Question: my symptoms started 3 months ago. first was a lump in throat like a pill was stuck. then it has progressed to throat pain that sometimes goes from ear-to-ear and down the neck into the chest to below my ribs. Chronic cough, sometimes to the point of not being able to catch my breath and it feels like I am choking. Chronic mucus and trying to clear it from my throat. voice changes/hoarseness/speaking quite. throat/esophageal/chest pain every time I eat until the pain gets quite bad by the evening. It does not matter what I eat or drink; everything makes it hurt. i have tried to cut out the major allergen foods, but it doesn't affect the pain. EGD and chest xray negative. only thing the GI doctor said was that he saw enlarged lymph nodes when he did the EGD. after a thyroid ultrasound, I tested positive for was two small (1-2 cm) thyroid nodules. the General Surgeon says these would not be causing my pain but he put me on sythroid to try to shrink the thyroid gland and nodules to see. I am tired/exhausted. no energy and sleep a lot. the pain goes away somewhat when I sleep (although i typically cough through the night) but starts again as soon as I eat/drink. i have an appt with an ENT in a month, but am still researching what this could be. no dysphagia, achalagia, ? jackhammer esophagus, peristalsis issue? the pain sometimes goes into my lower esophagus/stomach (no other GI issues/colonoscopy was perfect). thank you.


the "pain" in my chest is a pressure/tightness. no SOB. rib pain/pressure when exhaling. and when pressing just below collar bone.

thank you. this is a direction no one has spoken of.

Curious...why does pain/discomfort increase when I eat? i have currently not eaten today and while I still have a minimal amount of discomfort in my right chest area, i do not have the tightening/discomfort in my throat, just the globus sensation.

FYI, TSH was normal previously. T3 an T4 not tested previously.

Curious how to approach my physician with the request for abx. Any thoughts? are they typically receptive? I know some are anti-internet for diagnosing!

i have an ENT appointment March 16. Are these tests/prescriptions that he can order?

thank you.

Dr. Sahoo-
I have uploaded the reports for your review.
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trying again. it is a pdf.
thank you!

thank you. Already spoke with surgeon and he will no do surgery as he says the nodules, nor the thyroid, are enlarged enough. He prescribed Synthroid to see if it will shrink the gland or nodules. I will return in 2 months for labs, then 6 months for another ultrasound.

thyroid tests uploaded