good for you trish, i am a firm beliver in firing
doctors who just absolutely screw up.

--- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thanks Beth,
>
>    I have talked to my doctor - and frankly I need a
> new doctor - she =
> tends to take my questions and symptoms - as whiny
> female stuff. Put me =
> on Zoloft for PMS and depression for what looks like
> beginning thyroid =
> or diabetes signs. So I just spent 18 months feeling
> like a zombie. It =
> took two cups of Hot Chocolate pracitcally putting
> me in comatose state =
> before I realized there was more wrong than -
> getting old female stuff. =
> So shortly I will be seeing other doctors - am
> trying to get a home =
> equity loan so I have the money. What's wrong with
> picture =
> .......................????????????
>
>  In the mean time, my reflux has gotten worse also.
>
>                                         Trisha
>
>
> > I threw the idea past my gastro after more benign
> treatments such as =
> those
> > reccommended by Carla stopped working.  My reflux
> has gotten worse as =
> I've
> > gotten older.  I'm low tone, no CP and I do advise
> talking with your =
> doc.
> > I've only had to take antibiotics since Feb. for a
> cat bite which is a
> > record for me lately.
> >=20
> > Beth T
> >=20
> > Subject: Re: ear infections
> >=20
> >=20
> > Hi Beth,
> >=20
> >    Wow, I had no idea about the reflux and ears
> being linked. I am =3D
> > taking Prevacid(?)  I used to have my ears itch so
> bad - I wanted to =
> rip =3D
> > them off. Amber of course has had the reflux thing
> since she was baby, =
> =3D
> > its gotten better but not gone away.
> >=20
> >                                          Trisha
> >=20
> >=20
> > > Double check with your doctor but, as an adult
> I've been sufferin =
> from =3D
> > ear
> > > infections until I talked with my
> gastroenterologist.  I asked him =
> if =3D
> > my ear
> > > infection might be caused by the gastro reflux
> (a very common =
> problem =3D
> > in
> > > cp-ers) and he upped me to higher level
> medication.  Mind you this =
> was =3D
> > after
> > > also going on allegra for allergies and I also
> use ear drops called =
> =3D
> > Fluocin
> > > to relieve intense itching in my ears that is
> not caused my ear =3D
> > infections.
> > > I also dry out my ears with q-tips in the
> morning after sleep as =
> fluid =3D
> > tends
> > > to accumulate.  I've been ear infection free for
> 9 months which is =
> =3D
> > record
> > > right now.  Just a thought, throw it by your
> doc.
> > >=3D20
> > > Beth t the OT


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