Well, Im glad to say it looks like my medical leave is coming to an end and Ill be returning to work on Tuesday. Its been a rough go with the gut issues, but we found a combination of meds that has brought me improvement. Its going to take time for healing. It seems a rather odd manifestation of excess acid that has caused my duodenum to rebel. My symptoms were more like low acid, especially since it was painful to eat meat. There was no visible acid damage seen in scoping in 2011 and 2012, but the U of M gastro doc said that doesnt mean acid isnt to blame. Two prior gastro docs discouraged antacids based on symptoms, but my doctor decided we would go with the antacid treatment to see if it helps. Everything feels like sandpaper in my stomach, but that is slowly improving each day. One of the meds Im taking is Prevacid OTC. After the 2nd day, I managed to eat meat without the usual pain. It seems odd, but as my doctor explained, sometimes the acid can affect things so bad, the gut seizes up and doesnt want to work right. Swelling has started to slowly go down. The only place I didnt have abdominal pain most of the time was if I was laying down in certain positions. If I needed to do anything, I had to take Tylenol and even then I was up for very little time, and cranky as all get out, until I could lay down again. I managed to get to the gym yesterday and walk for 20 minutes, then do some training on my legs. For the first time, I did not have to use pain med to go. Keep me in your prayers that things keep improving. I appreciate my employers disability plan, but really love my job and want to earn my paycheck. It will be a rough go for a while, but it feels good to be making some progress.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 02:33:49 +0000
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