Posted 2/20/2017 8:00 PM (GMT 0)
Hello Everyone
Sorry for the long post, but I hope you read it.
First week of December 2016 I started having lots of belching and upset stomach and then all of sudden sore and painful throat. At first I had throat burning sensation. I knew it wasn't any throat infection, so I took Prilosec on my own. It wasn't making any difference. Then I went to India for few weeks, there I took Nexium for another fourteen day, but I was having pain especially when I was in stress. My throat felt weird all the time. My attention was on my throat all day. I tried to avoid spicy food the best I could, but at time I didn't. I also spit up some blood in my Saliva first month. I finally went to ENT after one month, I told him my symptoms and he said HPylori infection caused this and the blood in the spit was from the infection. He gave me antibiotics and antacid for 10 days, which I took. The symptoms got better, burning pain subsided, my uvula and soft palate hurt at times. When I came back to states, I went to my primary physician and since he knew I have anxiety issues he said I have strep throat as one of my tonsil looks bigger. He gave me another antibiotics which I took for seven days
I went back to the primary physican and he said we should do biopsy of the tonsil since it didn't get better. I panicked and went on my own to an ENT. He checked my tonsil and said he said your tonsil is little bigger than the other one but there is nothing to worry about and he said he doesn't believe in LPR. He gave me Flonase for my nose and off I went. All the time, I always told all these doctors that my tonsil wasn't that big.
Finally I went to third ENT. He put camera up my nose and said my both tonsils looks same size and there is nothing to worry about. He said I do have inflammation near my voice box and has given me 3 months course on PPI. He said after listening to me its acid reflux...he didn't use the term LPR.
Meeting with three ENT did give me some relief from thinking worst. However I do have following symptoms
I have stopped looking at my throat, I ask my parents and wife to look at it ( I am driving them mad)
-Whenever I look at though...I see my Uvula Long and touching (resting) on my tongue). I mention this to ENT but one of the ENT said it looks fine. I get these sensation at the back of my throat all the time
- I have lost few pounds (7-8) over two months..due to being extremely anxious and not eating too much.
- Some time my throat feels better after I eat. One Ent did say my throat was dry and I know anxiety can cause that.
- My throat does seem raw and my soft palate looks red to me (for everyone else they say its normal color).
- my right tonsil has remain same size over two months.
- I know my anxiety is worsening my symproms...but I want to do everything I can to come out of this.
Few questions I have are
- Can LPR / GERD make Uvula long and if so will it go back to normal again (my look tapered instead of round)
- Can LPR/ GERD cause cryptic tonsil (one tonsil) will it heal...if I follow all the protocol
- my burning throat, upper palate symptoms have subsided.
- When I am relax, sometime I feel like I am back to normal.
Do you guys think its all in my head? Soory for the long post...I am really getting depressed and anxious.
Thank YOu for listening.