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Happy Valentine's Day!!! I hope you all have a day filled with love and chocolate!! ((((HUGS)))

Just wanted to suggest talking to your doctor about getting a Modified barium Swallow study and/or a Barium Swallow study done. Both are non-invasive tests to look at swallowing function. The modified focuses on everything from your mouth to the head of the esophagus...the regular barium study on the esophagus and below. You can observe the motility of the esophagus through this study and check for strictures, GERD, ect. Hope you're doing better soon..keep us posted.

Thanks guys! I figured they'd be okay...it's just with my body so sensative to meds. now I always like to dbl. check before I ingest anything. Ugggg...feeling like pooh...hope this doesn't develope into anything too nasty. Thanks again.

Hey guys..this is probably a really juvinille question but can we use cough drops and throat losenges? The main ingredient is menthol...that should be alright...right? I'm half asleep right now with a really sore throat and don't know what I can use to help it...no hard candy in the house...going to try tea. Thanks for any input

Glad to hear that you're home Melissa! I hope you start to see some improvement soon . Em, Thanks again for keeping us all posted!

Happy Birthday!!! Hope you have a great one!

Oh Katherine...my heart goes out to you and your family!! What a beautiful dog and such a wonderful companion. It sounds like she had a full and happy life...it's never easy letting them go. My thoughts are with you.

Happy Birthday!!!

Melissa, We're all still with you...fighting this seemingly unending fight...may you find some comfort soon!! As always sending thoughts and prayers to you, your family, and your doctors... Much love, Michele Em, Thanks for your continued dedication to all the updates...what a wonderful friend you are!

Melissa- You're in my thoughts and prayers...I know you've been through the ringer lately and I hope that you get some much needed relief soon!! Em, Thanks for keeping us all up to date...I'm sorry I didn't post sooner...I've been out of town for a couple of weeks without internet access. I hope that you're doing better too...please give Mel my love!!

Hi Kristen...I don't take Provigil but a friend of mine does...she has a sleep disorder. I was just going to suggest that maybe you check out some of those discussion forums and ask about the generic there. I don't know that many on this forum are taking it....but I know it's a common treatment for sleep issues. I hope you get some info. soon! Take care

Happy Birthday!!!

Your in my thoughts and prayers Mel...I hope they get this figured out soon so that you can come home!!

Jacquie...she looks just like our Salem!!! They could be brother and sister...I'll have to post some pics. soon. She's very pretty!!

I'm so excited for you Persephone!! What an amazing feat you've accomplished...Way to go girl!!!!

Congratulations April!! I'm so excited for you and your family! Keep us posted as you are able.

Happy Birthday Nina!! I'm so glad you had a good one! Looking forward to seeing more kittie pics.

Happy Birthday Jessica!! I'm not sure if you'll see this or not but just in case I wanted to wish you well today!! I hope that you're feeling good and having lots of fun with your two little boys. Take care hon...we miss you!

I think Mel was trying to say POTS isn't life threatening.... I understand you're scared but it seems like you've had extensive testing and all of the symptoms you've described are can and DO occur with POTS...so maybe you can give yourself a bit of a break and focus on finding some treatments that will work for you.

Hey Kim...I only took Wellbutrin one time...it made me EXTREMELY tired...I actually went to the ER thinking I was having an adverse reaction to it b/c I'd also heard it was supposed to increase energy NOT knock you out! The doc. at the ER told me that some people actually take it as a sleep aid b/c it can cause extreme fatigue. Obviously this is not the "typical" reaction but the med. staff in the ER weren't all that surprised by my reaction to it so it does happen. As far as this going away over time I don't really know...perhaps discuss the pro's and con's of this med. with your doctor? Maybe see how long the side effects are supposed to last? I hope you're feeling better soon!

Happy Birthday Spike!!

Congrats on your new family memeber Nina! He's a real cutie...sounds like he's going to fit right into your house hold. I tried to post yesterday but Salem...our newest addtion, loves to jump up on the desk when I'm at the PC to get some lovin'...I couldn't see past his expanding backside to type a reply!! I hope that you have many wonderful years with Wilbur...and post pictures when you can...I love pictures!

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family Jan...

Welcome Back!! We've missed you Morgan! I'm so glad to hear that things are improving a bit for you and that you're feeling more like yourself. I hope that in time you will continue to get stronger.

You beat me Em...I was going to post the same thing!! Sophia, My thoughts and prayers are with you!! Sounds like you're having lots of "fun" with the prep already . I hope that things will go smoothly today and that by time tomorrow rolls around you will be nice and cleaned out. I know that surgery is never an easy choice but I hope that this will bring you some MUCH needed relief...we'll all be sending good thoughts your way tomorrow.