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Barrett’s, Hiatus hernia, Extream health anxiety, fear of dying

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seanbyrne
seanbyrne

hi all

so i have posted in here before about my symptoms... i need some advice... my life and well being is hanging in the wind.

6 years ago i was told i had half a cm of barrets a hiatus hernia and gerd.

6 years later im suffering more than ever, breathing, bloating chest pain heart area,

taking deep breaths i feel the tention on my osophagus, and my throat. i had a cam down my nose to look at my throat and all was fine.

i am going for another edoscopy 8th april and i have asked to be put out completly as i am so scared. i am a 36 almost 37 and i am as scared as a child. i dont know if its my stomach causing my chest pain and mimicking heart attacks or it is my heart, i have been to hospital too many times amd bloods come back fine.

i guess i am scared that barrets has progressed from half a cm over the last 6 years my quality of life is so bad... i have drank a lot over the years stopped smoking 3 years ago.

i cannot lay on my back or on my right side

i have to lay on my left side to release my stomach

always bringing up phlem, always detatched nausia never ever quite with it, always soldiering through it putting a brave face on in front of people pretending im ok until i cant bare the pain .

recently told my heart left venticle was pumping at 51% less of 55% normal wondering if thats causing my heart stress? but hospitals are not working fast enough.. im sick of being miss diagnosed or rejected or out aside i look healthy but im weak i cant walk a flight of stairs without being out of breath.

x ray shows lungs fine..

sean

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  • linda9693
    linda9693 seanbyrne

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    when you have hiatus hernia/gerd/barretts, sometimes it flares up and have an attack as i used to call it. it seriously frightened me to death the first time i suffered it. it does feel like youre having a heart attack.

    the pain is horrendous.

    i too couldnt tolerate being awake or sedated and was given a general anesthetic.

    I have had nissan funduplication now so thankfully do not suffer with the pains anymore but i still have barretts and gastritis.

    youll be fine being put to sleep whilst they check it all out properly.

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