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ScorpioInLouisiana

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Haven't Eat Anything In 4 Months. Throat Problem??
Posted: 08-01-07 05:37am

Okay, here's my problem. Back near the end of April i choked on a piece of stew meat and some rice, though i was eatting like i normally do. The strange part about the choking accident was the fact that i wasn't literally choking as i could still breath if i took a breath through my nose, yet, i couldn't get my food either. Now, i'm a "smacker", usual eatting with my mouth open to begin with as i breath through my mouth constantly from my constant sinus infections as a child.

Now, before you ask, yes i've had both my toncils and those things in my nose (can't remember what their called exactly) removed, which puzzled even my doctor. Now since i didn't have insurance, and still don't, i've been forced to seek my medical help through the state hospitials, which, as you can imagine, is rather slow.

Anyways, at first, they figuared G.E.R.D. and a possibility of a hiatel(sp?) hernia after performing a barium(sp?) swallow x-ray and placed me on nexium once a day. They also made me an appointment with what was supposed to be a gastronologist, but turned out to be one of their many specialists (i'm still not sure what his specialty is) who at first thought it was all in my head and suggested i start out slow and work my way back up. I tried it, and about nearly a month later, i choked again, this time on a dime size piece of chicken, the choking happening the same as before.

Well, i went back to eating cream of wheat as it seems to be the easiest to get down and it keeps me from getting really weak, and i also added nutrition drinks and whole milk to my diet to keep up my strength since the cream of wheat alone wasn't doing it. It's been four months now since the first choking accident, and nothings changed. Everytime i try to go back to eating, everythings fine for a week or so, and it happens again.

But lately i've noticed this constant pulling feeling, like a suction of sorts pulling the inside of my throat down, as well as a slight sore throat feeling accompanied by my swallowing getting worse and worse with each passing day. Luckily, the diet i'm on now that i mentioned above has kept my weight up and my strength as well, though these weak days are coming in more frequently and my aggravation with this whole mess grows with it.

In the past four months i've seen the specialist three times, been to the ER atleast a dozen times at three different hospitals, and have visited two psychologists over this and still nothing has been found. I have asked to see an ENT doctor as well as a gastronologist, but the promises of seeing them have not been kept so far. But that could be because of it being through the state hospitals.

I've had suggestions from friends of the family, ranging from pollups in my throat to even throat cancer itself. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? At 22 years old, i shouldn't be having this sort of problems, as well as being kept from working when i have 2 year old i have to look after.

~ScorpioInLousiana
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josie39

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Posted: 08-24-07 18:24pm

hello scorpioloisiana

Ask one of the doctors to test for strep c. In the back of your throat attached to your tounge is another call it tonsil if you will. Maybe that is swelling in the back of your throat and making you choke. Strep c is not the same a strep a strep a is common type.
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