Hi Molly, the only issue I have in my stomach is severe bloating and minor discomfort. The other symptoms of the reflux are burning nose, mouth, eyes, sour taste in mouth, watery mouth, sore throat, belching to name just a few symptoms. To be honest, the symptoms are not bc as bad as earlier in the year.
The GI is renowned for being really good. He sprayed the back of my throat with the numbing gel prior to giving me sedation. I can’t lie, it was awful and I did panic. I was coughing and sat bolt upright. Felt as though I was suffocating. I couldn’t feel my throat and my chest felt and sounded full of water. It’s a horrible experience. The sedation knocked me out totally then I woke. I thought I had been awake through it and that it only took a few minutes. The truth was it took 15 minutes and I was out. If you have it, go for sedation and not the numbing spray - that’s my advice.
I need to get the new medication prescribed now then see if the hernia can be repaired and what the risks are. Thinking back, I recall lifting some heavy kit at work to help my driver out. Shortly after that my tummy swelled. It was also in an awful condition with the trial drug.
I must admit that I have piece of mind now but cannot live like this. I wasn’t content with what the drs had said and so glad that I pushed for the CT & endoscope which proved a different diagnosis. 9 months of hell worrying it was my pancreas, liver, kidneys, thyroid, heart and a Covid. It has really been hell, personally and professionally, so I can emphasise with what you are going through.
Strange as the CT never picked it up. It actually states no sign of hernia. To be told I had one was a surprise.
I hope you can get to the bottom of your issues and I will post the name of the recommended drug tomorrow. They are not PPI’s but H2RA. They are much stronger and work in a different way.
Take care