Apparently I had "ribbons" of stomach ulcers, according to the doc after my scope.. Back then I Was taking ibuprophen by the handful for the neck issue - even tho it didn't help.. I've cut WAY back on that since the scope..
Something totally out of the box is: two of my biggest issues - blood pressure and acid reflux - may actually be a result of sleep apnea.. I need to go get checked for that, at some point.. 18 years ago I did an overnight sleep study, but they wouldn't let me take my usual sleep meds, so I never fell asleep.. Still tried to charge me to read the results, tho.. stupid morons..
Friendship is like peeing your pants.. Everybody can see it, but only you can feel the warmth..