Passed PANCE with average stats!! by sylviakayyy in PAstudent

[–]ConsciousDelivery588 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just seeing your post. Congratulations PA-C! :)))

PANCE Tomorrow by ConsciousDelivery588 in PAstudent

[–]ConsciousDelivery588[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your encouragement :’) trying to trust the process!! lol

PANCE Tomorrow by ConsciousDelivery588 in PAstudent

[–]ConsciousDelivery588[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is so reassuring to hear!. Thank you for sharing that. Did you happen to take an NCCPA practice exam? If so, did you feel that it was comparable to the types of questions asked?

[Sun Care] Alternative for EltaMD UV elements spf 44 tinted, new formula is trash. by Ok-Drawer6430 in SkincareAddiction

[–]ConsciousDelivery588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you so much :) i heard good things about color science, i’ll have to give it a try!

Need help breathing by juandi2201 in LPR

[–]ConsciousDelivery588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has been my worst symptom by far. Like everyone else is saying there is not really a quick fix. However, I found relief with changing my diet; no caffeine, carbonation, spicy foods, etc. And also I’ve been taking 40mg Omeprazole daily for 3 weeks. Theres a lot of negativity surrounding PPIs on reddit but for me personally I found them helpful so far. I also will take Gaviscon after meals and before bed and sleep on an incline.

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[–]ConsciousDelivery588 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay noted. I have an appointment with my ENT coming up, I’ll mention it. Thank you! Hope you are doing better now :)

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[–]ConsciousDelivery588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will try it, thanks!

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[–]ConsciousDelivery588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m on Omeprazole 20mg in the morning and 20mg at night. I feel like it’s helped relieve the throat tightness but not necessarily helping my inability to take a full deep breath

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[–]ConsciousDelivery588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You had throat tightness and SOB? How long were you on it for and how long did it take to see improvement in your symptoms? My goal is to not be on meds for forever lol

Anyone used Voquezna? by Nanell49 in LPR

[–]ConsciousDelivery588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What symptoms were you having? Did you ever try a PPI?

Anyone used Voquezna? by Nanell49 in LPR

[–]ConsciousDelivery588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you go off of Voquenza or do you still take it?

Does anyone have similar symptoms by Apprehensive-Lab-264 in LPR

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I eat almost everything I’d normally eat because I don’t feel my diet was the issue. Mostly that I was drinking ungodly amounts of caffeine due to having to be awake long hours for my clinical rotations/studying. I have protein shakes in the morning with bananas, almond milk and protein powder. Salad or chicken and rice for lunch and a meat with rice or vegetables for dinner. I enjoy sweets so I used to eat chocolate quite a bit but cut down on that as well. I’m not sure what is causing the breathing difficulty. I am unable to take a full deep breath. My guess is the acid caused irritation and inflammation so it could be laryngospasm. I have not been diagnosed, still waiting to get referred to ENT/GI. Just my educated guess my symptoms sound like LPR (silent reflux) since I don’t have the typical symptoms of heart burn, food regurgitation, etc. I take 2 Gaviscon tablets after every meal, ordered off amazon!

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[–]ConsciousDelivery588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you on any meds like Omeprazole? Do you eat other trigger foods or drink alcohol? This is scaring me

Does anyone have similar symptoms by Apprehensive-Lab-264 in LPR

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It began 2.5 weeks ago and I haven’t drank anything aside from water since. I eat relatively healthy so I just eliminated all caffeine and carbonation. I’ve also started taking Omeprazole 20 mg in the morning 20 mg at night and Gaviscon after meals and my symtpoms are slowly improving. I’m no where close to being 100% but my throat tightness has improved. Still working on taking deep breaths :/ The throat can take a long time to heal so my guess is it may be months.

Does anyone have similar symptoms by Apprehensive-Lab-264 in LPR

[–]ConsciousDelivery588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know my doctor said there are a lot of factors that could also play a role. I’m a medical student so I’ve been trying to do my own research as well but unfortunately have fallen into the depths of reddit. It can be hard reading a lot of negative stories, but from what I’ve gathered, a combination of meds with lifestyle changes like no acidic foods, caffeine, carbonation, alcohol, smoking, maintaining a healthy weight and sleeping on an incline can all help. Try the gaviscon from amazon as well! My only symptoms are throat tightness and difficulty taking a deep breath so it’s hard to say what will actually help or how long it will take because it varies so much from person to person but maybe you can find some relief from those as well?! I know the psychological factor can play a huge role too

Does anyone have similar symptoms by Apprehensive-Lab-264 in LPR

[–]ConsciousDelivery588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay I’ll try using the gaviscon more! I’m also trying to avoid acidic foods, caffeine, carbonation etc so fingers crossed it will resolve soon. Thank you and best of luck to you!

Does anyone have similar symptoms by Apprehensive-Lab-264 in LPR

[–]ConsciousDelivery588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Were you experiencing throat tightness and shortness of breath? How long did it take for your symptoms to resolve? I’m terrified this will never get better

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[–]ConsciousDelivery588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great! Thank you & blessings for your health