Got a call last night from the doctor in Sequim who did the gastroendoscopy I had Wed. They did a couple of biopsies. The good news is there's no cancer or acid reflux going on. The bad news is they've run out of explanations of why I need daily Pepto-Bismol and Alka-Seltzer.
The non-disability symptoms I was having with kidney/urinary trouble was, it seems, mainly due to side effects of two new medications, and I was given ranitidine to counteract the damage the other Rx's were doing to my stomach. My stomach problems have definitely gotten worse since I went back on Rx drugs.
In other words, I need a good naturopath in the Portland area; any ideas?