not able to swallow whole food

[jeh951]

Ive been to three doctors and an ears nose throat guy.. right before xmas i started running a fever 101.7..i was seen in the er and was told i had strep and giving a zpac . and was sent home two days latter i had a laryngeal spasm which caused the sensation of not being able to breath,trip to the er and got a decradron injection released home seen private doc and was put on augmentin.. lots of slime down the back of my throat swollen lymphnodes no apetite and at this time i am not running a fever went home ,had another laryngeal spasm and ended up in the er lots of tests with no results sent to an ent and was informed my nasal sinuses were completely blocked and was put on singulair and clarinex and told to come back in 6 days well that stoped the drainage lymphnodes are still swollen and i havent eaten well in 2weeks lost almost 20 lbs im getting plenty of fluids and managing to get boost drinks in me but no solid food im starting to worry ,,,i choke on food when i try to get it down i cant live on just fluids i know ,so makeing sure i get my mutivitamin in me and a tadbit of tomatoe soup any advice givin to me would much apreciated..

[borninquisitive]

I truly hope the medication puts an end to your misery...that would be great!

Last year, I had a few bouts of Thrush (anti-biotic use and hormonal imbalance)...and it is NO FUN! Makes it difficult to swallow and for me, experienced a burning mouth.

Be sure to toss out your infected tooth brush!

Best and good luck!

[jeh951]

today i was diagnosed with severe thrush by my ear nose and throat girli was givin diflucan and magic mouth wash i hope this is the solution to my problems

[borninquisitive]

This will not be much help to you but for the spasms, I am wondering if a Neurologist would be better help to you. As for inability to swallow, this could be a question for both a neurologist & gastroenterologist.

You might try posting in both forums. There are both the "support" and doctor moderated forums here. Perhaps those two doctors can point you in the direction you need to go in.

As for slime down the throat, that could be post nasal drip and if your sinuses are clogged, would certainly add to that.

Lymphnodes may take a little time to settle down after infection, so give them some time. If you keep pushing on them, that too will keep them enlarged.

I wonder if something like Ativan will help you in the meantime. It's a muscle relaxer (perhaps ease the spasms) and has a calming effect.

Best to you!