I know this is a long shot, for I am not one to go on forums. I really appreciate you sharing your story with us all. I have been having issues with swallowing and regurgitating food and medications. It gets stuck behind my throat and my middle chest. For a while now I have been having very bad chest pain behind my left breast bone in the middle of my back. I am also very weak and tired. I thought for the longest I was having heart issues and they did a big work up on my heart and the only thing abnormal that grew in size within a 3 month time was "mucosal thickening in distal esophagus". I was wondering if anyone could share what symptoms they have had in the beginning. I normally don't have heartburn but I did start taking omeprazole twice a day as a precaution. I have been also dealing with debilitating degenerative spinal disease and it has changed my life dramatically. I am looking for hope. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.