Hello everyone my Name is Tony, I think I have similar things to one of your post that I read about
the lady who drank lemon juice Debra I think her name was, i am 24year old well basically this is my story I was a social pub drinker I decided for the new year I would give up drinking I started by taking 2 weeks off here and there then in February I had a foal curry witch I am not used to as a dare with my cousin
it bloody well burnt everything my lips and mouth and even when it came out the other end, I also had a few beers on that occasion aswel, then 3 days past and I went out with a friend down the pub and had a bit of a messy session and I drank a chilli sambuca that seriously burnt the back of my throat, and the countless beers and cider
I had that night , the next day I was vilantely sick and all I could taste was this chilli sambuca ,( I am a mouth sleeper breather aswel and has a fasination of sleeping infront of the electric fan as liked the sound calming and used to wake up dryest mouth ever),
then from that point I had this horrible tightness in my throat like as if some body had there hand strangling me constanly 3 days past and went dr's the dr said its nothing cannot see anything at all come back if doesn't get better in 2 weeks,
1 week past and still not better this time I am hooked to google and worrying with every single symptom I have panicking and worrying and not able to cope properly, so went back to dr saw a different one this time and explained her everything and that im worried its cancer because of google and she said your throat is inflammed and red and sore, and would take a long time to heal, and gave me some lanprazole to stop any acid coming up and burning the throat,
I then went home took my tablets 2 weeks on still feel tightness round throat and still addicted to looking at symptoms 24/7 on google now I am feeling around my neck for lumps and stuff constantly touching my neck throat etc all the time and found a lump sort of thing but wernt sure what it was kept prodding and feeling it 24/7, I then at this point starting feeling so down I Actually cried thinking what if its cancer, so went to dr again as cannot deal with this
saw another dr this time and they said your throat is majorly inflammed and it will take a very long time to heal As its constantly being used even when you sleep he said its not cancer cancer doesn't work this way so stop worrying about that but when your throat is extremely inflammed it can become tight and close up so I am referring you to a specialist to put a camera down nose, if your throat is closed up at all will have to have a operation and I am going to give you some sucralfate to form a barrier down ur throat and help it heal,
I took that for 2 weeks with the lanprazole and throat feels a bit better but now left side of my throat not sure where I have been poking and prooding or whatever really hurts and aches so again I go dr and see another dr I am a proper hypocondriac now and worrying so much I see another dr and they felt my neck and said no lumps or growths or nothing absolutely everything normal except from swelling on left side but could be from you prodding and touching all the time and to leave it alone,
I went home feeling a bit better but then I am still worrying and googling but I do feel abit better I can swallow food a bit better now but it still feels as if its causes my throat to swell but doesn't feel as tight I finished my tablets but throat does feel better but left side of throat feels tight and aches as if its a muscle feeling and went back to dr saw another 1 who felt my throat etc and who said you are being referred to a spealist I don't want to give you anymore tablets as you may not need them
The pain your describing on the left seems like a muscle to me I am 90% sure , and said I think alot of it is in my head now that's why I need to wait for specialist , I do have some fine days where doesn't hurt much at all and then somedays I have alot of tightness it doesn't hurt at all when lay down, I have also lost 2 and half stone from not eating proper in 2 months, dr don't seem concerned as I was 19 stone before hand, I know I was drinking alot of pints a week witch have completely cut out and used to eat around. 4000 calories a day now I eat about 1500 ,
I just feel so depressed thinking what if its something else but then at the same time think it could just be seriously inflammed I honestly don't know but feel scared lol, I have definitely got better from when it first started but the weird aching tightness leftside of throat and sometimes throat of the Adam's apple feels tight and over stretched its horrible so fort I would try help myself feel better on this forum as you all was a grate help with that Debra (kindheart) lady x thanks Tony
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Post Edited By Moderator (dencha) : 5/20/2013 6:58:13 AM (GMT-6)