TY Danielle and Windy. You are correct. Smoking wouldnt do anything but make the GERD & the hernia worse. I learned that the last time I was getting the run around. All of the run around from the docs is what caused me to fall off the last time. The stress was unreal.
This time instead of waiting for them to find a doc who will do the manameter and the probe, I found one myself and they accept my insurance. To boot, she told me all I have to do is call and she will do it immediately. I told her every thing and she told me the hernia will do that--the lots of mucus, breastbone pain, breathing trubs, etc. After I told her what one doc had said, she said this, "He fixes them. I diagnose them, perform the tests, and know exactly what can happen. You have the classical symptoms of a moderate sized hernia. A small one will not cause those symptoms and that is why you do not notice it at first. Large ones can cause even more symptoms plus the ones of a medium sized one. Your lungs are just fine. Your chest xrays are fine."
I just cannot believe after misdialing a phone number by 1 number, I got a hold of a doc. How weird is that??? It was her private office number at the hospital.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/21/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 29
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 293
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $58
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 52 [B]Seconds:[/B] 36
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$40,947.16
Amount Saved
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Days: 481
Hours: 5
Minutes: 27
Seconds: 10
Life Gained
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3637
Smoke Free Days
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83,651
Cigarettes Not Smoked
