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From: me on 5 Sep 2007 11:07
I'm having terrible problems with GERD lately.

I had a flare up back in May.... go scoped..... nothing
big found but I'm not sure how far down that scope goes
the esophagus.

Lately I having tenderness and pain in the "V" part of
my chest bones. If you push somewhat its very sore
there.. Actually feels like the bone is sore!!!

Can GERD cause such symptoms as well? I also having
the classic symptoms of sore throat, raspy voice, etc.

I've increased my bed elevation a few more inches but
too early to tell if that will help

I'm taking Prilosec in the evenings.

I'm going to call my gastro doc and get back in to see
him but sure it will be a few weeks before I can.

Advice? Opinions?

I'm 49..... fairly slim..... watch what I eat....all
the usual lifestyle changes!!
From: me on 5 Sep 2007 11:09
me(a)privacy.net wrote:

>I'm having terrible problems with GERD lately.
>
>I had a flare up back in May.... go scoped..... nothing
>big found but I'm not sure how far down that scope goes
>the esophagus.
>
>Lately I having tenderness and pain in the "V" part of
>my chest bones. If you push somewhat its very sore
>there.. Actually feels like the bone is sore!!!
>
>Can GERD cause such symptoms as well? I also having
>the classic symptoms of sore throat, raspy voice, etc.
>
>I've increased my bed elevation a few more inches but
>too early to tell if that will help
>
>I'm taking Prilosec in the evenings.
>
>I'm going to call my gastro doc and get back in to see
>him but sure it will be a few weeks before I can.
>
>Advice? Opinions?
>
>I'm 49..... fairly slim..... watch what I eat....all
>the usual lifestyle changes!!

Darn.... forgot to add the rest of my message before
sending!!

My question is whether or not daily use of lisinopril
and simvastatin can cause GERD?

Lisinopril controls my BP.... simvastatin is generic
Zocar. I take 10 mg lisinopril and 40mg simvastatin in
evenings abt 6pm.
From: shinypenny on 5 Sep 2007 16:33
On Sep 5, 11:07 am, m...(a)privacy.net wrote:
> I'm having terrible problems with GERD lately.
>
> I had a flare up back in May.... go scoped..... nothing
> big found but I'm not sure how far down that scope goes
> the esophagus.
>
> Lately I having tenderness and pain in the "V" part of
> my chest bones. If you push somewhat its very sore
> there.. Actually feels like the bone is sore!!!
>
> Can GERD cause such symptoms as well? I also having
> the classic symptoms of sore throat, raspy voice, etc.
>
> I've increased my bed elevation a few more inches but
> too early to tell if that will help
>
> I'm taking Prilosec in the evenings.
>
> I'm going to call my gastro doc and get back in to see
> him but sure it will be a few weeks before I can.
>
> Advice? Opinions?
>
> I'm 49..... fairly slim..... watch what I eat....all
> the usual lifestyle changes!!

I have had that same symptom. My doc ran some blood tests and it
appears I may have some form of arthritis too. So, if the chest-bone
pain comes back, he wants me to go see a rheumatologist next, I guess
because the chest pain could be chostochondritis. (I may have spelled
that wrong!). I'm no expert about any of this, but apparently it is
inflammation of the breastbone cartilage... which (if that is the dx)
would be unrelated to my GERD condition.

It is exactly as you describe: a tender, painful spot I can actually
press on it and feel it. It's not under the breastbone - it seems to
be the bone itself. From what I understand, a diagnosis for this is a
process of elimination. They've already run cardiac stress tests and
took a lung x-ray... and it seems to still be there even while on the
PPI's.

This particular symptom comes and goes for me, very often in
conjunction with the achy/hot joint flare-ups (hands, wrists, elbows,
hips), which seems to point strongly to an arthritic condition.

jen

From: me on 5 Sep 2007 17:30
shinypenny <shinypenny0001(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

>It is exactly as you describe: a tender, painful spot I can actually
>press on it and feel it. It's not under the breastbone - it seems to
>be the bone itself.

yes ....exactly!!!


But I do know that I'm also having GERD problems as
well

Are both problems related? Or just two separate things
in same area?

My whole entire digestive tract feels inflamed. I even
have what feels like proctitis or hemorrhoids.

Damn miserable.

I'm going to get to doc as fast as possible but I don't
have any health insurance at the moment except for a
temp policy that only covers me for a few months and
does not pay well. I'm in between jobs...laid off. So
money is an issue here!
From: me on 5 Sep 2007 17:31
shinypenny <shinypenny0001(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

>From what I understand, a diagnosis for this is a
>process of elimination. They've already run cardiac stress tests and
>took a lung x-ray... and it seems to still be there even while on the
>PPI's.

Same here

I had stress test and test for gall balder back in
May..... no problems there
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