Join now

Already a member? Sign in

Welcome to Inspire!

What - Inspire is a place where you can connect with people who share your health concerns and find information and advice in groups sponsored by organizations you know and trust.

Why - As a member you can use Inspire to let friends and family know how you're doing, contact others who share your health concerns, receive personalized updates and information about participating in surveys and clinical trials, and more.

How - Joining Inspire is completely free and usually takes less than a minute. Join now!

corner corner corner

Chronic Gastritis

msoko
0 Recommendations

Hi, I was wondering if anyone else with FSGS suffers from chronic gastritis? I was diagnosed last year after being hospitalized for dark stools and a low hemoglobin. The doctor performed an Endoscopy and discovered that there was erosive gastritis that had bleed. Since then I have been on protonix but the symptoms seem to be coming back. I suffer from a lot of nausea and now my hemoglobin is only 8.0. The doctor wants to scope me again and also neph wants to start EPO. Anyone else out there?? BTW I am on protonix and cellcept.

Explore topics in this discussion:

CellCept Protonix Ulcerative colitis

1 reply

amanda_gee

I actually have ulcerative colitis, which isnt the same but I do take medication for it. I had to take epogen shots every week because I felt so sick because my iron (as well as other elements in my blood) were at shock levels. Take the epogen shots. They worked wonders, I also had to get iron infusions by the way. It takes a little while for the hemoglobin to get there, but in the end it works out and all is better

Best wishes,
Amanda

Add to the discussion

Don't have an Inspire account? Join now!

Forgot password?

Events and resources

The NEPHCURE Walk -- Saving kidneys, saving lives.

Group leaders

You