Hello all, I have posted here previously. I am glad I found this topic as last week on wednesday all my lymph nodes came out on my neck which led me to the doctor, well she could not find anything...
Hi sj Thankyou so much for your reply. Osteophytes what is that ? Lol see shows you how much I know. Also an xray would not show a trapped nerve so maybe thats another reason. The sore throat its...
Hi All I have made a post on arthritis in the neck which not many people gave advice, I do know you are not doctors but what I really want to know could this be arthritis in the neck & your...
June Just a quick question, what type of pain do you get in the neck? Mine is like a burning sensation at the top of the shoulderblades & I feel my neck is always swollen I sometimes feel I have a...
Hello all I just wanted to introduce myself. I am a 41 year old female, in the last 2 years I have had 2 children a boy of 20 months & a girl of 9 months & from my previous marriage a 19 year...
Hi all I have done several posts of burning sensation of the throat & shoulder blades. I did have an endoscope done which showed esophigitis & gastrisitis after 4 months of these symptoms I...
Hi All I do post normally on the Gerd section. To cut the long story short. I moved to the USA 3 years ago this June from England, I married an American I am 41 & have 3 children 1 is nearly 20...
Hello all This morning I had the capsule put into my esophagus, they gave me an endoscope to insert the capsule, to my amazement my esophagus was normal & so was everything else normal. This is...
thankyou for your replys, I dont take any medication only achiphex for gerd which has not helped, I have also had other medication for gerd which has not helped. I have an appointment for a PH bravo...
Hello all I have been on here before I am currently on the Gerd section. I was dx with gerd on the 30th October 2007. The weirdest thing about having this problem is I never suffered heart burn just...
Hi there Jen123 I also have a red throat more so red vocal cords, have had this for a year been on lots of different ppi's with no releif. I do have gerd but never get heartburn. My main symptom is a...
The Ph test they want me to take is the one that is not taken out you digest. The nurse said the doctor wants me to continue taking the ppi's. bokbok you are so lucky to have bupa, you would be...
To be honest I rarely eat anything through out the day I seem to feel sick, I have lost over 40lb which was very much needed it was more a concern when I kept losing through my pregnancies. Both...
you are so right marthamae but dont you ever get the feeling someone has missed something. I know I got the pictures of my esophagus & yes you can see it is red at first the GI doc thought it was...
Hi there Bokbok, I have seen a GI doc who confirms I have gerd, the weird thing about it I dont have heartburn what so ever I just have burning throat & top of the back this is why I went to see an...
The worst of it is, I am home all day with 2 young kids, its nice to go outside just to have a ciggy. Because all my family live in England I find it very lonely when my husband is at work. I have...
I will be flying home to the UK on the 16th of Feb when I come back I am gonna try & give up smoking. I know its going to be very tuff but i really need to try my hardest even if not for me I need to...
Hello all, Just an update, I went to see the ENT yesterday because for the past 11 months I seem to have a constant sore throat with the feeling of wanting to clear it all the time. the Doctor told...
Hello acidman, I get a feeling of a lump in my throat nearly all the time at this point I could not tell you why but i did have an endoscope done in October 2007 & had inlammation of the esophagus. I...
Thankyou for your advise. I am already a member to the gerd family & have been posting there. I have had an endoscope done & have tried all medication they have prescribed me with no releif. My main...
Hello I am new to anxiety, I have not been told any of my symptoms is the cause of stress or anxiety but i was doing some research on symptoms of anxiety & I seem to fit. I have been on the gerd...
I went to the doctor yet again, think they are getting sick of me. She wont refer me to an ENT till I have had all test done first. I did mention to her about I was scared cause the symptoms were the...
Hi Grace This is just a thought, I know you have been having lots of problems lately by your recent posts. if you put in google anxiety symptoms you find anxiety causes lots of problems & I noticed...
Hi Joan, I know you have a sore throat. Does your neck hurt you as well also when your throat is sore does it feel like sometimes you are losing your voice & sometimes you feel as if you have a lump...
