feel the burn
I am not well.
For about four days now I have had this funny burning/cold feeling down inside. Its hard to describe where it is coming from. I can feel it in my chest, or more like behind my sternum, but deeper inside. Almost like its waaaaay down my throat, near my stomach. Its like a burning itch, but feels cold. I know, that’s odd.
I Googled it ofcourse, and found other people with similar symptoms and possible diagnoses, like heart attack, GERD, and ulcers. But the symptoms don’t seem to fit any one of those in particular.
Antacids don’t help at all.
It isn’t irritated by any foods in particular.
Hurts when I’m empty, but gets worse when I’m full, but only sometimes. Right now its really killing me after eating some cereal and a banana.
The irritation (can’t really describe it as pain) doesn’t radiate outward to my back or arms.
Exercise doesn’t make it worse or better.
Here’s an odd one, if I cough deeply, it stops momentarily, maybe for 5 seconds and then starts again.
No other symptoms like nasty burping or other grosser bathroom-related things.
Its kinda like what I had once before when I was working in Canuckdia. I would wake up about 2 am with a horrible burning sensation just like this only 10 times worse. One time I drove around town in the middle of the night looking for Tums, which ofcourse didn’t help in the end. When I stopped eating a giant fat-filled meal at 9 o’clock at night, that seemed to fix things there. But I’m not doing that now. And this isn’t just at night, its all day long, from the moment I get up to the moment I fall asleep.
I guess I need to go see the MD. Naturally, deadlines are all hanging over me right now and missing 2 hours of work can mean the difference between making my deadlines and forfeiting a client’s intellectual property rights. Which leads to immediate firing. :(
February 17th, 2008 15:32
Yeah - go to the doctor! A lot of doctors have after hour appointments. Make one!
February 17th, 2008 16:40
I chocolate was the fix for everything?
Get well soon Jon.
February 17th, 2008 16:41
I *thought* chocolate was the fix for everything.
I need sleep. :)
February 17th, 2008 18:41
stressed much?
You are beginning to digest yourself.
Stop that.
February 17th, 2008 21:46
yuck.
I can sympathize - I’ve been flossing and brushing like a madman so I can avoid the dentist, as I don’t have time to find one and get a cleaning.
And don’t even get me started on the whole doctor thing - I give blood to get my cholesterol checked.
February 18th, 2008 05:05
Get well soon!
February 18th, 2008 10:23
ulcer? pneumonia? just a cold? (psychosomatic? - look it up.)
see a doc.
February 18th, 2008 15:52
Ulcer seems likely to me. Try drinking OJ. If that burns find an after hours dr. appt.
February 19th, 2008 22:50
i don’t like the sound of that. i love how you’re getting diagnosed over your blog!
i’m tossing in heart problems, or gall bladder.
i was too sick yesterday to drive to the doctor. that is just WRONG.
February 20th, 2008 11:04
hope you feel better soon!
February 22nd, 2008 20:21
ugh… trust me i know from stomach stuff… Could be IBS for which there’s no “real cure”… Certain foods like the cereal and banana combination are killers … also high fat stuff is hard to digest
MD will probably want to do upper/lower GI series.. Git ‘r done.
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February 23rd, 2008 14:16
Wherever you work, it is just wrong that you don’t have a backup.
I prescribe a week on the beach in Florida with little umbrellas in your drink.
February 24th, 2008 10:47
Are you ok? There’s been no posts on your blog for close to two weeks - I’m getting worried!