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"Aug. 10, 2023 – Prolonged use of acid reflux medications called proton pump inhibitors could increase the risk of dementia, a new study shows." https://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/new...-dementia-risk
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Just letting him know what I read. Seems like everything has a risk or warning or a side effect these days. Do what you gotta do.
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Had heart failure a couple of years back. Had a progressive build up of fluid around the body and lungs. Was gaining 1.5 to 2 lbs a day. Thought I had a flu of some kind initially and the local GP office operating under COVID lockdown did take a week or so trying to determine issue. Ended up going to ED. Turns out my mitral valve had torn. Got stabilised on fluid reduction and had open heart surgery. Got one of the newer mechanical valves so hopefully last 20 - 30 years. It’s a bit noisy, I can be heard ticking away in a quiet room.
Had some complications shortly after with third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, heart reacted so ended up with a resetting heart rate of around 110- 120 bpm and heart inflammation ( myocarditis ) . Had an interesting month after, but a combo of gout meds and beta blockers started to sort it over next 6 months. Two years on I have a new normal. But have an excellent rehab gym that has got me moving and fitter than before this started. Very thankful to the surgeon and team , apparently the op was close to 6 hours. Get to hang out with a bunch of post heart surgery guys and girls. It’s quite amazing how hard we can push ourselves post surgery. |
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Became increasingly harder to swallow. And painful. Went to several doctors -- including a ENT specialist -- and got no where. Was so bad I was down to eating soup and drinking coffee and water. Lost 15lbs. Saw another ENT specialist and after a few minutes asking me questions he sprayed some anesthetic into a nostril and then scoped the nostril. He reported seeing blisters at the back of my nasal passage and down in my throat around the larynx and beyond. He said looked like pemphigus. Said the only way to be sure was to obtain a sample of tissue and send it to a lab. There the tissue sample is examined to look for signs the mucous membranes are separating. So he took a sample of tissue from the roof of my mouth. (No pain he numbed that area up real good.) Results came back in a day or two and it was pemphigus. Started me on a round of steroids (pills) and directed me to a dermatologist. Seems the mouth/throat/nasal passages at least in this case are the domain of a dermatologist. The steroids helped in the meantime. At the dermatologist I was prescribed Dexamethasone rinse/spit medicine. Twice a day at first but after some time once a day proved to be sufficient to keep the condition under control. Oh, years later, in Dec. 2020 in the ER for lower GI bleeding. Short version is diverticulitis was diagnosed. A colonoscopy didn't find this I was given some radioactive isotope (half life 6 days...) and while it took two times under the imaging machine the 2nd time blood was seen leaking into the large intestine. (Diet changes have proved to be -- so far -- adequate to keep diverticulosis/diverticulitis under control.) But while I was under for the colonoscopy the doctor did an upper GI endoscopy. Went all the way to the stomach and a bit beyond. Doctor reported seeing esophagus erosion due to acid reflux. I had been using OTC anti-acids for some time prior to this exam. I was given an IV of antibiotics for ulcers. And was prescribed Pantoprazole Sodium 40mg for the acid reflux. Have been taking this ever since and with some changes to my diet -- avoiding carbonated drinks (which I didn't drink all that often to begin with) and oranges, orange juice and other citrus fruits/juices, avoiding eating raw tomatoes, eating late in the evening -- no more acid reflux. Have not bought an OTC (or prescribed) anti-acid medicine since. |
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Oldgixxer Good luck! Hang in there.
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Well, got the second cataract surgery today and again went well. Everything went off on schedule. During prep, the anesthesiologist made mention that I might be a bit more aware of my surroundings during the procedure. He was right, again could see shadows of everything going on, hear all the sounds and voices and actually moved my lips enough to moisten them as they got rather dry. Did hear music playing in the background as they had a radio playing, no Pink Floyd but some Lynyrd Skynyrd was playing.
Vision has improved, actually sitting here this evening and can watch TV without glasses. Using readers for reading and banging away at the keyboard on my phone as I write this. Have worn glasses the last 40 years and need them for all aspects of seeing in my life. Looking forward to getting a eye exam and seeing how much my vision has changed. I'll report back once this portion of this procedure is finalized.
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