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Posted 2/27/2014 9:48 PM (GMT 0)
I dont understand what is happening. It feels more like an allergic response than LPR.
Posted 2/27/2014 11:25 PM (GMT 0)
lobstahguy

Do you think this could be related to your sinisitis you have going on? Or was it there before that came into the picture? How's the heating situation where you are? We have had a brutal Winter here and I have to keep my humidifier in my bedroom at 55% or I star having sinus issues.

Take care,
Bill
Posted 2/28/2014 12:22 AM (GMT 0)
Bill, the mucus in the throat has been going on since March 9th when i woke up with LPR type symptoms well before the sinus issues. I had a Bravo probe in at the time and one year later the doctors still cant decide if i have LPR or some other kind of strange nervous system problem from the probe. The symptoms mimic LPR but there are some things that dont add up. My voice is always best in the morning and the mucus response is immediate after eating or especially drinking water. My vocal pain in a ten and it hurts clear down into my chest when i attempt to talk. If this is LPR its got to be one of the worst cases ever.
Posted 2/28/2014 3:53 AM (GMT 0)
I had my surgery 2 months ago, but I always have and still continue to have a constant stream of mucus being produced in my mouth and throat. I assume that this was at one point designated to neutralize the acid outside of my stomach, but I can't really know that for sure. I do know that I have so much of it that I need to swallow every 5 seconds or else I will choke on mucus. Swallow, cough, clear my throat, or whatever it is I do, if I don't do it after 5 seconds, the mucus builds up and my brain overreacts by telling me that I am choking. I dont know what the solution is, but I can only hope that my body stops producing so much of it once the scar tissue lining my esophagus heals.
Posted 2/28/2014 2:40 PM (GMT 0)
Its awful. How do you keep from going nuts, or getting a sore esophagus from all of that swallowing?? I think it has really caused me alot of pain because i have to do the same thing.
Posted 3/2/2014 4:45 PM (GMT 0)
I think the pain is from acid damage and not excessive swallowing, but I certainly do have a lot of pain. What saddens me is that I though having this surgery and being heartburn free would allow me to start exercising without the feeling of choking, but I am still getting that when I try to work out. I went speed skating yesterday, and every sprint I did ended the same way, with a burning feeling in my throat telling me I am choking. I know at this point it can't be acid, but evidently my esophagus doesn't know that. I think what is actually happening is saliva and mucus building up and blocking my breathing tube, but nothing explains the burning feeling.

If I acknowledge that need to swallow is there, it only becomes a more frequent need. The only way I can try to move on with my life is to do my best job of not acknowledging it exists, which is extremely hard to do when it leads a feeling stronger than pain. Since trying not to think about something is hard, I try to force myself to think about other things and not give my brain time to think about the need to swallow, so that it becomes something I do every 5 seconds and don't even think about.
Posted 3/2/2014 6:10 PM (GMT 0)
Ive got the same problem and it is driving me nuts. It wakes me up in the night. I think part of it is from the mucus and swelling and also being dry from the meds im on. My stomach grumbles everytime i swallow now. This is probably making me feel even more nausea. Nobody deserves this misery. You had your nissen 3 days after i had my gallbladder removed. Now i except to be told that the nissen is in my future. I dont think i can handle it.
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