I didnt mention this to my GI Doc for two reasons...
1. I thought it was anxiety related at first
2. My Doc always seems to be in a hurry, therefore making me feel like unless its a serious issue, I need not mention it.
However, in the past couple of weeks the symptoms have gotten much worse, and I'm a bit worried now.
Anyway, for about the past 10+ years I've noticed I've had difficulty swallowing. I always thought it was anxiety related because as a child I choked on one of those mozerella sticks (with the stretchy cheese), which caused an anxiety response from then on out.
Over time, and in the past 7 years or so, I've noticed it really doesnt matter what I eat, my esoph just doesnt seem to want to push it down. I learned how to regurgitate it back up and swallow it again (gross, yes, but it worked and I didnt choke). Again, I thought it was anxiety related.
Around the same time, I noticed that sometimes when I swallow, there would be a grinding pain I would feel as the food went down my esoph, that I would also feel in my back. The pain wouldnt stop until the food entered my stomach. It wasnt incredibly common, so again, I brushed it off.
In the past few weeks, I've noticed what feels like a lump, or something stopping the food, at a certain point in my chest. Even if I'm just taking a pill it stops at that point, the pain begins, and I have to drink a fluid to help it get down.
Thats when I noticed that even if I'm just drinking a fluid, with no food included, I still feel that lump.
I've also had this feeling in my stomach that I'm hungry and nauseous at the same time. It's terrible because I dont know if I should eat, or not.
I've also had sharp chest pains off and on for the past 4 years that I honestly thought was heart related (which runs in the family), but now I'm thinking it could be related to this.
Ideas?:ghug:
1. I thought it was anxiety related at first
2. My Doc always seems to be in a hurry, therefore making me feel like unless its a serious issue, I need not mention it.
However, in the past couple of weeks the symptoms have gotten much worse, and I'm a bit worried now.
Anyway, for about the past 10+ years I've noticed I've had difficulty swallowing. I always thought it was anxiety related because as a child I choked on one of those mozerella sticks (with the stretchy cheese), which caused an anxiety response from then on out.
Over time, and in the past 7 years or so, I've noticed it really doesnt matter what I eat, my esoph just doesnt seem to want to push it down. I learned how to regurgitate it back up and swallow it again (gross, yes, but it worked and I didnt choke). Again, I thought it was anxiety related.
Around the same time, I noticed that sometimes when I swallow, there would be a grinding pain I would feel as the food went down my esoph, that I would also feel in my back. The pain wouldnt stop until the food entered my stomach. It wasnt incredibly common, so again, I brushed it off.
In the past few weeks, I've noticed what feels like a lump, or something stopping the food, at a certain point in my chest. Even if I'm just taking a pill it stops at that point, the pain begins, and I have to drink a fluid to help it get down.
Thats when I noticed that even if I'm just drinking a fluid, with no food included, I still feel that lump.
I've also had this feeling in my stomach that I'm hungry and nauseous at the same time. It's terrible because I dont know if I should eat, or not.
I've also had sharp chest pains off and on for the past 4 years that I honestly thought was heart related (which runs in the family), but now I'm thinking it could be related to this.
Ideas?:ghug:
