Harry, I noticed that you have recovered from your anxiety and panic. Did you use meds to help you? I'm curious as to how you beat this "beast"....
Hi Harry, I had an appointment with the gastro yesterday, and we went through all my exams thus far, manometry, barium swallow, and partial upper endoscopy (only looks at the throat and upper...
Thanks for the welcome. You mentioned that you have trouble swallowing due to GERD. Have the doctors confirmed that it is related to strictures? I had a complete examination done of my esophagus and...
I, too, am going through this swallowing "thing." Often I will take a bite of food and as it slides across the back of my throat, my muscles tighten up and it feels like I'm going to choke. I have...
Debaser, Thanks for the advice. I read your blog, btw, good stuff. One of my primary concerns about researching on the internet, besides the fact that there is a myriad of bad information, is that...
Yes, the chicken or the egg theory...anxiety or GERD first... I had a barium swallow and the results appeared to show that there weren't any strictures, so dilation wouldn't help me. Regardless, I'm...
Hello All, I'm new to the forum, and while I'm sure its full of great people, I wish I could be spending my time doing other things, other than fretting about anxiety/phobias....