Yet another health update
Feb. 7th, 2012 11:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_andyWent to the doctor to talk about my heartburn again. It's really pretty mild while I'm on two omeprazole a day, but there's always a little bit of niggling pain. I was mainly looking for some direction that either this was ok (it doesn't interfere with my day, so if this was the best I could hope for I can totally suck it up and go on with my life), or that we should do more.
Between my food diary not offering any obvious triggers and my EKG from the ER trip last year showing a textbook pattern (meaning none of what I'm feeling is cardiac stuff) we're left with experimenting with the other varieties of OTC PPIs to see if one in particular works better than another (and to get some evidence of what I've tried in case we need to get an exception from my insurance to get coverage on something they don't want to cover). Then, if that doesn't turn up anything, checking out other prescription options. Doctor is reluctant to send me to a gastroenterologist given that I'm not in a lot of pain right now and I haven't really been experiencing this all that long.
We also talked about my increasing anxiety. I wasn't really looking for any treatment right now, more I wanted to start tracking it and making it something in my file to get talked about.
Oh, and she also wants me to exercise more, to help with both the reflux and anxiety. You and me both! Can you find me time in the day to do it?
Between my food diary not offering any obvious triggers and my EKG from the ER trip last year showing a textbook pattern (meaning none of what I'm feeling is cardiac stuff) we're left with experimenting with the other varieties of OTC PPIs to see if one in particular works better than another (and to get some evidence of what I've tried in case we need to get an exception from my insurance to get coverage on something they don't want to cover). Then, if that doesn't turn up anything, checking out other prescription options. Doctor is reluctant to send me to a gastroenterologist given that I'm not in a lot of pain right now and I haven't really been experiencing this all that long.
We also talked about my increasing anxiety. I wasn't really looking for any treatment right now, more I wanted to start tracking it and making it something in my file to get talked about.
Oh, and she also wants me to exercise more, to help with both the reflux and anxiety. You and me both! Can you find me time in the day to do it?
