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@beatitnow, Amy I am so glad you found this wonderful supportive group of people! Aren't they GREAT! @jillnc .. Jill, @21042 .. Kathi , @boomerexpert .. Boomer, @lindam272 .. Linda .. thank you SO much for jumping in to help Amy! YOU are what makes this community what it is .. such a thriving caring place that welcomes newcomers on this MAC journey that we are all on .. so NONE of us have to ever feel so alone again! Helping others as we have been helped .. even if we are just ONE step ahead of them! "Playing" it forward! Hugs to all! Katherine
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Being dehydrated can cause headaches. Drink lots of water all day long 🙂 hope you don't have headaches again.I've had acid reflux since probably 2008 or 2009 when I was diagnosed. I was in the hospital for an outpatient procedure and the nurse in my recovery asked if I'd ever been checked for reflux because of my constant clearing if my throat. I said no and she said she would get it checked out. I finally did as I was having issues swallowing too and my reflux was so bad it made my esophagus brittle, found during a procedure to put a balloon in to expand my esophagus (which didn't happen when the dr saw how brittle it was). I was put on reflux meds and my esophagus recovered. I've had an endscope as recently as last year and with acid reflux meds it looks good. However there has been some question of sclurrederma (sp?) From my 2nd high res ct scan, but I haven't followed up yet on that, since it was just checked last summer.I have so many things going on it's always interesting to me to see how things are intertwined for me personally, as I have no clue which 'came first'.
@jillnc, Jill, so interesting! Aren't our bodies SO complex .. amazing! Thanks for sharing .. each bit of info on our Forum pages helps other members! Hugs! Katherine
@beatitnow .. Amy, as you read past pages you will probably be astounded how many of us with MAC DO have GERD! Myself it happened when I feel my stomach just got torn up with a LOT of meds with pneumonia in 2001 .. with many it is "silent GERD" and really causes a lot of issues. If I was you I really would get it checked out! By the way .. it really does help to raise the head of your bed by 5-6 inches! Hugs! Katherine
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@jillnc,@boomerexpert,@lindam272, @katemn....yes! thank all of you for your input...all of it is so helpful, and like Kate said, I don't feel so alone. It was amazing how quickly you all responded....THANK YOU!! My headache did go away about an hour after I typed for help...and I didn't have to take any drugs...maybe more water helped. 🙂
Also, @boomerexpert, did you get tested for acid reflux? If so, what did they have to do to determine if you have it? I really feel I need to make sure I am not a culprit of that also. Did you know more than 40% of people in their 40's on up have silent acid reflux? And, I read from an acid reflux expert, Dr Kaufman, that she feels that 90% of pulmonary cases start in the stomach! This is worth getting checked.