Please help! If you have any ideas.
First off, I am 26 and 6'4" and fairly active(was). Great, loving wife and two boys 7month old and 6yr old. These past few weeks of july have been HELL.
I am in fear of something catastrophic happening to me.

Here is basically my story of how everything has rolled out since mid June. Prior to then, I was living a normal, healthy life with my family.

Thursday June 14th, I felt fine other than a tickle in my throat. At bed time I was a bit concerned as my wife had strep a couple weeks prior. I then took cut in half one of her 875mg amoxicillin pills and consumed.437mg
Friday the 15th, I took the other half of amoxicillin and a full (approx 1312.5 mg total). I became feeling a bit weird, so I purged what I could. I remember feeling excited and worried about needing to go to the ER as I have never has amoxicillin as long as I can remember in my life.

The week immediately following Fathers Day 2007, I had experienced a bit more stress than usual. I had noticed that I was enduring some pretty extreme heartburn and headaches all during the week. Friday the 22nd, I had felt pretty different in terms of experiencing vertigo, stomach aches, elevated level of anxiousness and large lack of appetite.
for the headaches, i would take Ibuprofin.

June 24th we went to breakfast for my brother’s birthday and I recall after eating my meal, feeling weak and ill.

Week of June 25th, had heartburn and headaches along with lack of appetite. Anytime I sat down to eat, I would take a few bites and immediately begin feeling very weak and tired and needing to lie down.
Any sliver of an appetite I might have had would diminish.
I had lost approx 8 lbs throughout this time.
Concerned of my health, I called Wednesday, June 27th and scheduled an appointment with my physician.

June 28th, 11:00 am
Met with Dr. Foote of Tanner Clinic
The nurse took my blood pressure reading and i remember clearly her saying it was normal. it was 122/75. This is the last time that my bp would be right.
I had explained the issues that I had been experiencing the couple weeks prior. I had been experiencing daily heartburn and headache. I had been enduring a little more stress with personal life than usual. What triggered me making the appt with Dr. foote was the symptom of lost appetite and when I did get an appetite, I would eat a couple bites and immediately become disinterested in food and became tired, dizzy, and weak.
He found that I had “cobble stone” look in my throat and swelling behind the ears. His diagnosis showed that I may have an allergy of some sort irritating my sinuses and causing drainage down the back of my throat causing the “cobblestone” appearance and potentially explaining the sore stomach.
Dr. Foote then took my blood for bloodtest and prescribed Rhinocort, allegra and Duratab?(Guaifenex)
I took medication as prescribed.

Friday, June 29th – Approx 10pm (turning point)
Had been on car ride with my wife, stopped for food at the Taco Bell then ventured home. Approximately 30 minutes later, I began feeling nauseated, hyperactive and really tense and palpitations were beginning. I never felt like this before. It was scaring me.

My wife dropped me off at my car and I followed her home . I had a hard time concentrating on the road and had to pull over at one time because I couldn’t breath right and the palpitations were getting worse.
We got home and I tried relaxing. While lying in bed, then it started up again even worse.
My wife took me to the local Wal-Mart to try their BP Monitor, at which it read 175/100.
I told her we needed to go to the doctor.
She took me to the Emergency room with palpitations and hypertension, had to focus on breathing. Highest blood pressure reading was approx 216/120mmHg.

They took urine sample, EKG test and blood test. Doctors said that the results of the tests looked ok.

The ER Doctor said I most likely have GERD or severe acid reflux that is irritating my esophagus, causing it to flare up irritating my nerves with my heart/nervous system triggering palpitations.

I then had been sent home with Holter monitor for 24 hours and a prescription for 40mg a day of Protonix.
Results of Holter monitor were to be reviewed by my familt doc.


Sunday, July 1st
I Returned to ER with palpitations and hypertension. The doctors took EKG reading and blood sugar reading and found nothing alarming.
The doctor basically said to me, "if it were something serious, you'd be dead by now". I couldnt believe this guy. He then told me that I may want to visit a cardiologist to review results of Holter device and overall health. Was released with prescription of Antivert antidizzy meds.

Monday, July 2nd
Made appt with Cardiologist July 3rd 10:00 am.
Visited with Dr. Stewart as usual doc was out of town.
Was there for follow up on symptoms and get his advise. I felt very tense and had blood pressure checked and it was 160/100. I had been in bed all day.
Dr Stewart recommended that I meet with the cardiologist to see what he might have to say then decide if the nest step would be to see a GI.
I was prescribed anxiety meds Ativan. Have taken and felt a bit more relaxed.

Tuesday, July 3rd
I visited Cardiologist, Had blood pressure checked and felt tense. it was only 145/95. I spoke with Dr. about the issues I had been having leading me to his office. I had EKG taken and was told to take part in 24 hour urinalysis.

Thursday, July 5th
I turned in the 24hour urinalysis Medical Lab.
I then went to cardiologits office to get an impromptu blood pressure check. Results approx were 143/85.

