poeticprincess79

Well I got each of my kids tattooed over each boob, a rose with a trible in the middle of my back and Tigger with his hand dipped in poo on my * * * making a yck face oh and an infinity symbol with a purple heart on my left iner wrist. My husband is sleeved so as far as that goes I dig them. As for yours... I was an army wife for 5 of my husbands 12 years in (I got there late lol) and I adore that tat. Much love, much respect and an awesome design!! Rock on with it and screw what some split tail thinks.... it's your body remember that.

someone reccomended 2oz of aloe vera gel a day to assist with ulcers. Not the first time I have heard of this. Anyone else? Is it normal for the CT scan to not show anything up and then the EGD does?

Thank you both so much for the responses. Sometimes just the reassurance is all I need. They have blood tested me for H Pilory (one of the first things they did) and believe it is an NSAID induced ulcer which is very likely since I was an Army wife for 5 years and always on motrin for something or another. I will keep ya posted on the scopes. Just needed to know people have been through this and that it ends. Much love for this Paula

Ok, back in June I went on vacation out of state. I had to end it 2 days early and come home because I got what was said to be a stomach flu. I got better for a few days and then slammed again and had three relapses like that thereafter. I have lost 30lbs since June 9th. Thus far I have had a barrium swallow/contrast CT scan, a doppler to rule out my gal bladder and have run through reglan, protonix, zantac, nexium, librax, phenagan, zofran, and now stay on carafate and librax and nexium. I got better, my DR took me off the carafate/librax combo after about a month and then I got an infection. I had to take an anti-infective medication and that tore my stomach up and to top it off I got a bonnafied stomach flu (what luck no stomach flu in 2 years and then two in a summer right?) They are sceduleing me for an EGD (scope down my throat into my tummy thing) and until then I wait. They believe it's GERD and an acid burn of the stomach. I guess my issue is this... it keeps coming back. I don't think they kept me on the carafate long enough to heal the ulcer. Nothing showed up on the doppler or CT but they say an internal acid burn of the stomach wouldn't. I have so much pain, the nausea sucks and the depression from the librax isn't fun either but the other ones like it caused me to have panic attacks (wouldn't you panic if you had been sick for 3 months?) Anyone else been through this? Going through this? A little light at the end of the tunnel or even a bit of advice, pep talk etc would do me wonders about now. My spirits are down. I am only 27 and a mother of two I don't have the time to be sick like this but my body says differently. It took the DR's 2 months just to find meds that helped me. I am now on ativan for the panic that lingers after being sick so long. Just tell me you have been there, it gets better, I won't keep getting sick. Something. I am starting to feel hopeless.