Anyone been diagnoised with hidden
lithiasis in throat/neck? After 7 years
and 4 surgeries I finally went to
minnesota to the mayo clinic and doctors
there have diagnoised me with this. They
all agee my case is very hard to
diagnoise. It all started with a whoshing
in my ear and the symtpoms have progressed
to choking when eating, hard rock like
pieces coming from somewhere into my
throat usually followed by thick mucus
laced with white pus as well as tons of
drainage blocked by the "rock". The
formal name is calculi created by ones
body sheding skin every 4 days. When the
skin is not able to move through the body
due to infection blockage in my case, it
forms into hard rocks. I daily live with
a neck that is so stiff I cannot move it,
swelling in my neck and face and
especially my throat around my adams
apple, extreme discomfort and a ruined
life. The doctors have done 2 sinus
surgeries, a tonsilectomy at age 44 (which
found tonsilithiasis not dectected by any
tests), and removed a nodule on my vocal
cord. I seek another who has had to live
with this terrible situation and who might
offer advice. I can find much info on
broncholithiasis, sialithiasis, kidney
stones and such but not much info on basic
lithiasis and it's causes and cures. I am
currently on a antifungal spray, nasonex,
nystatin, allegra d and pain meds as
needed. Support would be great as I am
facing exploratory sugery if the new meds
don't work.
Sherry a.
