- I'm sure we all remember the good news from the last blog post—taste is back.
- Well la dee freakin' da—swallowing is not. That's right. Now that food tastes good, he can't swallow it. In fact, this week, he got a pill—a tiny little pill—stuck in his throat and he felt like he was going to choke to death.
- The ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctor said he should go to a gastrointestinal (GI) doctor to open up his throat. Our regular doctor agreed, so Vic had an upper GI endoscopy procedure done on Friday. Unfortunately, they didn't find any constriction in the throat. There was a little inflammation in the stomach and esophagus, so the GI doctor prescribed him a Prilosec-like drug in a powdered form (since it was the Prilosec that got stuck in Vic's throat). Also, he will be having a "barium swallow" on Wednesday to see if they can see anything wrong with the swallowing mechanism. He might need a little swallowing therapy. We'll see.
Sorry for the lame post, but at least you're updated. :-)
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I dislike the similarities I find in what's going on with your husband and my child. Raphael just had the barium swallow study Thursday. He refused to drink the barium. Go figure! Sorry to inform you that his blueberry juice looked like a cup of white chalk. Good luck with Vic. R was on prilosec for a long time. We crushed the pill into powder on a pointed metal teaspoon, then added drops of water by syringe and spoon fed it. If Vic has trouble, try that method. Let me know how it goes.
Vic said the barium swallow was one of the words procedures he's ever had. They made him take a pill--which he said "Uhhh, you know I'm here because I can't swallow pills, right?" And lo! It got stuck in his throat. At least now they can see it and start to figure out what to do. As for the Prilosec, he is now taking a new antacid that is supposed to be effing awesome--and comes in powder form. Thanks for the advice--if he has to go back to the Prilosec, that's exactly what we'll do!
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