no answers

I went to my neurologist yesterday..and I feel I have no answers, besides he is hard to understand.
All he stated was basically nothing significant on the MRI, the radiologist wasn't impressed with it. If I had a major stroke it would be light up more since I had a MRI with contrast. Consider taking a baby aspirin9 in which I was at one time but heart doctor stated I didn't need it) he stated because of my small vessel disease, have you had an echocardiogram...hmm you have had one...I told him about the weakness in legs when I excert myself he stated " have you told your doctor?" He also stated hmm should we up the Neurontin, ...he did the usual neuro tests and then stated we wouldn't up the Neurontin,...you are creative...keep ahold of that...see in you in 4-6 months....lets make it it 4 months...

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Well last week I had the failed bravo clip ph thing done and I thought that their would be a report from the doctor by now, So I called my doctor and left a message for the nurse about it. She called me back and stated that the doctor that did the procedure is behind on doing typing up the reports, so she look it up....all it said was I wasn't a candidate for the bravo clip to my having esophagitis..and a hernia....and then she said hmmm...let me see what my doctor wants to do....It wasn't but about five minutes later The nurse called me back and stated the my GI doctor is referring me to a surgeon....and then I can see my options....
From what I have read about the Nissan fundoplication surgery, I don't know if I want to get it done or not....cant burp, lots of gas, pain, people have had lots of trouble with it and it seems like they usually have too it over again...I guess I will wait and see what the surgeon has to tell me ....
I woke this morning hurting , legs were achy, upper abdomen hurt, chest hurt, this was after drinking my coffee, I think I might have drank it too fast.....

Well that's it for now

Bravo clip

Yesterday I went to get the Bravo clip put in. Basically they do an upper GI and then place the Bravo clip, which is placed in your esophagus to measure your ph, this is to see if you have acid reflux....
It can be either to my understanding for 24 hours or 48 hours...the only difference is to my understanding , the 24 hour one is placed while you are awake and the 48 hour one is placed while you are knocked out.

We had tried the 24 hour one first back in December ( manometer was done first, couldn't do it). So yesterday was the day the 48 hour one was scheduled. I had felt miserable  the last 3-4 days because had to be off my acid reflux med for a week before the procedure could be done. Anywho, I got there yesterday and had the iv placed along with some fluids and the nurse stated someone would be in to tell me about the lovely box I would be carrying around for 48 hours.....It seemed like eternity before the another nurse came in to tell me about the lovely little box/computer thing the I would have attached somewhat to my chest( actually to be hung around my neck). I got the education and the nurse said in passing that if the doctor gets in there and sees lots of redness then that means you have esophagitis, in which means you have acid reflux and the bravo wouldn't be placed.
The procedure was done and low and behold I didn't have to have the bravo placed, yes that means I had a lot of redness ( esophagitis) you have acid reflux.....I knew that...

My question is this " when I had almost the same procedure done back in December,(minus the potential bravo placement and a different doctor) why couldn't they just stated I had acid reflux then and not have to the same procedure again and put me thru trying to get the manometer in and then having another Upper GI done????


I still haven't seen my neurologist yet to find out what the changes are that the MRI showed...I am sore today around my upper abdomen some, but then again I woke my early this morning with the burning in my throat and of course puked. Thank goodness tomorrow I'm back on my acid reflux med

dont feel good.....

Friday morning ,we went to town and I got a rose bush( bare-rooted) and did a video on planting it in the flower garden of my garden( soon will be posted on my garden blog), then later on that day...I started feeling yucky .......also planted some garlic ( that is posted), I couldn't hardly walk up the hill from my garden spot I barely made it up the hill, not to mention the step of the back porch....
Needless to say, I took the migraine pill, nausea and Benadryl and knocked myself out.

I felt better Saturday, somewhat ,was able to weed some in the garden once it warmed outside a bit...
now its Sunday and I feel yucky again., I feel exhausted, At least I think that is what's going on...but then again I have been off my acid reflux med for about a week to prepare for the bravo clip placement next week..( I have been throwing up at least for a couple of nights).

some parts of my memory are not there...I remember some things and not others....I think if they would give me another pysh test I think I would be worse on it....

well that's it for now

Will post about how the bravo clip went and my thoughts