Thank's for your reply Jennifer, wouldn't Lyme disease show up on advanced blood work? Also I'd like to ask anyone who has experience with anxiety or panic disorders the following. Although it doesn't explain my nerve pain most of my friends think that my swallowing issues are being caused by serious anxiety.
Before I get into that though my Neurologist has referred me to get a swallow study he doesn't think my neck issues are causing my swallowing difficulties and although he said he needs confirmation from the results of the swallow study right now is almost certain that my swallowing issues and nerve pain are unrelated.
My friends say I'm a fairly tightly wrapped guy think that the swallowing problems are anxiety related.
In the past I've been to the ER several times
because I thought I couldn't breathe and was going to suffocate but I've never had swallowing issues before. I googled severe anxiety and it can cause hypersalivation, difficulty swallowing, feeling like your going to choke or die and pass out it also says it can cause hunger. During this whole time I get extremely hungry late at night and oddly enough I feel like eating when the swallowing gets bad. I do have difficulty swallowing food but some of the articles I've read I've read say it could also make swallowing food difficult further more I've read that anxiety can cause pins and needles pain which is how I describe my pain.
I'm having a hard time grasping the concept that I'm making myself sick and could use some feedback, I can't remember if I've mentioned that I'm also bipolar but have been stable for years with my meds thank you for any thoughts any of you might have!