Hi Jli I have burning pain in my upper back on my shoulder blades & also get pains in the neck & a feeling of a very sore throat. I had a endoscope which said i had a raw esophagus but was not...
Thanks Joan, the pillow sounds good the only thing is I dont really suffer when I am sleeping its more during the day & of a night before bed, I am beginning to wonder if a lot is Anxiety, I was...
Went to the Gi Doc today. He said he will prescribe different medication for a month Acidfex 2 x a day but my insurance said that is over there dose limit so now it will be Acidfex 1 x a day &...
Thankyou for your replies, I will update you, I am going to lay it down on the table cause this is no fun at all. the way I feel if my esophagus is inflammed what is it doing to my throat so i want...
Hello Joan I get a very sore throat sometimes its so bad if I talk it hurts but i dont really belch or get a bad taste in my mouth, but i am always tired, my tiredness I put down to is I look after 2...
Hello You are the 1st person I have seen with pain in your shoulder blades.....I have pain in my shoulder blades more a burning sensation which effects my neck, I also went to the emergancy as the...
I think the worst of it all is i keep searching the internet with the symptoms I have & all i get is throat cancer come up & I really am getting worried. I just thought if i got others with there...
Hi Just curious to those that have problems with there throat due to acid reflux. I would be very grateful to listen to your experience cause mine is really getting painful. I never get the taste of...
Its good news you dont have H Pilori, fingers crossed when you have your endoscope that comes back normal as well. I think the procedure for the endoscope was ok never felt anything just remembered...
Hi Grace i dont have your problem, if you are worrying it wont hurt to visit your doctor this will put your mind at ease it might be nothing just could be you are stressing more. I am sorry this is...
They say life begins at forty, I am still waiting lol. All we can do is make the most of what we have, I know its stressfull & acid is worse when getting stressed out but thats easier said than done....
I know what the health service is like in the UK cause I am British was brought up in London only moved to the USA 2 & half years ago got married to an American. My family all live there including my...
Hi Derg Not being able to swollow is one thing but not being able to keep fluids down is another. I would personally go to the emergancy we most certainly need fluids in our bodies. Hopefully now you...
Yes Red I was born December 1966 but at the moment i feel a lot older, never even heard of Gerd till I got it. My mum use to say to me dont drink diet coke like its water it will do your stomach in...
I was on a IV they said it would relax me but I fell asleep never woke up till all was finished. The doctor even had the results when i came around. Where are you from?...
Hi Red. I thought I would mention my acid reflux seems to get worse if I dont eat. I lost quite a lot of weight cause I did not eat properly also I noticed wheat takes a big affect on it as well....
hi Katie I got tested for Helicobacter Pylori & it came out ok. When I went to the Emergency they give me Zantex 150mg, it seems to feel a little better but now I am very constipated but I looked up...
Hi I dont have Barretts, but think it must be pretty close as when I had Endoscpoe it was all pink & the doc did suggest barretts, he took biopsies that showed no barretts just change in Reflux. I...
Hi Katie Thankyou for your reply. I did go to ER this morning because the pain was so bad I could not take it no more. I was emazed how quick I got seen to, if I was still in the UK then I would...
Thank you for your replies. Ok I was 38 when I fell pregnant with my son, I never really had many problems while pregnant exept of a night after eating I would always bring food back up, I would...
I have been on prilosec for 4 weeks now & still no change, still burning sensation at the top of my shoulder blades & neck, went to the doctors on wednesday & she looked at me as if how...
My Birthday is December 30th 1966...
I am from England, London was my location, but now I live in Grand Rapids USA for 2 years, could not help notice your post on the boards. All my family still live in London will be visiting in Feb. I...
Thankyou all...
Thankyou for your response, I am not actually constipated, I do go very often, but what confuses me is I have pain that feels like i am consipated even if I have just gone its just the sense of...
Hello I have been on prilosec for 2 weeks now Prilosec otc 2 a day. For one they have helped just a little but dont know if this is the symptoms for the medication........I have felt constipated...