Hiatal Hernia???

bigtone · 11-16-2004, 09:46 AM

Approximately 6 months ago I had a chronic violent cough that would not go away. After this, I had chronic heartburn and having food stuck in my throat. I requested an endoscopy and the doctor said a ihad 2nd degree esophagitis but no hiatal hernia. Is it possible he missed it? Would a barium swallow test be better? I have pain in my lower back and front left rib after I eat and am constantly having heartburn. I am taking pantoloc for the heartburn is there a better drug for an hiatal hernia? Please help!!

bigtone · 11-17-2004, 02:43 PM

Anyone out there?

Streetcar · 11-17-2004, 03:19 PM

Hey Bigtone!

I jsut had a EGD on Monday and the dr showed me the photo of my Hiatal Hernia. Can't add anything else at this point since my follow-up visit isn't until 12/6. The GI dr that performed the EGD wasn't my regular GI dr (he was on vacation) and they suspect that I have a esophigeal spasams and achalasia. Anyway, there is someone out here after all. LOL

bigtone · 11-17-2004, 09:23 PM

Good to hear from you. what is an egd?

Streetcar · 11-18-2004, 01:09 PM

I know that sometimes it seems like there's nobody out there when you don't get any response to your posts, but I think that usually it's that those that are out there just don't know what to say.

EGD is the abbv. that the drs use for the endoscopy of the esophagus, the tech. med term is two mouthfuls and unpronounceable by normal people. I had similar symptoms to your's. It was so bad that I could barely swallow and I lost 12 lbs. in 10 days. After the EGD the dr dialated my esophagus and I am finally able to swallow again but I still have a little difficulty sometimes. Hopefully I'll find out more in Dec.