Gastro is not fun

If you’ve ever had heartburn and stomach problems, you know they’re not fun.   I’ve had this problem for at least a month, trying different medications, getting an endoscopy, and freaking out a bit because I am not feeling 100% (or even 50% most afternoons).     I just want to feel 100% again.   I don’t think it’s too much to ask.

Yesterday, I approached a pharmacist at work about the liquid stomach coating stuff I’ve had to drink (the expensive stuff, by the way).  I wanted to make sure I understood when to take it.    She is probably the 4th or 5th person so suggest I get screened for an H Pylori infection.

So, I phoned my doctor’s nurse and said, “This may sound like a weird request, but since people keep suggesting it, can you test me for it”?

Consideration is underway, but I think they’ll see it my way in the end.

Hoping (and even praying) for some relief at this point, although I am a bit better than I was a few weeks ago.    You learn to cope with what you have to cope with, I guess.

Thank God for my super supportive husband and daughter.   They’re doing such a loving job of encouraging me, as always.