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(Message started by: clavers on Jul 16^th, 2003, 7:51am)

Title: ulcers
Post by clavers on Jul 16^th, 2003, 7:51am

Has anyone out there suffered duodenal ulcers. I understand that they might be associated with CH in some unknown way. I have recently been diagnosed with one.

Title: Re: ulcers
Post by Big_Dan on Jul 16^th, 2003, 8:01am

... sure haven't. But Depakote sure messed my stomach up....

-Big Dan

Title: Re: ulcers
Post by BobG on Jul 16^th, 2003, 8:23am

In all the years that CH.com has been on the web I think this is the first time ulcers have ever been mentioned.

Like Big_Dan hinted........might be the meds.

Title: Re: ulcers
Post by forgetfulnot on Jul 16^th, 2003, 8:27am

Sure have clavers, I think mine was from eating to many nuprin. Back when no one knew what the fuck this deal was. Had to try something!

Lee

Title: Re: ulcers
Post by Bob P on Jul 16^th, 2003, 9:07am

Yep. And I can say it was definitley associated with CH.

Because of the CH, I was eating 18 asprin a day and it gave me a duodenal ulcer!

Title: Re: ulcers
Post by RevDeFord on Jul 16^th, 2003, 10:06am

I was hospitalized for a peptic ulcer that perphorated(sp?) back in 1991. Was in the hospital for month and a half. They also found I had 3 duodenal ulcers at that time.

Title: Re: ulcers
Post by Mark C on Jul 16^th, 2003, 11:29am

Ulcers here too. One Prilosec (http://www.astrazeneca-us.com/pi/Prilosec.pdf) daily makes me normal. Was awful sick until proton pump inhibitors came along. Miracle drugs... I wish they would come up with something for CH that works as well.

I too remember reading something relating CH and ulcers, I am looking for the info now and I will post it when found.

PFDAN's
Mark

Title: Re: ulcers
Post by fubar on Jul 16^th, 2003, 11:37am

Let's talk about how f-ing stupid doctors are for a sec...

Last year I was admitted to the local ER with incredible pain in my upper stomach. I mean, this was like getting kicked in the balls.... So they do some tests, and a sonigram. The doctor tells me I have gall stones... yippie. Says I can be admitted for surgery right away.

I said no thanks. It wasn't that I didn't believe her, but it seemed a bit quick to decide to go under the knife.

So I go to my real doctor the next day. He says it looks like (from the reports) gall stones, schedules a surgery and I get admitted to Los Gatos hospital. I am just about to go in for surgery when the surgeon comes in and decides I don't have gall stones and he wants to do a biopsy on my esophogus... yippie. After that procedure, which was a circus because they f-ed up the anethsesia, they tell me I have an eroded esophogus and they put me on Protonix.

Protonix is MAGIC. Cures any stomach ailment, I'm convinced. That stuff is worth every inflated overcharged price they charge for it.

And yes, it was CH related... too much meds.

-Fu

Title: Re: ulcers
Post by catlind on Jul 16^th, 2003, 1:01pm

Hmmm wonder if my supposed gallbladder problems aren't actually an ulcer...

Need to check that one out further

Cat

Title: Re: ulcers
Post by Charlie on Jul 16^th, 2003, 8:56pm

Had my gallbladder out in1983, 8 years before the CH disappeared and 3 years after quitting smoking. I have no idea what this means.

Damn tummy killed me at the time. Been fine ever since.

Charlie

Title: Re: ulcers
Post by forgetfulnot on Jul 16^th, 2003, 11:09pm

Fubar Protonix is MAGIC is correct

Lee