Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve been on here, I’ve been really busy with school and work, but I’ve been to a gastroenterologist and had two endoscopies done in the mean time, and I’ve finally discovered with I think has been causing my shortness of breath. I was originally diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis after an initial endoscopy (which is basically an allergic inflammation of the esophagus similar to asthma), and after two months of omeprazole 40 mg twice per day and an allergen-free diet, I have been cleared of that condition (and my GERD has gotten a lot better). However, in the meantime I developed a fungal infection in my esophagus which caused the inflammation to continue, and I suspect that I might have another condition that constricts the esophagus, esophageal achalasia. Therefore, what I think is happening is I’m feeling tightness in my esophagus, mistaking that for my lungs/trachea, and then breathing more deeply to compensate. I go back to the doctor in a month so I’ll try to keep everyone updated more.