Not doing well today.

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Not doing well today.
Tue, 10-17-2006 - 1:34pm
This morning woke up to another severe stomach episode, this time there felt like squeezing in my stoach area and I could barely breath, plus everytime I tried to walk I was hunched over like a old woman. This started all of a sudden, not sure what could cause this, but I see my doctor in MA on thursday, and will tell him what happened. I ended up taking my belladonna, which this time did nothing for me, I took my nexium, and finally carafate which worked like a charm. Still feeling the tightness in stomach area but no pain, wondering if carafte just coated the area,, but didn't help kill the pain?? I have reason to believe it may have been my hernia, because I read when hernias get strangulated, the person can't breath and sometimes hernias cause bloating, my stomach was sticking out during the pain episode, it looked like I was 3 months pregnant, couldn't for the life of me suck it in. Also, during the pain episodes, i ended having pain shoot up through my back area, new one for me, and up to the neck area, when I felt the area my whole back was wicked tight, then it stopped, and didn't act up again. This whole episode lasted 4 hours. I just want to get the surgery and be on my way, I've had this for 3 years and I am sick of it already.