This is what my esophagus feels like somedays.
I write to you today from the depths of my bed. I'm experiencing some type of stomach bug. The kids realized I really was sick when I got off the couch in my pajamas, put on my slippers and coat, and got in the car:
"You're driving us in your jammies?"
"Yes, I'm sick sweetie"
"Oh."
This whole stomach gig started with what I would refer to as absurd heartburn. I'm hoping with this post, I'll be enlightened and that someone can help me. Mind you, "Stop your bitching" won't help me. So, keep that in mind. I decided to post this, because when I mention to my friends about my heartburn, they tell me, "Uh, yeah Les, that's not what I get when I have heartburn." I've mentioned this gig to the doctor before and she gave me some meds to try out. But I think it's not heartburn. And that's what I described it as, so that's why she did the meds for it. So, what the hell is it?
Supposedly, heartburn is when you feel a burning acidy sensation in your esophagus and such. What I've got is not fire or burning. It's more like I swallowed a ball slightly larger than a ping pong ball. And it gets stuck. I feel like I can't breathe when it comes on, and if it's intense enough, for the next day or so, I can feel this "ball" work itself down to my stomach. Everytime it happens, I think of the snake Max and I watched eat a mouse twice his size. Max was devastated, I was fascinated watching the snake work the food through his body. I wanted to shout: "That's how I feel!"
Typically, when I get this ping pong ball heartburn, it's when I've had a lot of coke or fatty foods. God's nutritionist zaps me with, "Let me show you how old you're getting and why you shouldn't eat that." Doesn't every American mom stock their minivan with jumper cables, bandaids, and a large bottle of Tums? And typically, it only occurs really bad about 4-5 times a year, and only in the last few years. But as of late, I've gotten the ping pong ball four times in the last two weeks. And I've been eating very healthy. The last two episodes of ping pong ball have occurred while eating broccoli. I mean, isn't the broccoli torture enough?
I just don't get it. What the hell is it? I'm hoping you can solve this riddle.
That's how I roll.
Comments (3)
I've had this before too! But only once or twice and it hasn't come back lately, thankfully. I've known A LOT of women around our age who've had gall bladder issues that sometimes start like this. My sister had tons of issues and about six months ago had her gall bladder removed - problem solved! You might check it out??? Or, it could be a hietal hernia (sp?) My mom apparently has that.
Posted by Jenn | February 8, 2008 9:51 AM
Posted on February 8, 2008 09:51
That snake looks like it swallowed a CD.
Posted by Mom/Mena | February 11, 2008 8:56 AM
Posted on February 11, 2008 08:56
Sounds like really bad heartburn to me. I usually feel like someone is sitting on my chest. Tums won't touch it....ask your Doctor for Pariet or Nexium. My dh has had REALLY bad HB for a long time and that's the only stuff that touches it.
Good luck!
Posted by Anonymous | March 3, 2008 6:01 PM
Posted on March 3, 2008 18:01