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[buddscreekman]

Someone on here mentioned a hiatal hernia. Just got off the phone with my wife and she tells me in fact long before we even met she had a ct done for another reason and they did incidentally find a hiatal hernia,but said it was small and no big deal. Then I get to thinking,first time this pain happened,she was lying on the couch talking on the phone. Had her feet up on the arm of the couch. She started to cough and then upon sitting up the pain took off. So.....I'm reaching here.....could the position of her body,coupled with the coughing,force the hernia through the opening? Still waiting to hear back from the doctor but that kind of adds up to me.

[buddscreekman]

Originally Posted by SoMDGirl42

bill is in the mail.

Send it to me. I'll do what I do with all the ones that say "American Radiology" and "LabCorp". Toss em. (I mean pay them promptly)

[Roman]

Nitroglycerin tablets come in 0.4 mg per tab, but amazingly it IS used for some G.I. problems, because it is a smooth Muscle Relaxer. Commonly used for Barrets Esophagus I think. She should by-pass all the Doctors, and just go to the G.I Doc, because that's where the problem probably lies. She'll probably need a referal to one.

[buddscreekman]

Originally Posted by Roman

Nitroglycerin tablets come in 0.4 mg per tab, but amazingly it IS used for some G.I. problems, because it is a smooth Muscle Relaxer. Commonly used for Barrets Esophagus I think. She should by-pass all the Doctors, and just go to the G.I Doc, because that's where the problem probably lies. She'll probably need a referal to one.

Our insurance doesn't require a referral but with the way gi docs around here are booked up it would be a faster answer to get an order for the upper gi,and get that done so we have at least an answer as to what it is or isn't and can go from there. Hoping the doc sees it that way too and will just write the order.

[Retrodeb54]

Originally Posted by buddscreekman

Someone on here mentioned a hiatal hernia. Just got off the phone with my wife and she tells me in fact long before we even met she had a ct done for another reason and they did incidentally find a hiatal hernia,but said it was small and no big deal. Then I get to thinking,first time this pain happened,she was lying on the couch talking on the phone. Had her feet up on the arm of the couch. She started to cough and then upon sitting up the pain took off. So.....I'm reaching here.....could the position of her body,coupled with the coughing,force the hernia through the opening? Still waiting to hear back from the doctor but that kind of adds up to me.

Originally Posted by buddscreekman

Googled it...most everything I read said they are for the most part not symptomatic.

I checked further this morning on Google.

Here is more info. How to Identify Symptoms of a Strangulated Hiatal Hernia | eHow.com

Good luck, whatever it is I do hope she is diagnosed pronto and feels well soon.

[buddscreekman]

Well,still no answers. Went to the dr.,called them again to say it was still bad,wife had another attack last night. They said to go to Walmart or Target,get some Pepcid and give it two weeks to work. BS. Taking her up to see a gastro in Annapolis - have an appointment for next week,and waiting for a call back to see if we will do some tests before then.Up until now we've always liked our doctors but now I'm not so sure. I feel like they've really dropped the ball here. There is a real shortage of good doctors in this area - or should I say we have good doctors,but they rely too much on NP's and PA's.

[Roman]

Originally Posted by buddscreekman

Well,still no answers. Went to the dr.,called them again to say it was still bad,wife had another attack last night. They said to go to Walmart or Target,get some Pepcid and give it two weeks to work. BS. Taking her up to see a gastro in Annapolis - have an appointment for next week,and waiting for a call back to see if we will do some tests before then.Up until now we've always liked our doctors but now I'm not so sure. I feel like they've really dropped the ball here. There is a real shortage of good doctors in this area - or should I say we have good doctors,but they rely too much on NP's and PA's.

In the mean time, go get some of that Pepcid (Omeprazole) just like they asked you to do. Hopefully, this will help a little bit. I wish your Wife well. Thanks for keeping us posted.

[buddscreekman]

What a difference a new doctor makes - doc from Annapolis called in a stat order for a chest xray which we've done and also ordered an upper gi,which we had to schedule. All without even seeing her yet.

[Roman]

Originally Posted by buddscreekman

What a difference a new doctor makes - doc from Annapolis called in a stat order for a chest xray which we've done and also ordered an upper gi,which we had to schedule. All without even seeing her yet.

That's good to hear. Most Doctor's want to see you first, then send you for tests. This way, maybe some answers will be there for you on your first visit.

[buddscreekman]

Originally Posted by Roman

That's good to hear. Most Doctor's want to see you first, then send you for tests. This way, maybe some answers will be there for you on your first visit.

The guy called us promptly after hearing her symptoms,and offered the testing so that once we got there we could have an immediate course of action,and also so that we could knock it all out with only one trip up the road. This doctor is really the best in my book. It's Dr. Thomas Cattano,with Anne Arundel Gastro.