Something stuck in throat ? trouble swallowing Posted: 11-16-07 20:16pm
Hello all. I am new to this forum. I would
like some help with a horrible feeling and
problem I been having for 3+ months now.
Since September I been having this feeling
of something stuck in my throat and
difficulty swallowing.
It all started in September. I ate a beef
patty while over at my friend's house, I
ate it really quickly because I was hungry
and did not chew it very well. I feeled
like it got stuck in my throat and the
spices from it burned me somewhat from the
feeling I remember. I dranked alot of
water and I was horrible that night.
I think this is when the majority of the
problems started, although before this
happened I was already having very minor
problems swallowing, sometimes I would
have to clear my throat but was still able
to swallow food ok and I would get the
food come back up as well on many
occasions but did not think much of it, as
a liquid.
After the beef patty incident, I could not
swallow solid foods afterwards on the next
day, my mom was really worried. I am 29
years old male by the way and I live with
my mom and my sister and we have no health
insurance. My mom started making blended
vegetables for me to drink as a soup
almost, mashed potatoes etc, squash etc.
If I tried to eat anything more solid I
would feel like the food gets stuck after
I swallowed it and I would get really
scared and panic. I would have to drink
alot of water afterwards. A week later we
went to the emergency room. The doctor did
a x-ray and said it came out clear and
said oh it's probably a hair in your
throat, I was so angry and just gave me a
paper that said I had swallowing
problems.
I went to 2 more emergency room visits on
one occasion they did a catscan of my
throat and the doctor just said I had a
thickening there and wrote me off saying I
had swallowing problems and referred me to
a ent. I ended up going to a ent that
allowed us to go to his clinic and that
would bill later, since we have no
insurance.
The ENT doctor put a tube down my nose and
down my throat and said I had nothing
wrong at all after 15 seconds of the tube
being in there. I was sorta mad he
referred me to a gastroentologist--((
sorry if wrong spelling. ))
We ended up going to this doctor and
paying him cash for the visits. He gave me
prevacid after I explaining to him that I
could not swallow solid foods. He also
scheduled me for a barium swallow. The
barium swallow came up as clear nothing
wrong but showed signs of gerd from what
the x-ray technician said. The doctor gave
me a prescription for prevacid solutabs
and told me to keep taking those, one a
day.
I also got a endoscopy and that came out
clear but he said my esophagus was
inflamed and I had a bacteria called
pholry or something, ??? i'm not sure. He
gave me some strong antibiotics but my
heart started going really fast and I
stopped taking them after 4 days, I had to
take them for 10 days at least.
He told me to stop taking them and I have
a appointment with him on the 21st of
November now. The problem is now I still
am having trouble swallowing, feeling of
food gettign stuck in my throat and on top
of this now my heart still beats fast now
through the day, it slows down at times
but goes fast again for now reason.
The fast heartbeats happens alot when I am
in bed in my house all alone. I started to
get anxiety attacks, I think it is. It's a
feeling in my stomach, and a feeling in my
heart area like pinching and needles, I
called the ambulance once already and they
did a ake I think it's called heart test
and they said everything was normal. I am
freaking out now though I still am getting
axiety attacks, fast heart beat and food
getting stuck feeling in throat. Someone
please help!!!.
On the 20th I'm seeing a general medicine
doctor for the heart and axiety and the
21th going back to see the
gastroentologist. Please anyone what is
wrong with me? Anyone have had this? I am
going crazy basically. My friends think
it's in my head now. Please help!
Oh by the way the prevacid has helped with
the acid but I am still having swallowing
problems, I have taken the prevacid for
almost 1 month now I think. Thank you.
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digitdarkes
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Nov 2007 Posts: 2
Sounds Like You Have Globus Histericus Posted: 11-30-07 01:32am
Apparently, my doctor told me I had Globus
histericus as well.....same thing heart
racing start to panic and then it just
gets worse...which my Dr explained, Globus
histericus feeds on itself, sooo the more
you panic, the worse it gets....apparently
it isnt a big deal....see when you said
"my friends think it is my head" That may
be exactly why Globus Histericus would
completly explain that it feeds on
itself!! Also maybe Thyroid a
condition....Im getting my bloodwork done
ASAP to check for Thyroid problems....the
heartbeat problem is a major symptom of
Thyroid problems...hope this helps!