Interesting to know that it is early days. Without wishing to be gloomy, I read somewhere that the second year can also be very difficult. (18 months after my Dad died I was better, but I had my Mum still.)
Last year, I had refux problems and was given omeprazole for two months. I was due to be referred for a endoscopy, just after Mum passed away. (I had one a few years back, so was not racing to have another!) I didn’t go back to GP. I’m not taking the medication any more and its seems to have settled down for now. I think mine was a stomach ulcer, as I had stomach pain.
Sorry, I’m rabbiting on!
I’ve been on omeprazole for 10 years. No one has ever investigated it. Just stuck me on it. I can’t go without them now as I get terrible heartburn.
Interesting, I thought the stopping of internal investigations was due to reduced budgets. Two weeks after stopping I was still getting quite severe reflux, but it has settled now.
I wouldn’t surprise me if it came back again. I’ve had to vastly reduce eating tomatoes and curry. Both can trigger an issue with me.
I wonder if I should have just preserved with it. Now stuck on another medication I can’t get off. As apprantley you get rebound acid.
Hi All
Try taking ascorbic acid (just vitamin C) 500 mg a day for a month. It should get rid of the acid problems. Reduce the acid drug as you go bit by bit.
I have had enough of not having my dad. He has missed too many things and I want to have lunch with him so we can talk about politics and TV shows. He always tries to get me to read a new non-fiction book every year after he finishes them, then he casually leaves them in my house knowing full well that I wont read it, because I dont have to! He will tell me all the highlights. I want my 2020 book!
Ell
Jooles
I’m taking naproxen for the pain and inflammation which can be really hard on the stomach so im now taking omeprazole to protect it
I am in constant pain and on restricted duties at work which is what I’m more worried about. The doctor is arranging an ultrasound to see what I’ve done.
If it’s a tear that needs operating I will be very reluctant after mum dying after her op last year x
So many things they are missing out on ell x
Oh I can believe its early days
I can believe I will feel like this for a couple of years x
Did they say how long you’d have to wait for a scan?
You poor thing Cheryl. Hope it gets sorted.
Ell thanks for the tip
I miss my mum so much. I miss her texts. I miss her voice. Her laugh. Meeting up for lunch. Hearing her voice at the door “hello kiddies”
Daffy
They said appointment times were quite good at the moment. Around a week…we will see!
That sounds quick. I hope you do get a fast answer.
Thanks daffy
Will let you know. X
Hi everyone, how are we all doing lately? Well this last week has been vile. Can’t wait for a day when I feel slightly better again. Have cried every single day and numerous intervals. Would be nice to have a bit easier day tomorrow but we’ll see. Keep your chins up x
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I hope tomorrow is a little easier on you Sam. It’s such a roller coaster. I had a brief respite a little while ago. But seemed to have gone downhill again. It’s rubbish isn’t it.
I had a bad yesterday and kept on reliving mums last hours questioning everything we did. In the end I rang the lovely Macmillan nurses who reassured me I did the right thing by mum. They were so lovely. I’ve also found the people at cruse who run a helpline are brilliant too.
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It sure is hard work. I wish we had realised before how good we had things compared to this now x
I agree sam
I took my mum for granted never dreaming she would be gone. I thought I had 15 or 20 years left
Same with my dad. I just wish I had known so could have done everything with him that he wanted to do x
A big yes to this.
I wish I’d realised a lot of things. Life feels very empty without her. Nobody is coming close to the role she filled. It’s the shared conversations that I miss. We understood each other. She was very good listener. We just understood, where each other was coming from. There is nobody who can fill that role.
My partner is too absorbed in himself to listen and a close friend I can only say so much. I’ve lost more than I ever imagined.