Welling under Adam's apple - Is This a Thyroid Problem? Posted: 11-17-07 08:03am
Hello all. I am new to this forum. I would
like some help with a horrible feeling and
problem I been having for 3+ months now.
Since September I been having this feeling
of something stuck in my throat and
difficulty swallowing.
It all started in September. I ate a beef
patie while over at my friend's house, I
ate it really quickly because I was hungry
and did not chew it very well. I feeled
like it got stuck in my throat and the
spices from it burned me somewhat from the
feeling I remember. I dranked alot of
water and I was horrible that night.
I think this is when the majority of the
problems started, although before this
happend I was already having very minor
problems swallowing, sometimes I would
have to clear my throat but was still able
to swallow food ok and I would get the
food come back up as well on many ocasions
but did not think much of it, as a
liquid.
After the beef patie incident, I could not
swallow solid foods afterwards on the next
day, my mom was really worried. I am 29
years old male by the way and I live with
my mom and my sister and we have no health
insurance. My mom started making blended
vegetables for me to drink as a soup
almost, mashed potatoes etc, squash etc.
If I tried to eat anything more solid I
would feel like the food gets stuck after
I swallowed it and I would get really
scared and panic. I would have to drink
alot of water afterwards. A week later we
went to the emergency room. The doctor did
a x-ray and said it came out clear and
said oh it's probably a hair in your
throat, I was so angry and just gave me a
paper that said I had swallowing
problems.
I went to 2 more emergency room visits on
one ocasion they did a catscan of my
throat and the doctor just said I had a
thickening there and wrote me off saying I
had swallowing problems and refered me to
a ENT. I ended up going to a ent that
allowed us to go to his clininc and that
would bill later, since we have no
insurance.
The ENT doctor put a tube down my nose and
down my throat and said I had nothing
wrong at all after 15 seconds of the tube
being in there. I was sorta mad he
reffered me to a gastroentelogist--((
sorry if wrong spelling. ))
We ended up going to this doctor and
paying him cash for the visits. He gave me
prevacid after I explaining to him that I
could not swallow solid foods. He also
scheduled me for a barium swallow. The
barium swallow came up as clear nothing
wrong but showed signs of gerd from what
the x-ray technician said. The doctor gave
me a prescription for prevacid solutabs
and told me to keep taking those, one a
day.
I also got a endoscopy and that came out
clear but he said my esophagus was
inflamed and I had a bacteria called
Pholry or something, ??? I'm not sure. He
gave me some strong antibiotics but my
heart started going really fast and I
stopped taking them after 4 days, I had to
take them for 10 days at least.
He told me to stop taking them and I have
a appointment with him on the 21st of
November now. The problem is now I still
am having trouble swallowing, feeling of
food gettign stuck in my throat and on top
of this now my heart still beats fast now
through the day, it slows down at times
but goes fast again for now reason.
The fast heartbeats happens alot when I am
in bed in my house all alone. I started to
get anxiety attacks, I think it is. It's a
feeling in my stomach, and a feeling in my
heart area like pinching and needles, I
called the ambulance once already and they
did a AKE I think it's called heart test
and they said everything was normal. I am
freaking out now though I still am getting
axiety attacks, fast heart beat and food
getting stuck feeling in throat. Someone
please help!!!.
On the 20 I'm seeing a general medicine
doctor for the heart and axiety and the 21
going back to see the gastroentologist.
Please anyone what is wrong with me?
Anyone have had this? I am going crazy
basically. My friends think it's in my
head now. Please help!
I feel a slight swelling underneath my
adam apple and when I touch that area I
feel a tenderness, could this problem have
been my thyroids all along? The hospital
and doctors never checked if that was the
problem I am afraid. I still am getting
fast heartbeats that come and go through
the day. Also the feeling of anxiety.
Please help with any comment thank you.
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MandMs
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Posted: 11-19-07 04:17am
Did the swallowing problem start with fast
heart beat and anxiety at the same time?
Are you experiencing burning sensation
that radiates up from the stomach to the
chest and throat, especially at night?
Do you feel fullness in your stomach?
Do you usually feel nauseous after eating?