Monday, July 9th
I stopped into cardiologist office for an impromptu blood pressure test and the results were 173/104. I felt anxious and tense. The nurse had me wait there until she can seek advice from my Dr.
the dr. gave me samples of 160mg Diovan.
I took Diovan and home and work from there.
Sometime in the afternoon, I found began feeling flush, my face was red and hot, my mouth was extremely dry and I couldn’t drink enough water. I looked up info on Protonix and read through all of the side effects. I read about the usual, diarrhea, upset stomach, etc… then read a little more and found that there were more uncommon side effects that if encountered, you should notify your physician.
I read that Protonix may cause hyperglycemia and symptoms included flushing, dry mouth, increased thirst. I called my physician’s office on two separate occasions and left voicemails on both explaining my concern of these side effects. I finally received a call from my physicians nurse at approx 8:30 pm. I mentioned that I was worried about continuing Protonix and that I probably wouldn’t. She agreed and said that she would consult Dr. Foote about a possible alternative to Protonix and call me back.
i hadnt heard back .

I also called and made an appt with Gastroenterologist for June 20th.

Tuesday, July 10th
I am at 237lbs. I took Diovan and Ativan as prescribed. I felt blood pressure go down and tested multiple times. I went to work and began feeling sharp pains across my upper back, feeling extremely tired and intermittent tightness of chest. I made it through the day, questioning the side effects of Diovan.

Thursday, July 12th
I had been in bed all day, as usual. Not feeling the greatest. throughout this whole ordeal, i have lost a ton of weigh and have had bad bouts of diarreah on the mornings. Sometimes starting at 3am, 5am, 7am and it typically appears yellow and mucousy. I have been concentrating on eating healthy. I have been able to eat oatmeal, apples, banannas, ensure and water. I take a multivitimin also.
My wife came home from work and wanted to go to the mall, she asked if I would like to go and I said sure, as I was feeling ok.
Being that i hadnt had my blood pressure meds that day or had protinix for a few days, i should have stayed home.

We ventured to the mall, and about halfway there, i began having another attack. It feels like it is triggered by my stomach or somoething in my abdomen getting agitated by a bumpy road or vibration. I got to a point where I wanted to jump out of the car in mid traffic and lay down on some grass by the road. My heart was pounding and my ears were swelling, i could feel my heartbeat in my head and body. I knew my blood pressure was high.

Finally, my wife found a place to pull over and I layed in the grass for a few minutes trying to calm down. She basically said, get in, we're going to the ER. But this time, the ER of a different hospital.

We get there and the nurse runs the typical checks. I emphasized the fact that my stomach has been hurting. right in the middle sternum area it hurts.

They get me in a bed and hook me up to the monitor machines and take blood and urin samples. Even a stool sample to check for blood.
Then xrays of my back and abdomen.

They said that all tests came back okay and that I might have an pretty bad ulcer either caused by ibuprofin use or H Pylori, thus causing the hypertension. I would need the attention of a GI doc. I was prescribed Pepcid in place of the protonix and ambian to help me sleep with my rotting gut.

I explained to th er doc that the cardiologist had me do a 24hr urinalysis and that the lab of this particular hospital has the results. So the ER doc ran over to look at the results. When she returned, she said that she couldnt read the results too well, but some things seemed quite a bit higher than normal and i should consult my cardiologist on what to do next in regards to these results.

I have been so lucky and grateful that my sister works with my cardiologist doing billing. She has been able to be my voice and pass on to my cardiologist. I called her and let her know the 24hr urinalysis was complete and she could call and request the results. She said she would do so and call me back.

She called me back saying that they got the results and that her and my cardiologist skimmed ver them briefley. He chuckled when he heard I had been to the ER and they said I just had an ulcer. Apparently the results yielded a bit more info claiming to be something else.

Basically, i was told that I need to have a CT performed on my abdomen to search for adrenal/pancreatic masses. I have this appointment set for July 17th at 11am.

Apparently there are tumors or cysts that can cause secondary hypertension. I am really kinda scared of what the findings may be.
I feel that I am too young to die and i dont want to leave behind my beautiful wife and children.

This month has been so horrible. I have missed so many days from work and have done nothing more than lay around the house. i just keep thinking that a few weeks earlier i had NO hypertension and was perfectly fine. I would mtnbike, hike, etc... now I have a hard time just riding in a
car. I was 260lbs and pretty active prior to this, not i hardly have any energy nor appetite. Im at 230lbs.

One mre symptom that had become evident recently is on my upper-righ abdomen, close to center, it feels a nit tender and swollen. I can feel it if i bend over or amd laying in a perticular position or move around just right, Could this be my gall bladder or liver swollen? I dont seem to have signs of jaundice, however im not too keen on all of the sumptoms.

It is my hope that they find the cause, and they are able to remove and i go back to normal.. This whole series of events has opened my eyes and made me realize that life can be taken for granted.

While my wife works and kids go to daycare. Im staying at home, i get so lonely and depressed. I dont know whats wrong with me and I wish the medical system was a little more smoother.

I love my family and i dont want to die. I am sincerly frightened of what the results of that CT scan may be, considering how bad I have been feelig for so long.

I will post the results of the CT scan as soon as I know what they are.

I am sorry for such the long post, i just needed to vent a bit I guess.
Please respond with any similar symptoms you may have experienced and outcomes.

Thanks for reading
James