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Persistent Throat complications

Posted by immaculateplatz @immaculateplatz, Mar 21 9:20am

Greetings,
I have issues with my throat that have gone on from Feb 2025. It started as tonsils pain. I went and saw a general doctor who recommended Cefixime and some strong pain killers. I felt at ease for the first week but the moment I finished the dosage, the pain came back the next day. I went in for another dosage of still Cefixime and pain killers which didn't help. The pain was instead graduating so I opted for Azithromycin which was recommended by a doctor. No change was observed even after taking azithromycin. I started feeling something kind of lumped up at the back of my throat. This feeling has dragged on for a full month now. I saw an ENT specialist last week and he recommended some spray and tabs but still no change. I still feel the lump like thing in my throat and it is so disturbing and uncomfortable. I really do not know what's causing it yet I have taken all the medications as prescribed by the doctors.
So, here I am seeking for your wisdom and guidance on what I should do to get healed.
I'll be so grateful.

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cljjbb | @cljjbb | Mar 22 7:08am

Good morning Immaculateplatz,
I'm currently going through a similar situation. I frequently was having a feeling of a lump in my throat only when swallowing and it was quite disturbing. There was no lump to be seen or felt and I had no problems eating/swallowing food.
I was concerned it could be my thyroid. Although my TSH blood work always came back normal, my PCP ordered additional more inclusive blood work for my thyroid. The TPO level came back slightly elevated. A thyroid scan was conducted which came back negative, to my relief.
I must admit that I do have a moderate hiatal hernia, so I decided to go to a Gastroenterologist and she is scheduling an endoscopy. In the meantime, she placed me on 20mg of Pantoprazole for GERD. I was only having very mild symptoms of GERD such as an occasional burping after I ate and a feeling of fullness at times. But, the Pantoprazole does seem to help significantly with the feeling of lump in the throat. She is ordering an Endoscopy but I'm waiting for insurance approval at this time. In the meantime, she also referred me to an ENT for the Globus sensation (lump in throat) and he put a scope down my nose to look at the passageways and that has come back negative.
Now, the ENT has ordered two different types of barium swallows and I'll see what the outcome of those tests are.
So, with that said, there are some test as mentioned above that you may want to speak to your PCP about.
I hope this information may be of some help, as I know the feeling of the lump in your throat is very annoying and concerning.
As we each search for answers, I wish you the best in your journey to find a solution.
CB

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sepdvm | Mar 22 8:41am

Hello @immaculateplatz, I hope you find some good suggestions on this forum. I went through sort of a similar situation but with ear pain. PCP, 3 ENTs and no answer except that not all ear pain is diagnosed. At this point I requested a referral to a nearby university hospital/med school. There I finally had a biopsy and a diagnosis of cancer in my ear canal by the eardrum, not visible on the surface or on CT, but growing into the bone of the skull so causing much pain. The lesson is to listen to your body and be persistent in pursuing a diagnosis. Ask for more referrals or diagnostic tests until you are satisfied.

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immaculateplatz | @immaculateplatz | Mar 23 4:53am
In reply to @cljjbb "Good morning Immaculateplatz, I'm currently going through a similar situation. I frequently was having a feeling..." + (show)
@cljjbb

Good morning Immaculateplatz,
I'm currently going through a similar situation. I frequently was having a feeling of a lump in my throat only when swallowing and it was quite disturbing. There was no lump to be seen or felt and I had no problems eating/swallowing food.
I was concerned it could be my thyroid. Although my TSH blood work always came back normal, my PCP ordered additional more inclusive blood work for my thyroid. The TPO level came back slightly elevated. A thyroid scan was conducted which came back negative, to my relief.
I must admit that I do have a moderate hiatal hernia, so I decided to go to a Gastroenterologist and she is scheduling an endoscopy. In the meantime, she placed me on 20mg of Pantoprazole for GERD. I was only having very mild symptoms of GERD such as an occasional burping after I ate and a feeling of fullness at times. But, the Pantoprazole does seem to help significantly with the feeling of lump in the throat. She is ordering an Endoscopy but I'm waiting for insurance approval at this time. In the meantime, she also referred me to an ENT for the Globus sensation (lump in throat) and he put a scope down my nose to look at the passageways and that has come back negative.
Now, the ENT has ordered two different types of barium swallows and I'll see what the outcome of those tests are.
So, with that said, there are some test as mentioned above that you may want to speak to your PCP about.
I hope this information may be of some help, as I know the feeling of the lump in your throat is very annoying and concerning.
As we each search for answers, I wish you the best in your journey to find a solution.
CB

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Thank you so much @cljjbb this is indeed helpful, I think I'll also have to opt for and endoscopy because I am really becoming more worried by the day.

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