Guest guest]

Hi Karla,

I came close to having surgery from my nasty lil ulcers. My surgeon and

my gastro doc wanted to schedule the surgery, but I begged for one more

month. I had to call my gastro every couple of days to report how I was

feeling. I took time off from work, took every med just like I was supposed

to and I didn't take my vits (I'm not recommending that any one else follow

this part) I couldn't eat much, but upped my protein shakes and made

attempts to get my cals up, without getting my carbs up. I felt somewhat

better, got a reprieve from my docs and just before Christmas had a scope

and the ulcers are still there, but do not take up 3/4 of my pouch and they

are healing. So, I just make every effort to keep up with the meds and take

better care of it.

I have heard of folks that have had surgery to repair the ulcer everyone

that I have heard from has done well. I just have a fear of being back in

surgery and don't want to be there.

Best of luck to you, you'll be in my thoughts!

Joanie

Ulcers

> With all the dicussion on ulcers I decided I needed to do something

> about my hurting tummy and what I'm pretty sure is an ulcer. I have

> been taking Prilosec for about 2 years (This was prescribed orginally

> because I had pain in my tummy and had GERD again) and it worked up

> until about the last month or month in a half. I have been having

> pain in my tummy...usually wakes me up at night. Also, have been

> nauseous...the pain during the day is usually about 2 hours after

> meals and does not occur every day it has come and gone over the last

> month or so. From what I have read these are definitely signs of

> ulcers. I think the ulcer was caused by NSAIDs which I took over the

> summer for an injury to my back.

>

> So, I called my surgeon who then called in prescriptions for

> Amoxicillian, Biaxin and Prevacid which will hopefully help until my

> appt. I see him on Feb 13th. Two of these are antibiotics for

> bacterial type ulcer (which I don't think I need for my particular

> ulcer but will take just in case)...the other is similar to the

> Prilosec that I was already taking. My questions is...what happens

> if these don't work? Is there a possibility that I will have to have

> surgery to repair?

>

> Just want to know what I have to look forward to.

>

> Thanks!

>

> Karla Hook

> Dr. Provost (Dallas, TX)

> 4/7/00

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