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Posted 7/21/2015 10:04 PM (GMT 0)
Used to have a different username in 2008 but have forgotten it/changed email address.

Diagnosed with reflux in 2008. Gallbladder out in 2012

Lately put quite a bit of weight on. Eating very poorly. McDonald's. Chocolate, general crap basically. Dealing with a lot of family stress. Now my condition is probably at the top end of the scale.

Anxiety is now kicking backing and having to double swallow (if that makes sense) most of the time when I swallow.

I am 37, 5'11 117kg and about to become a 1st time dad...I am totally stressing myself out all the time thinking that I am about to get throat cancer all the time.

Hey I'm man enough to say there's been plenty of times I've felt like crying about it but I just must stay strong for my wife and our soon to be new arrival.

Must make a doctors appointment!!
Posted 7/22/2015 12:45 AM (GMT 0)
Welcome back Matt.

You already know what you have to do. No criticism. It's all scary.

Can you take a drink of something when you eat? Maybe take more time chewing so there will be more saliva? Saliva is an important part of digestion too, not just for lubrication. When you chew up a saltine cracker you can taste the sweetness as it changes the starch into sugar (breaks the bonds of the strings of sugars that compose starch).

Think of that little one when you choose food. You have to be around and healthy. See your gastroenterologist too. Thus sayeth a mama bear to the papa bear (to be).
Posted 7/22/2015 10:46 PM (GMT 0)
Yup need to get this weight off. Just had so much stress lately it's just piled on. Simply shocking eating by me.

Chocolate bars sandwiches Jesus what am I doing to myself!!

Am away on holiday at the moment so will be straight to the doctors.
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