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  • About Me

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    ScotJ

    Female, 52
    USA
    Member since September 8, 2008

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    • I can feel those muscles tightening!!

      Mood September 24, 2008 4:39pm

      Been walking an hour a day and exercising 45 mins a day 5 days from 7 for 34 days now and tonight I can feel my tummy muscles holding in instead of …

    • Getting through it a bit at a time

      Mood September 8, 2008 7:02pm

      Well, its hard going but its great to find this site and see that lots of other people are having the same, or in some cases a much harder journey …

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      From debbah May 7

      hi, haven't seen you on in months. i'm not on too much any more. hope all is well. do you have swine flu in your part of the world? we've only had 3 cases in my state. about an hour away in both directions. hope things are going really good for you. i'm doing good. had thumb surgery. recovering nicely. just need to get strength back now. don't know if i'll be able to get the other one done. hubby works at the timken company. they are laying off 3000 world wide. right now he has one week off a month. if he gets layed off we won't have insurance, so i wouldn't be able to have surgery. so it's in gods hands. doesn't pay to worry about it. have a wonderful day.

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      From debbah November 2, 2008

      Hi, Good to hear from you. Would love to see some of your paintings posted on your site.

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      From debbah October 18, 2008

      Hi, Hope all is going well for you. Have a wonderful day.

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      From debbah October 4, 2008

      What does that mean that you are redundant in 2 weeks?

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      From debbah October 4, 2008

      Hope you have a nice weekend.

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    Goal End Date is Dec 20, 08 341 days ago.
    Current Weight (Lbs)
    148
  • Support Groups

    • Close Menopause

      Nice to know I am not nuts and that I will survive all this! For the last six months I have had crumbling nails, chest pains, numb left arm and fingers (checked by doc and A&E and all ok thank god!), and my reflux has gone mad and means I have to take more medication which hurts my joints even more! But I think just knowing that we all suffer from it and that we all feel just as scared and silly and have just as hard time getting docs to take us seriously, helps enormously - sisterhood helps!

    • Close GERD & Heartburn

      I have had reflux since my late twenties and been on and off medications at various times. During the last 4 years I have been on constant medication and only been able to get off for about 6 months before it goes mad again and I suffer worse than ever after that. Recent visit to the doc and they said I might never get off the meds and be one of these people that can't carry any weight or it aggravates my eosophogus (currently too heavy at 5ft 3ins and 148lbs but working on it!)

      Treatments

      Antacids Working / Worked
      Managed to use these for about a year (5 years ago) before my acid reflux got really bad.
      Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Somewhat Helpful
      certain foods definitely aggravate - cheese, bread, tomats too much wine!
      Baking Soda Working / Worked
      Used to use when in my 20s/30s when I had no idea what reflux was and just thought I had very bad indigestion! Worked temporarily.
      Dietary Modification Working / Worked
      Eating oats more seems to help, also celery, and drinking lots of water.
      Ginger Working / Worked
      Helps a little but don't overdo it in case it aggravates my tum.
      Nexium Not Working
      On it for 2 weeks recently as an alternative to Lanzoprazole but didn't work at all.
      Pepto-Bismol Working / Worked
      Helps in an emergency as an 'add on' if I feel sick.
      Prevacid Working / Worked
      On 30g a day at the moment (2 x 15g) and hoping I can reduce the dose. Works but get joint pains and problems with slight piles and a bit of bleeding
      Prilosec Working / Worked
      Omeprazole was ok for 2 years then stopped working. Losec only worked for 6 months.
      Raising Bed Position Working / Worked
      Have to have it raised all the time now by about 4 inches - any higher and it makes the palpitations bad
      Tagamet Working / Worked
      Worked a long time ago when I was originally put on meds but doesn't now.
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