So not looking forward to this.

[gridlore]

Back from my latest appointment with my pulmonologist. Overall, she's very happy with my progress. We've set a benchmark for getting me off the oxygen. When I can go a full day at fairly normal activity levels without feeling overly fatigued or having my oxygen drop below 90%, we'll ditch it.

But it turns out I may have a new issue. For a couple of weeks I'd been experiencing pain while swallowing and when I tried to do breathing exercises. The PET scan showed activity in both my lungs and in my esophagus. Dr. Butcher thinks I may have had a problem with acid reflux. Now taking Omerprazole. I'm also going to be scheduled for a charming procedure where a tube is stuck down my throat (stop snickering) to examine the good ol'food tube to see if there's more going on than a simple if unprecedented (in me, anyway) case of acid reflux.

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Freddy's been on Omeprazole (only 1 'r') for about 2 years now, It's fantastic. he used to be on a roll of rolaids a day. Now he needs one about once a year. He used to pay $32 for a 30 day supply when he had a prescription for it, but then I found it at Wal*Mart. 42 Tablets for $17.99 There and I think BJ's has 42 count for around the same price.