Hi Tully,

I hope you are doing well. I wanted to let you know that I had an endoscopy and colonoscopy last week. All the biopsies were benign. I do have a hiatal hernia, esophagitis, and gastritis. I mentioned the swelling above my clavicle to the gastroenterologist before my procedure, and she said sometimes gastric reflux causes supraclavicular swelling. I mentioned that I'd read that swelling in that area can be caused by cancer in the abdomen or lungs. She said she had never heard of that and "don't listen to Dr. Google. He's a pessimist."

Do you have gastric reflux. Mine is usually the silent type. The only indication is post nasal drip. She recommended taking OTC Prilosec to see if it abates. I'll let you know if it makes a difference in the swelling.

Oddly enough, but my sister has just developed the exact same condition. She is going down the same diagnosis path as me by getting an ultrasound of the area first. I'm guessing like mine, it will show nothing. Her PCP also upped her Omeprazole dosage because her reflux isn't well controlled.

I hope we can all figure out this problem soon. I miss my clavicles!

Best wishes,
Deborah