Gaviscon and Moby Dick

We love Moby Dick. Not the whale - the persian kabob place we have been going to since we moved to Capitol Hill several years ago. When we moved to northern Virginia a while back we were really happy to know there was a restaurant about a block or two away. Where we always had to drive to Virginia for pick up, now we drive a block. So convenient! My husband has been having upper GI issues lately that necessitate taking a prescription Med, gaviscon tablets or liquid, Gas X pills, and a big change in diet and meal frequency. It so happened that we went to Moby Dick on Friday for our usual fare that includes a barley soup. By Sunday he was in the mood to have more barley soup. So we first went to the pharmacy to pick up more gaviscon and gas X, then went back to Moby Dick for two more servings of soup that also come with flat bread. It’s been an adjustment to eat a few small meals per day rather than our usual two. And giving up caffeine, sugar, cookies, chocolate and tomatoes is terrible. Hopefully things will begin to resolve and perhaps small amounts of some things may not be all bad. When we mention the situation to people we know most of them have the same condition - we just never knew. The next item to consider purchasing is a wedge to put on the bed to keep his head raised at night. We’ll just take things one day at a time. But if we liked Moby Dick before,  we like it even more now. 

Sore Throat or Nexium for Heartburn?

We got our flu shots a couple of weeks ago. For the last several days I was feeling not quite myself. Then a couple of days ago I got a sore throat that would not quit. Two nights ago I couldn’t sleep it was so bad. I kept thinking about strep throat and nightmares about the emergency room. When my husband checked my throat it wasn’t red or weird. But with every swallow it hurt. And in between the swallows it felt inflamed and on fire. So we thought maybe I was having heartburn or acid reflux, and got some Nexium. It seemed I had a lot of the signs and symptoms for it. But I was also chilled and hot, and I felt congested - but no temperature. Yesterday I took a nap in the afternoon from exhaustion. But my throat still burned. So out came the DayQuil. Then out came the NyQuil. I slept on a wedge last night and didn’t move a muscle for most of the night. I still don’t have an appetite and just feel exhausted. But for the first time in several days that horrible sore throat is finally gone. So it’s more DayQuil today and more sleep this afternoon. We still don’t know what this is - a cold, virus, flu, heartburn - all of them? All I know is I can’t wait until it’s over and happy I don’t need to be anywhere. I’d much rather be taking a morning walk or getting my drivers license renewed. But that will just have to wait.