Barium Swallow this Morning...YUCK!
It was pretty nasty. Last time I had one I was a teenager. I don't remember it tasting that bad! I almost puked more then once. It was aweful. And the barium coated marshmallows.....they were extra gross. One got stuckin my throat. It was a mess. Anyway, I still have inflamation even though I have avoided all the gazillion things I am allergic to and have been taking prilosec twice a day. My doctor wants me to start nexium in the morning. My insurance wants me to pay extra for it, which is $22 instead of the usual $3 for prilosec. That sucks. So I will stop being a cheap ass and shell out the extra money tomorrow.
posted by Shai @ 6/27/2006
8 Comments
8 Comments:
Marshmallow?? Ewwwww.
What's wrong???
I have had reflux since I was a kid, off and on, and it is really bad now. My throat is all swollen and sometimes things get stuck in there. They did an endoscopy so I know it's not cancer or anything like that. It could be swelling from my allergies, or from the reflux. So I swallow this radioactive crap so they can see on the xray how I am swallowing. But the bad part is you don't just take one drink and you are all done. You got to keep drinking until they say stop, and then turn to your side and drink until they say stop. And this goes on and on. When you finally think it's all over they make you eat those nasty little marshmallows...and you have to swollow them whole! Then they say you have a swallowing problem when one gets stuck in your throat. But it's all ready chalky in there from the barium drink, so of course it is going to get stuck! I'm going to be real hesitant about having that done again. I still feel sick. :(
Oh my! Why don't you go see an acupunturist? All they do is stick needles in you and twist them until you scream and then they put on nice music and you go to sleep until they come back in to twist some more. It feels really good in between the twisting.
If you can find a good one, maybe they can help you better than these clowns and their stupid marshmallows, just make sure they have the 4 year course in TCM and aren't MD's who took a 24 hours course in needle twisting.
Try chi gong too. If you can control your breathing really well, it may help.
But don't do that again, that is just some Nazi's sick twisted torture treatment. I bet they have pics of you on some kinky dr. website, swallowing marshmallows whole and gagging. ;)
And on that note, you can tell I've been up too late.
Night. :)
Is acupuncture okay for Christians? Just checking. ;)
I am NEVER going to go through that torture again. It was so nasty. My stomach still feels like I just participated on an episode of Fear Factor. ;P
I don't see why it wouldn't be ok, most Western doctors are godless atheists anyway. :)
My mother's doctor is a Christian. He always tells her to pray about her health first.
Our family doctor is very weird. He thinks he is a Klingon. He actually speaks fluent Klingon, and dresses up like one occasionally too. :/
Hahahahaha. Maybe he can get in Trekkies 3. :)
I would try a naturopath before I would go to an acupuncturist.
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