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GERD issues
I am 22 years old. I don't smoke or drink. Growing up I can remember having a slight hoarse voice in the morning if I ate to late at nights. But never anything too miserable. It would go away within a hour after drinking water.
March 2011 on a Wednesday. I woke up with a hoarse voice that never went away. After a few weeks I started to get slightly worried so I went to my family doctor. I went 3 times over a course of 5-6 weeks and they had no idea after giving me multiple steroids and antibiotics that did nothing. I also had no pain in the beginning my throat didn't hurt at all. My only symptom was the voice. So they sent me to a throat specialist. (Audiologist) He did a throat endoscopy and told me I have GERD. He prescribed me omeprazole 20mg once a day. I changed my diet. I stopped eating hours before I went to sleep. I have never been a soda drinker, I am not a fan of fatty foods. The fattiest thing I like to eat sometimes is chocolate.. So I gave that up. I don't eat big meals. I have always been a snacker. But I didn't seem to get that much better so back as planned in 6weeks. He told me to start taking it twice a day. my throat started to hurt and become really sore around this point. I would wake up in severe pain, and it would hurt through out the day. I would take 2- 20mg omeprazole and I would also drink baking soda mixed with water whenever I couldn't handle the constant burn anymore.. I wouldn't drink the baking soda/water at the same time as taking the omeprazole. I made sure I did that hours apart from one another.
So about 10-12 weeks later my symptoms got much worse. It wasn't working. Nothing seemed to work.
So I went back to the doctor. They did another endoscopy and my throat is more swollen than the first. It's starting to swell up even higher around where my thyroid is.
I started having chest pains and it has become hard to swallow anything.
My heart rate gets insanely high in random occasions.
I feel a knock/thump whenever I swallow.
My throat is always hurting.
I am nauseous when I eat.
It's painful to eat or drink anything; I have lost almost 30lbs because of it.
So I have had a endoscopy twice now,
I got a barium swallow done and he told me I have acid reflux. probe test done,.,Blood work....How many more test need to be done?
I haven’t heard my voice in a year now. It's to the point where I am becoming depressed and I ignore talking to people. I ignore hanging out with friends, because if I talk to much my throat becomes incredibly sore to the point where I won't be able to sleep. I can't yell or whisper. I have one tone. If I yell then I’m pretty much out for the rest of the day because my throat hurts so badly.
I am thinking about going to the Mayo Clinic. Has anyone else been through this? Do you think they will be able to help? Could it be something else?
Im desperate.
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Good morning. Sorry you’re having to deal with this. It’s so weird that we can have the same condition or disease and have similar or very different symptoms. I have esophagitis as well as some other health issues. And I had a pft done at my pulmonologist and it was abnormal. My dr feels it can definitely be from Gerd. He’s also sending me to an ent to be thorough. Have you had a pft done yet?
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2 ReactionsYes. Years ago my primary doc put me on an inhaler because I was experiencing shortness of breath. She said it could be late onset asthma. I asked for a referral to allergist/asthma specialist. Specialist had me perform a breathing test that I passed. She concluded I had Acid Reflux. She suggested I get an OTC PPI 20 mg and take daily first thing in the morning. To wait 30 minutes before eating anything. It cleared my shortness of breath in one week.
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2 ReactionsThat's good I have acid reflux to. I have inhalers and Prilosec, nothing seems to be working. I did get a new pulmonologist and gastro doctor. Maybe they have ideas what's going on.
I'm glad yours got better
Thanks for commenting
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1 ReactionYes I have GERD too, with my asthma and COPD. In changing both doctors, this has been going on to long. I hope everything goes good for you also. Thanks for commenting
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1 ReactionYes, GERD cases cough. I have it. See a Gastroenterology. GERD must be treated and not overlooked. It can case serious problems, including esophageal or throat cancer.
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1 ReactionI hope something is done for your mom. Some symptoms can have so many causes. You have to rule out them 1 by 1
Have a good day and take care
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3 ReactionsGreat idea! Good luck to you. Jw did you have a recent pulmonary function test done?
Yes, I have have had a lot of tests, CT scan, MRI, Doctors can't or don't care about what to do about the chronic cough.. maybe a fresh check up with a new doctor will see something
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3 ReactionsYes. Definitely
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1 ReactionTo leelou03- I can only relate to you, my issues, and tell you that I always practiced being an active person, biking, exercising, walking, and I thought eating healthy. This whole thing with GERD, and LPR has caused me so much anxiety that sometimes I think I am going to have a coronary. My voice has changed, I can barely sing in church, I have a chronic cough, and so many secretions in my throat, that I cannot be around people, as I am embarrassed with constantly clearing my throat. I have seen GI, ENT, and an Allergist. I finally resigned myself to the fact that this is never going to go away, and I need to accept it, and do all the things they tell you to do to try and make it better. I also meditate and pray when I feel an anxiety attack coming on--not for everyone, but it helps me . God bless you in your journey.
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