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... I may have permanently injured myself.

On Saturday, if it's not clear enough, I went out with a beloved friend and had a very, very wild time. At one point, between serious bouts, I was sitting on the floor getting a very nice backrub when a sudden, sharp pain struck me right under the ribcabe on the left side. A broad band of muscle became solidly rigid and it hurt, a lot.

The pain subsided quickly, and soon it felt like it was gone. Just a muscle spasm. Except that ever since then, I've had bad heartburn and an acid feeling in my throat.

I'm hoping it's just a temporary weakening of the esophogeal sphincter caused by muscle strain. My biggest fear is that it's a hiatal hernia, which is a permanent and dietetically disabling condition. I let it go for a few days, but today it's just very bad-- the muscle that seized up that night again aches badly and the burning in my throat is now constant, low-level pain.

Anyway, I've done the right thing and called my doctor. I have an appointment on Friday and in the meantime and using one of those all-day acid inhibitors. Damn, this sucks.

And if that wasn't bad enough, the "service engine soon" light just came on in the car.

ooops

Date: 2008-01-11 04:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fibrephile.livejournal.com
Sorry to hear you may have broken yourself-otoh- my gastroenterologist scared me half to death- and it turned out that my esophagus is 'ticklish' with symptoms that had my doctor, her partners, 4 fireman, three paramedics and the ambulance driver convinced that I was having a heart attack. Hope you turn out to be similarly unafflicted.

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