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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is defined as chronic symptoms or mucosal damage produced by the abnormal reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus. This is commonly due...

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Thursday November 26, 2009

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  • Something is wrong.

    Thursday, May 1, 2008 | A Call For Help story

    OK this is the third time in a few weeks that I have gotten sick to my stomach. I don't think it's the flu. I went out one night, ate mexican seafood and drank a wine that I have never heard of. I need to stop drinking, I know, but it was a fun night and I was really stressed. I hardly have fun anymore so I thought I deserved some fun. Now I have been sick for days. My doctor is...

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  • Rainy and Sad

    Saturday, May 3, 2008

    Hey All
    Well its been awhile since I wrote. Wednesday was a so so day I took a shower and went to the Sleep Study wed night. It went ok but my mask is making sore on my face. Wednesday at the sleep study I didn't sleep the best so Thursday I slept and made up for it. Thursday night I got a headache and still have one. Can't get rid of it. Friday was full of headache and homework. Had to ma...

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    18 Comments

  • Hot

    Monday, June 2, 2008

    Hey All
    Well today I call mortgage company and got everything straighten out. I wasn't a month behind it was late fees. Geez give me a break. I can pay late fees but don't tell me I'm late on a pyament. Stupid idiot. Whoops double negative. damn idiot. whoops cuss oh well sorry. I got a loan papers started with them maybe just maybe they will give us another loan to get money to finish...

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    17 Comments

  • Unsent Letter

    Sunday, January 25, 2009

    Dear Dad
    I love you Dad but I don't love the fact that you drink and it didn't help our family. It affected me and I decided that my family would not be affected by drinking so I guess that is one reason we don't come around as much as you want us to. I taught my kids that drinking can ruin a family and can affect you for a long time and so far my kids are into other things and not int...

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    16 Comments

  • Journal Entry for December 30, 2008

    Tuesday, December 30, 2008 | A Painful story

     HELLO, YA ALL
    THIS IS AN UPDATE AS TO MY HEALTH. MY CHRISTMAS WAS OK I SPENT MOST OF THE DAY IN RECLINER WITH MY FEET UP BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN IN SO MUCH PAIN. I HAVE FIGURED IT OUT. BETWEEN THE COLDNESS AND THE HAS MY FIMBROMYALGIA AND MS CAUSING ME TROUBLE. BOTH MY PRIMARY DOCTOR AND MY NUERO  ARE TRING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS BEST OF ME. LIKE HAS SAID BEFORE THE OXYCODONE IS EASING THE P...

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    16 Comments

  • hate my stupid heart

    Thursday, July 31, 2008 | A Venting story

    i wish i never had that open heart surgery...and the one after to remove the fluid around my heart.....now i have this horrible pain in my incision-which is quite long btw. one doc called it  " neuropathy" i was on extra strength percocets....now lyrica and vicodin. started cardiac rehab. i am by far the youngest!!!!! i dunno how i feel about rehab it's exercise and the surgery...

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    16 Comments

  • PT,DS FRIENDS,HOT, TIRED,CUTE,SWIMMING,ACCIDENTS,LOVE

    Thursday, June 26, 2008 | An Anxious story

    Hey All
    Well its Thursday and my friend Daun is gone and Dustin the teenage boy is still here. I have alot to tell so I starte at the beginning. Monday morning the phone rings. Daun is at Weigels and ready to come to my house. The phone rings and Daun is on the wrong road so I talk her to the right  roads and all the way to the house. It was nice meeting her and we had a good time. Mom call a...

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    16 Comments

  • Sunny

    Friday, May 30, 2008 | A Frustrating story

    Hey All
    Well I got my homework after staying up til 1am on Thursday morning but I got it all done without a nap. I was sleepy but didn't take a nap I took more caffeinne.Thursday I played on the computer and got ready for physical therapy and group. I got half way there and my steering got tough. So I went to PT and afterward my physical therapist directed me to a car part shop so I went there...

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    15 Comments

  • Bad News?

    Thursday, April 3, 2008

    Hey All
    Well I thought everything was going good. But my brakes are bad on my van so I can't drive it.Anthony has to work and Joey is sick. So Ralph took me to the sleep study with his truck and pick me up in Joey's truck. I went to the sleep study and got jell in my hair and hook on wires all night it wasn't to bad. I got to watch tv and chill but had to get up at 515am. Ughhhhhhh Ral...

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    15 Comments

  • Journal Entry for August 4, 2008

    Monday, August 4, 2008 | A Venting story

    had rehab today-man that treadmill kicked my ass toward the the end. i'm glad i have that lady to talk to there...moron yelled at me-of course he was drinking-cuz i didn't have the ringer on the phone and i'd called my doc and left a message for her. i didn't see the message,but he did...man it is SO over as far as i'm concerned....when i went for MAJOR surgery-ie-my 2 valves ...

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