I had radiation to a lung nodule the end of last year and a couple of months later I started experiencing wheezing, coughing, and difficulty breathing. We thought this was pneumonitis and I was put on a long regimen of prednisone. Now that I'm off it, I'm still experiencing a lot of the same symptoms, including almost constant post-nasal drip. I was just told by an ENT doctor that I have silent reflux, so a lot of the symptoms I thought were lung-related weren't caused by the radiation at all. She prescribed me omeprazole, which hasn't done anything. I get some relief using famotidine, but nothing dramatic. The constant need to cough to clear my throat when I feel a "wheeze" vibrating in my upper esophagus has become really annoying... it goes away, and then a minute later it's back again. I've been dealing with this now for most of the year. I don't understand what caused it, as I've never had any difficulties with reflux or heartburn. It also affects my breathing... I notice if I'm exerting myself, like coming up two flights of stairs with heavy grocery bags, the "back up" of reflux and subsequent wheezing seems to get worse and feels like it's blocking my airway. I love coffee, spicy foods, chocolate, and an occasional glass of wine, and now I guess they're all forbidden. I'm wondering if this condition ever goes away, or if I'm stuck with it for life. My understanding is there is surgery called fundoplication they can perform to stop it but I'm not sure I'll be able to persuade my ENT doc to do it. I'm curious if anyone else has has this surgery performed and if it helped. I'm definitely going request an endoscopy.