Joy

It all started for Joy around the holidays of 2001. She was feeling uncomfortable and experiencing bloating (wearing only elastic-type pants), eating a very small amount before feeling a back-up in her throat, being very constipated, losing her breath sitting back in a chair. Because of the symptom of shortness of breath Joy was sent to urgent care. She received a diagnosis of reflux with a recommendation to take antacids.

"It was Christmas time and our travel plans were set. So my husband and I set off on our two-week vacation from our home outside of Minneapolis, Minn. to Connecticut. Upon arriving, my sister saw my discomfort (perhaps with fresh eyes). She set up an appointment immediately with her doctor. He examined me and took some blood tests. The next evening he called recommending I have a CAT scan when I returned home, which I did" says Joy.

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