Postby DarknessEmbraced » Wed Apr 07, 2021 10:49 am
My GI said he would do a colonoscopy for my peace of mind. The colonoscopy isn't scheduled until October 28th because everything is very slow here. He's ordering a stool antigen test because he said that H Pylori could cause the bloating, feeling full all of the time and weight loss. He said once we find out about the H Pylori test we could talk about maybe doing another upper endoscopy. Back in March I had an episode of intense burning pain in my upper abdomen radiating to my upper back on the right. He mentioned the pancreas could cause that issue and gallbladder. He didn't mention anything about gallbladder testing. He said about taking an acid reducer. I can't take PPIs because they are bad for my bones. I had osteoporosis in the past and was on generic fosamax until my endocrinologist took me off of it at the end of 2019. My bone density scan two years ago showed osteopenia. I'm due for another bone density scan this year. Maybe it is H Pylori. Does anyone have any experience with H Pylori and if so what were your symptoms?
Diagnosed 10/28/14, age 36
Colon Resection 11/20/14, LAR (no illeo)
Stage 2a colon cancer, T3NOMO
Lymph-vascular invasion undetermined
0/22 lymph nodes
No chemo, no radiation
Clear Colonoscopy 04/29/15
NED 10/20/15
Ischemic Colitis 01/21/16
NED 11/10/16
CT Scan moved up due to high CEA 08/21/17
NED 09/25/17
NED 12/21/18
Clear colonoscopy 09/23/19
Clear 5 year scans 11/21/19- Considered cured!