hiatus hernia

MY SYMPTOMS STARTED APPROX 16 YEARS AGO, I WAS THEN MID 40s, EVERYBOY TOLD ME IT WAS HEARTBURN, IT WAS`NT IT WAS A SEVERE PAIN THAT STARTED SUBTLY IN MY TEETH AND JAWS BECOMING SEVERE IN MY CHEST, GOING RIGHT THROUGH TO MY BACK ,BETWEEN MY SHOULDER BLADES, IT WAS UNBEARABLE, LASTING FOR UP TO 4-5 HRS, ANTACIDS DID`NT TOUCH IT, EVENTUALY I HAD A CAMERA DOWN THAT SAID I HAD AN HIATUS HERNIA, I STILL GET UNBEARABLE ATTACKS EVEN ON MEDICATION, THERE IS NO WAY THE PAIN CAN BE DESCRIBED AS HEARTBURN OR INDIGESTION, IT LEAVES ME LOOKING PALE AND WEAK FOR A DAY OR TWO AFTERWARDS, I`VE NEVER SMOKED, DRANK VERY LITTLE, NOT OVERWEIGHT, HAVE A SENSIBLE EATING PATTERN, AND YET IT HAPPENS WHEN I BEND DOWN, OR SOMETIMES AROUND 3-5 IN THE MORNING, A GOOD 6 HRS OR SO AFTER A MEAL, I`VE TRIED SLEEPING ON MY LEFT SIDE AND THAT DOES IMPROVE THINGS, IT SEEMS TO COME ON WHEN IT WANTS, I`M NOW RETIRED, BUT BECAME A PROBLEM IN MY JOB, IT IS VERY DEBILITATING.

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