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From:  "Lea Ann Martin" <LeaAnn@k...>
Date:  Tue Apr 9, 2002  1:04 am
Subject:  The doctor said


Well, what a strange day. I went to the ear/ nose and throat specialist. I
described my throat soreness to him and told him I had a sore throat sometimes
when I woke up sometimes not, I told him my throat hurt when I sang high notes
and the soreness would last all day. Sometimes I just have a irratated low level
sore throat...constant but not RELLY painful unless I sing some high notes.

He said and I quote "your tonsils look kind of funky" I inquired further and
he said they were a little red and irraitated looking. He didn't want to do a
scope or anything like that. He said he wanted to stay practical....and gave me
a scrip for Ampicilan and three weeks of samples of Aciphex..he said that
perhaps some acid was coming up in my throat at night making it sore. But why
does it hurt more when I sing? Why does it hurt more when I sing high notes?
He tried to be funny, and said "he was a lousy doctor and that he didn't use
fancy words or run lots of tests unless he thought it was really necessary." He
told me that he believed the meds he gave me would help, and if they did not to
call him. He also commented that he thought I was overly sophicticated and
overly educated.....I have no idea what he meant by that.

So.....I guess I will wait and see if the meds get rid of the sore throat. I
haven't sung in weeks. (actually I have tried and it was painful so I stopped)

Lea Ann







  Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date  
18595 Re: The doctor saidhighnotesrus   Tue  4/9/2002  
18596 Re: The doctor saidLea Ann Martin   Tue  4/9/2002  
18603 Re: The doctor saidODivaTina@a...   Tue  4/9/2002  
18607 Re: The doctor saidSMSchneider   Tue  4/9/2002  
18611 Re: GERDEdgewoodVoiceStudio   Tue  4/9/2002  
18608 Re: The doctor saidLea Ann Martin   Tue  4/9/2002  
18610 Re: The doctor saidEdgewoodVoiceStudio   Tue  4/9/2002  
18616 Re: The doctor said, reflux and some general commJohn Messmer, M.D.   Tue  4/9/2002  
18644 , reflux - a new possibilityfor treatment?Sharon Szymanski   Tue  4/9/2002  

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