<p>bethie, hope your appointment at the NP went well. The model is not so common in my area, but if it’s a practice affiliated with doctors who step in readily I understand it can be a very efficient and thorough way to run a practice. I hope that you will get some answers and relief soon. </p>
<p>PS Any mention of gastritis? It’s an inflammation of the lining of the stomach which can be acute or chronic. Faintness can be a symptom, too.</p>
<p>Hope they checked your gall bladder. I had mine removed after having just a couple of attacks ( which were much like what you were experiencing ) Sudden nausea and little time to get to bathroom. I also had a strange pain in my abdomen and sudden chills.
I opted for surgery before it became a bigger problem or emergency surgery since it happened to both my mother and sister
I hope you get relief soon</p>
<p>roshke–I think it is some form of gastritis. The issue is the cause and what to do about it. My PA is wondering whether I may have caught a viral hepatitis on my travels. She got blood and will call in the morning. I feel pretty bad meanwhile. Fortunately, I can drink liquids.</p>
<p>Yes, the practice is still mostly MDs and they supervise the PAs and NPs. I prefer seeing the PAs or NPs because they spend more time listening.</p>
<p>lje62–She palpoated my gall bladder. I’m not having pain, just nausea. She did get my CBC results back and those were ok except WBC down a bit.</p>
<p>Can I just add, you guys are so nice? I really appreciate the support I get here. My H is often traveling–he is gone now until Thursday. I have IRL friends, of course, but sometimes they are busy.</p>
<p>bethievt, sorry your feeling ill. Glad you’ve been seen, did they give you a EKG, cardiac issues especially in women can present mainly as GI symptoms and fatigue. Many years ago my mother in law experienced sudden bouts of nausea as you describe (we kidded her about being pregnant) and I took her to my GI MD who did an EKG. I remember her arguing with him when he came in and told her it was her heart not her stomach and that he wanted her to go straight to the ER. She kept saying its my stomach and he said no its your heart. She had a blockage and needed a stent and there were no further bouts of nausea. There was no chest pain and this is not uncommon in women so just make sure you get a full cardiac workup.</p>
<p>bethievt - since gastritis is being talked about I’ll pipe up since it’s what my daughter has dealt with since she was a baby. Do you hiccup a lot or deeply or is it painful at times? </p>
<p>During bad flare ups my d takes 3 prilosec a day. Tums and other otc meds do nothing for her. Do not drink anything carbonated. For her it is stress and food related. She can’t eat anything acidic and too much sugar bothers her too.</p>
<p>She’s had several endoscopies to check how much irritation was going on, and over time it can lead to esophogeal cancer. So don’t just dismiss it as stomach pains.</p>
<p>Hope you get to feel better quickly. I still don’t believe that dx covers the fainting.</p>
<p>Wow - good thing you go to a medical practice that listens and responds. I am glad to know that you will be able to get the right help for your condition. Take care of yourself!</p>
<p>So sorry to hear this. Most people do not know that there’s actually a Hepatitis C epidemic now among baby boomers… people who were exposed decades ago, just now developing symptoms. There is talk, because of this epidemic, of adding hepatitis screening to physicals for all boomers. Before you google and read too much, let me say that three major pharmaceutical companies are about to get FDA approval for a new class of drugs that are much less traumatic to the body than the current ones. My husband is a pharmaceutical research chemist working on one of these drugs, and I remember he told me a year or so ago that there will be a cure not too far down the line that eliminates the interferon present in current hep C meds, which makes people so sick, so have hope. Since he’s been working on this project, I’ve learned a lot about Hep C. I also have two friends who have hepatitis - so whenever H has something he is able to share with me (meaning it’s been released in scholarly journals), I pass it along to them.</p>
<p>You might want to look into some of the clinical trials going on around the country before signing on for the current treatment.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! I’m fortunate to be retired, my H doesn’t need much attention and our son is on his own with the nicest girlfriend anywhere so I really can rest a lot.</p>