Reflux, Fear of Strictures - Digestive Disorders Message Board

terri48 · 05-02-2004, 05:15 PM

I had reflux 11 years ago. The doctor didn't diagnose it with a name but I know now that's what it had to be. I took Zantac for about a month and it went away and I was symptom free until last year. I took Prevacid in August for 2 weeks, the symptoms stopped and started again in February. I took Prevacid now for 8 weeks, hoping to heal whatever esophageal erosions might have occurred.

I should not have diagnosed myself and am seeing the GI dr. tomorrow. He wanted to do an endoscopy in August and I was too scared. Since reflux can be "silent", maybe all of these years it was hurting me. My throat is sore every now and then and I have the lump feeling in my throat now even after 5 days of Prevacid. I know it takes longer than that to work and I have also read what causes the lump feeling, too technical to explain but the bottom line is that I am petrified that I may have done so much harm, erosions, healing, scar tissue, that I have strictures. I know nobody diagnose me over this board and I know strictures take long to develop but I did have this 11 years ago so maybe it's been since then without knowing it.

I do know strictures cause pain on swallowing which I don't have. Here is my question: has anyone had the lump on the throat feeling, throat soreness, reflux coming up into their throat and burning like hell and had a NORMAL endoscopy?

hope2004 · 05-02-2004, 08:41 PM

Terri48......... I do

terri48 · 05-02-2004, 08:58 PM

Hope, you do what? Could you be more specific? My question was has anyone had this symptom (lump in throat) and a normal endoscopy. Did you have an endoscopy and what were the findings? Please explain further as I didn't understand "I do" Thanks a lot.

hlynna · 05-03-2004, 06:24 AM

Terri, in case hope doesn't get back on right away...see her post on the thread started by ashpie entitled "Throat Irritation and Constant Clearing". She talks about her experience. She and I have been posting back and forth on that thread and the thread I started on "lump" driving me insane. I just can't believe how many of us there are. This is crazy! Let me know how endo goes. Thanks!