Good luck, king1234!! Just to clarify, it didn't feel like choking at all, just the gag reflex. You'll just want to try and relax so it doesn't happen often....
Well, I did gag a lot after a while, but like Bileman said, it was more uncomfortable than painful. I didn't really feel much pain at all, just some soreness afterward. I ate Thanksgiving dinner the...
I think the worst part was when he stretched my esophagus, but this was at the end of the procedure and only lasted a few seconds. If I had it to do all over again, even without my breathing issues,...
I just had an edoscopy done last week without any IV medication at all. The reason for me not going under was that I have a neuro-muscular disease that has made my breathing pretty bad, so they were...
IV antibiotic....
Can you have an allergic reaction to a medication without itching, trouble breathing, or rashes? Is a numbing head pressure and an out-of-it feeling considered an allergic reaction?...
Well, I had my endoscopy today, and it doesn't look like it will explain my breathing problems and not even all the pain and tightness that I have in my chest. Because of my low FVC and...
Thanks for the clarification. I'm pretty sure that the rheumatologist did all these tests when I saw him in February of 2006. If not, the neurologist would have done those as well. As for Lyme...
MS has been ruled out from clean MRI, clean spinal tap, and my abnormal EMG indicate motor nerve involvement, not sensory nerves. My muscle biopsy was normal as well when that was done a while ago. I...
Started 3 years ago with sudden light-headedness/wooziness and loss of appetite. That out-of-it/stoned feeling never went away. January 2006 sudden muscle weakness in right then left leg. Weakness in...
I'll definitely let you know the results of the endoscopy. The ENT I saw last week wants to do a 24-hour PH test, so I'll have to get that set up. As for blood work, I've been sick for over 3 years...
Earlier this year, my breathing felt better in the morning, but now it's pretty much the same. As soon as I get up in the morning, it actually feels like my insides are trying to come out in my...
I personally never aspirated that I know of and do not have a cough. My breathing issues are not related to my lungs and are not asthma-like at all. Besides my reduced pulmonary function, probably...
Thanks for the feedback, Lisa. I too have been to the ER 4 times in the last year, once for sudden swallowing and thrice for breathing problems (I was hospitalized a week ago). The problem for me is...
Well, I have a neuro-muscular disease involving my motor nerves, but they can't figure out what's wrong. I have difficulty swallowing and breathing. My FVC was reduced back in September, but I was...
So the biggest difference physiologically is that over breathing reduces the carbon dioxide levels, and under breathing increases them; both are dangerous I guess. I wonder what the specific symptoms...
Does anyone know what the main differences are in the symptoms between hyperventilation and hypoaventilation? I know that when you overbreathe, your hands and lips can tingle. What are some other...
Has anyone experienced difficulty breathing due to GERD? Also, has anyone else had damage done to their nasal passage due to GERD?...
I had a LP (spinal tap) last November, and it didn't hurt at all. After I got home, my back did hurt when I moved for the rest of the night, but I was supposed to stay still anyway. There is always a...
The reaction that I had previously did not affect my breathing, and I did not have rashes. My nose just started to run and burn and some itching throughout my body. I did start a much lower dose last...
This sensation is happening now about 2 to 3 times per day. When it first started in February, it would happen only about 1 time per day, then after it would subside, my breathing seemed to be...
Hey Johnny, here's a web site that explains PCR testing: http://www.addl.purdue.edu/userguide/pcr/use.htm What kind of PCR test are you looking into? From the web site, it looks like they may be...
Another specific question on this. When it happens to you, do your arms start tingling too as well as you feel like a pressure in your chest? I just experienced this again today the worst that I've...
Can anyone who has had an allergic reaction to an IV antibiotic share his/her experience? What was the antibiotic, what were the reactions, how long did it take for them to come on, and how long did...
thanks for your replies. 3 years is a long time without a diganosis, so I'm just trying to reach out and figure stuff out. The sensation I feel isn't necessarily painful. Sometimes it kind of...
My doctor put me on a much lower dosage in combination with another, so hopefully I won't get a bad reaction. She said if I can't handle it, then she'll have to find another. It's a cephalasporin, so...
Does anyone know the differences between an antihistamine such as diphenhydramine hydrochloride (Benedryl) and loratadine (Claritin)? I know that the Claritin won't cause drowsiness, but is there a...
Has anyone experienced what's called an MS Hug or Girdle-Band Sensation before? I've gone undiagnosed for 3 years now and probably don't have MS, but I started to have these strange sensations back...