Sensation of something stuck in my throat!! Very worried.

[theodora]

It all started in 2002 when I started to have general abdominal discomfort, bloating,belching. I went to see my physician in Nov 2002. She prescibed me Pepcid 40mg 1x/daily. That didn't seem to help much. The pain in my stomach than started to become more localized near my mid left abdomen.Bloating and excessive belching were still prominent. No noticeable heartburn during this whole time. However, I was experiencing some back neck pain by my upper spinal cord area and shoulder pain as well. I also had thick mucus in my throat occasionally. I attributed that to drinking coffee and smoking lightly.I then had a slight sensation of something stuck in my throat. I didn't pay much attention to it at that time. However, in July of 2003 , I woke up from sleep with a severe chest pain and pressure. I got up from bed and walked around for a while. Pain went away in about 5 minutes. I went back to my physician a few days later who than ordered a barrium swallow test and a amylase and h.pylori test. The barrium swallow test was done in August of 2003. Results came back as "normal". My pancreas was at 52 units , which the dr.said was normal. However,my h.pylori test came back as "positive". The dr. started my on the Helidac therapy and Protonix 40mg,2x/day. During the 2 week treatment, my swallowing difficulty and sensation of something stuck in my throat became really severe. I told my dr. and she said that can be one of the side effects of the treatment. I finished the treatment and have remained on the Protonix. This week would be week 6 on the protonix. My abdominal pain is completely gone and I have no more bloating. However, the sensation of something being stuck in my throat and occasional chest pressure along with the back of my neck and upper spine area feels like it burns sometimes.I do not have trouble eating or drinking. The sensation of something stuck in my throat is always there. Sometimes, it is more noticeable than other times. The neck and upper back pain is always there but feels worse and then better throughout the day. I am so worried about my symptoms. I see a Gasterontoligist specialist on Oct 15, 2003. Please help. I'm stressed out about having cancer or something terrible like that. By the way, I am 32 years old, female and the only other health issue I have had is Grave's Disease ( treated with radioactive iodine in 1994. Currently, on levothroid meds).

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I have a similiar feeling of something stuck in my throat, but it is also in my chest. It almosts feels like when you get a chip stuck in your throat, kinda sharp. I had went to the er cause i was having bronchitis issues and i told them about my throat and they said that the antibiotics would clear it up and it didn't. Any help ***@****.

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