Those of you who know me, know that I can't swallow pills. Anything larger than a birth control pill will get stuck. When I had my stomach surgery, my stoma was made that narrow. So I have to make sure any kind of medication can be crushed or find a chewable or liquid alternative. I went to the GI doc for some issues I have been having. I need to be scoped, but I need to be on Prilosec for 30 days before they want to do the procedure. That's cool. After much computer crunching, the doc found a liquid. Sweet. I need to get rid of the acid that keeps coming up my throat.
In 2005 I had a bowel obstruction that landed me in the ER in Tennessee. Worst pain of my life. Anyway, I had all sorts of scans, X-rays, etc. What they didn't tell me was that I had a hernia and small staple line disruption. Nice. So now in 2008, I actually read the entire report. OMG. I was kind of irritated. I could have had them repaired before I gained most of my weight back. I guess I should have asked for the report after everything had been compiled. So from now on, I'm asking to read over everything. The docs never said a word about the hernia or staple line disruption and they even said I only needed to follow up with my PCM if I continued to have problems.
So here I am with my liquid Prilosec. I have my syringe and measure out 10ML. I open wide and shoot it in the back of my throat. I spit every last bit out. I've tasted some bad stuff in my life, but nothing prepared me for this taste. It was like a capsule that you have opened up and stuck all the contents on your tongue and let it sit there for 5 minutes while each little molecule melted on your tongue. So I had to try something else.
My latest concoction is measuring out 10ML. I had a splash of milk and a few drops of DaVinci sugar free chocolate syrup. I swirl it around and bring it up to my lips. I again, shoot it in the back of my throat. I swallow. There is still a hint of the bitterness, but nothing like before.
Hollie, I had to wipe my mouth out with a washcloth. Aren't you supposed to do that every day? Sorry to the rest of you. It's an inside joke between my sis and me.
So I'll report in 30 days how the treatment has worked. I hope it does. Heartburn is the worst!
2 comments:
That is terrible! I absolutely do not feel your pain, but I know Tyler does. He was on Prilosec just like you for about 2.5 months and we had to force that down the back of his throat too. I heard it has a metallic taste. Yes, you should always wash you mouth with a washcloth. Inside and out.
Tyler took Prilosec? Poor baby. That must have been why we bonded to fast :-) It has a metallic and very salty taste to me. I mean like taking a spoonful of salt. Wretched!
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