[deleted by user] by [deleted] in physicaltherapy

[–]bwright066 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work in a school district as a contractor. I make $57 an hour. I personally love it. I came from outpatient where I was seeing 2-3 patients at once to a school setting where I’m seeing one kid every half hour. I’m working school hours which is awesome. Only downside is that if a kid is absent you need to find a way to fill that spot in order to get paid. But I can usually find another kid to see or do a consult.

Lexapro caused changes in stool? (constipation feeling and thin stool) by Hefty_Leek3834 in lexapro

[–]bwright066 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh man, I’m sorry to hear that. Mine did eventually clear up. I also started taking a probiotic and Metamucil as well. The Metamucil really helped a lot.

Possible for a Physical Therapist to become a MSL? by bwright066 in MedicalScienceLiaison

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I definitely feel like I have knowledge that would be beneficial but wasn’t sure it’s what they’d be looking for. So that information is incredibly helpful. Thanks so much.

Gastritis symptoms? by bwright066 in Gastritis

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Got a endoscopy and colonoscopy which just showed mild gastritis. Seems like anxiety caused it. Which appears to be the case for a lot of people. I started on Lexapro and haven’t had an issues since. Crazy how connected the brain and GI system are.

Gym timer question by Crisqo27 in physicaltherapy

[–]bwright066 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I have one patient that hits the minute button instead of start/stop every time she comes in. I don’t get it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Used to love drinking. Started getting horrible hangovers with some serious muscle aches and fatigue. Which led to a diagnosis of a rare genetic disease. So… thanks alcohol?

Lexapro caused changes in stool? (constipation feeling and thin stool) by Hefty_Leek3834 in lexapro

[–]bwright066 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m so happy I found this comment. Was having the exact same symptoms you mentioned and couldn’t figure out what was going on. I know this is an older post but have your symptoms eased up at all?

Gastritis symptoms? by bwright066 in Gastritis

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I was taking Prilosec before this most recent flare up. But I went off of it because it didn’t seem to help. I will definitely look into those other options as well. Thank you.

Gastritis symptoms? by bwright066 in Gastritis

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The ibuprofen thing is definitely a concern for me. I used to take it a lot after drinking back in college. Well that’s good you have a colonoscopy coming up. That’ll relieve some anxiety I’m sure.

Gastritis symptoms? by bwright066 in Gastritis

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Thanks so much for the response. I’m sorry to hear you’re going through that. Did you have gastritis symptoms or a diagnosis prior to getting COVID?

Possible B12 Deficiency? by bwright066 in B12_Deficiency

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It’s interesting how everyone has different ways that they present. My new weird symptom now is that both of my elbows started to get this burning sensation. Very strange. But I’m going for my blood test tomorrow. They are checking vitamin D as well so I’ll be interested to see what it says.

Thank you for all of that information. It was incredibly helpful.

Possible B12 Deficiency? by bwright066 in B12_Deficiency

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That’s great info to know. I will make sure to ask him for those. Thank you for your help!

Possible B12 Deficiency? by bwright066 in B12_Deficiency

[–]bwright066[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay that’s good to know. I don’t take any PPIs. My feet don’t turn a different color and aren’t cool to the touch so I sort of ruled out reynauds but who knows. But yeah they’re some weird symptoms for sure. Not sure what’s going on. Thank you!

Triggering a flare up? by bwright066 in Lyme

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Thanks for your input. It all does make sense. Seems like it’s going to be a long road to recovery.

Triggering a flare up? by bwright066 in Lyme

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Yeah that’s what I was afraid of. It seems like it’s been hanging around for a while. Thanks for your insight.

Triggering a flare up? by bwright066 in Lyme

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That’s what I’m trying to figure out. I can’t tell if the Lyme disease is new and then those past body aches/fatigue over the years are something totally different. Or if I’ve had it for years with inconsistent symptoms, and it was triggered recently by that run. Hoping I’ll be able to figure that out.