I need to vent....

[Maxy]

STEVENSKI Wrote:

Maxy Wrote:Mate, I've got a shitty gag reflex and the stories I've been told about endoscopy's are all about how they "couldn't stop retching, couldn't stop throwing up!" All they do round my way is freeze the throat....they only use sedatives if the first endoscopy attempt fails...

Doctor did say it might be an ulcer...been reading about it and it does sound like it's possible. Did you have a lot of pain with your ulcer?

The good old NHS I presume? tell em you are a pikey cunt & they should give you what you want.

Pain & ulcer? Lets just say that yes I did feel the odd twinge of pain. The pain was so bad I had to stop drinking altogether. It is not that night drinking when it hurt it was when I would wake up the next day & I would be in agony for a good couple days after a drinking session. Not sure how heavy a drinker you are but assuming you are a northern lad I would suggest that a good night would be 20-30 standard drinkies?

Not to try & put fear in you but I suggest getting the endoscopy, taking whatever medication you are prescribed & backing off drinking until you find out exactly what is wrong. If that takes 3 months with no drinkies then so be it mate.

Cheers mate. I've got a month and a half left on these tabs and I'm drinking less at the minute cos, like you said, it fuckin' hurts in the morning and makes the night before not worth the aftermath. Before the tablets I couldn't drink fuck all without all sorts of bloating and pain and stuff, but now, into my second week I reckon I could have a good session this weekend. Gonna give that a go, see what happens and if things go bad I'm gonna get the endoscopy done and if I have to knock booze on the head for a few months, fuck it, I'll go back on the weed.

Cheers.