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[LIG1]

@NAES1, I would think anything that you may find might be helpful to @Tissyanne, however I'll leave that decision up to her. 

I was just wondering though, @Tissyanne has your physican done any recent blood work to rule out possible causes? 

Keeping you in thought and prayer @Tissyanne 

[Hippiified]

Thinking of you. Get well soon!

@Tissyanne 

[Tissyanne]

@NAES1 , 

My dear friend. How I have missed your presence here among us. 

My health is definitely in question at this time. I am having great difficulty with pills, and not food or drink. 

I have no idea why pills are giving me such problems, and it does not seem to matter how I take them. Hidden in food, with water, milk, applesauce, doesn't matter. It takes me 3 hours or more to get throat/esophagus relief after taking them. When I first swallow them, they seem to go down okay. 

I take pills 2x daily. Blood pressure, so they must be taken. They are both time release, so cannot be crushed. 

I am waiting to get an appt with a gastro dr. It is a referral, so it may be several days. 

I am still weaning off of my anxiety pill that I have taken many years. I am taking just 1/4 of it, so it can melt in my mouth. 

[Tissyanne]

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@LIG1 wrote:

@NAES1, I would think anything that you may find might be helpful to @Tissyanne, however I'll leave that decision up to her. 

I was just wondering though, @Tissyanne has your physican done any recent blood work to rule out possible causes? 

Keeping you in thought and prayer @Tissyanne 

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@LIG1 , 

My doctor ordered several blood tests the first part of March. Everything was in good order at that time. 

I really believe that I have something amiss with my throat/esophagus. 

Thank you so much for your concern. 

[Tissyanne]

Dear Everyone, 

I just want to thank all of you so very much for your prayers, good thoughts, and caring words. 

What a comfort you all are to me. 

[Tissyanne]

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@butterfly123 wrote:

@Tissyanne 

Oh goodness, how my heart hurts for you. I am praying for a miracle call from the specialist’s office tomorrow. 

I imagine sleeping is very difficult for you and that is also concerning. You have very good intuition as to what may be happening. 

Healing prayers and hugs, 

🦋

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@butterfly123 , 

You are truly an angel among us. I mean that. 

[LTT1]

@Tissyanne 

Do not want to overstep...you should not feel guilty if you decide to go to the ER.

Do you think your throat is burned from dissolving the pill in it?

It May need to be medically managed?

I am praying for you.💗

[Puddles]

@Tissyanne 

[WaJa61]

@Tissyanne ~ I'm sorry to see that they haven’t given you an appointment yet. I agree with @LTT1, that if this condition hasn’t improved and is causing you much discomfort and stress, I would go to the ER. 

Your symptoms sound very similar to mine when my hiatal hernia flares up. A link if you feel up to a little reading and it won’t upset you: 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiatal_hernia

I have lived with this thing for over 30-years now, and it usually behaves itself... but it can definitely contribute to GERD, LPR, etc. I have to sleep with my bed elevated at the head. Pills, seeds of any kind ~ even small tomato or sesame seeds, will often come back up with acid or bile, which makes my throat very sore. I have to avoid much spicy and fried foods. Nuts are another culprit. 

When I was recently sick with the flu, severe coughing caused the hernia to get stuck in the upward position. I felt like I was choking and couldn’t get enough air into my lungs, until it relaxed and slid down again. Whole esophagus was burning from the inflammation, too. This could easily trigger a panic attack, especially for anyone weaning off anti-anxiety meds. 

The good news is, if you have developed one... it's usually easily treated through diet and, in my case, Nexium. In the worse cases, microscopic surgery is used to correct it. Of course, only your physician will know. Just thought I would mention this possibility since when we're sick and naturally upset, we can begin to fear the worst. 

I continue to pray for your wellness, and that you will be seen before the long holiday weekend. 

Hugs and God Bless!  

[Tissyanne]

@WaJa61 , 

Your information is very helpful. I appreciate you taking time to provide me with this information. 

My symptoms do sound similar all right. I also imagine all kinds of things could be wrong. 

I woke up at 4 this morning feeling pressure against the right side neck esophagus. I have been in my recliner, and am a little better this evening. 

When I swallow my pills they go down , but then seem to get stuck, and gag me for a while. Right now, that seems to be my biggest problem.

Hugs to you, and God Bless you.