feel rotten

Feel rotten. Collapsed 5 weeks ago with major bleed. Lost 4 pints of blood. Had gastroscopy and was found to have a large gastric ulcer with chronic inflammation. biopsies showed H.Pylori. Given 2 blood transfusions and had triple therapy ( penecillens and omeperazole ) and was sent home with another weeks supply of omeperazole and penecillens, plus iron, plus vitamen c. Now down to omperazole and iron and vit. c.  and my regular meds. Just feel exhausted and panicky ALL THE TIME. Sick of panicking that the damn thing is going to burst again. Was told it was possible , but unlikely, it MAY bleed again. They told me they had injected it with adrenalin and used diathermy to seal itOnly had the black melena stools the day I collapsed as I had been severely constipated. They said watch for your stools turning black  BUT  the iron turnes your stools black as well . Going for another endoscopy in 3 weeks.sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. sick of panicking. Heamoglobin levels had risen from 9.1 ( after to transfusion ) to 11.8  2weeks ago. Can anyone advise me how safe the diathermy is ? is what I'm feeling normal. Everyone tells me that I'm still ill and it'll take time. How can you be ill because you've got an ulcer ?

[Niecy50]

I'm sorry to hear you're feeling so rotten. Thank goodness we found it when we did, but I was getting to the point where I was afraid to eat, cause it caused me terrible discomfort.  I too was started on the triple therapy.  Do they have you taking Pepto Bismal too?

I agree with you, how would you know if you're actually bleeding or if it's the iron, or pepto if you're taking any.  I was so constipated and gassy I could hardy move without passing loud gas, it was embarrassing and dabilitating.

I will admit that even after the treatment (a month or two) I was still very gassy.  But that has finally went back to "normal gas"


I used to be anemic all the time and I think it's because of the h=pylori, so I'm anxious to see if my numbers have now improved.  I haven't been taking any more iron, but I do take a muti-strain antibiotic, and I feel so much better when I do this.  Vitamin D3 and flaxseed supplements.  I was feeling good again, until the other night when I felt a steady pressure paid on my upper left abdomen.  I think it's pancreas flares up, but every test I have shows nothing.  Sometimes I feel like it's going to burst, and my upper abdomen protruds like I'm pregnant, but I'm not.