Possible Oesophagitis

Hi Dean. Is it OK to ask about your Barretts. I just did an endoscopy, which came back with abnormal findings, and I am a wreck. Scared it's cancer. Everytime I eat I am swallowing mucus, sore throat, hoarse all the time, it's just miserable. How are u coping

Yes you can ask. It's fine . About a month ago I couldn't eat for a week at all . When the food passed down my esophagus .it felt like razor blades were passenger and couldn't swallow it was bad. But it has passed now. To be honest barretts does scare me . But there is nothing much I can do other than control it the best I can. Is this your first camera. Also the thing I'd woth barretts it's better to no you have rather than not . Because once have a diagnoses can monitor the problem. Having a abnormality could just be something minor and be treated. I do hope you are OK . But try your very best to be positive with it . I no it is hard. But I'm sure you will be fine .

No this isn't my first endoscopy, more like 4th. Some yrs ago I had reflux but I think this episode started with a couple of bouts of antibiotics. I have this nagging cough now, I try to eat right, drink water, no alcohol.

I always have a dry throat and flemy throat. It's not nice. And I always feel run down . So what are they doing when do you hear any information . And if you don't mind me asking how old are you . And how long you suffered for

I am a worry wort. This has really driven me crazy. Waiting on the results are going to have me on pins and needles. I watch everything I eat, have lost some weight. Sorry if Im babbling on, just a little depressed

My throat just started getting this dry feeling, but always mucus. I'm 44, and I just did the endoscopy this morning. I changed my gastroenterology that I was with since 2006. I tried to tell him that the mucus in my throat was from reflux, he said allergies. I've had reflux off and on for yrs, more off than on but this seems like it isn't getting any better but worse

Don't feel like you are blabbing on .if I started I would never stop . As I am worried as only 29 years old. But I still have a couple of shandy on weekend .but don't drink much . Because if you do nothing .it just controls your life . And that's what I'm trying not to let it. But I ear very healthy . And drink water. See my doctor said when I went about My bad throat and soreness when eating he said That can happen time to time . To be honest I feel most clinic doctors are clueless .and it takes to long to see a specialist . It's very annoying . I understand where you are coming from .when I first got told I had barretts. The doctor didn't even tell me what it was .so I went home and researched it .and my head fell off completely .thirty I was going to get cancer and die. But as the years go on . I just realised the more you worry about something in life . The more you my bring it on . For example you could worry about esophagus cancer and in mean time get another form of cancer of become I'll and die anyway . So if I was you and all of us with this problem . Although it's very hard . We all have to try our best to deal with it and do the correct things to help it and prevent things happening. But we all have to live at the same time . I really hope your results are fine. Have you ever tried hypnotherapy to help ease things . And your mind . Very good . Now I'm blabbing on a bit . I do worry but just try to relax about it .

No, never tried hypnotherapy. I need it. I do feel like I bring some issues on worrying so much. Did the dr.'s ever say u should have surgery. My ent dr. Suggested I get surgery. I also have a hiatus hernia which they say makes it worse

They have mentioned surgery in the past .but I haven't really thought about that at this moment. I have a camera later in the year. As I have a few problems. I will look more into it then . But I would o ly like to try as last resort. I suffer from really bad anxiety and panic attacks and have for years. So I had to try hypnotherapy for a while to try and stop worrying and calm myself down .and it did work alot. I honestly think you shud try some and calm and relax your mind about it . Will really help . Yea a hiatus hernia can make acid worse. But usually they do not become a problem. The major problem I have is struggle to breath always feel like need to yawn to catch a breath .so that panics me. But I try to ride through it all the time and tell my self .yes you can breath you are fine. When ever you are down or low distract yourself with something completely different to what you are thinking about . To take your mind of the negative situation and what we think about that we have . Always think off something you want to do in life or achieve and think nothing will stop what you want to do .no illness nothing .keep going

I have trouble breathing also, the worst feeling ever. I have a daughter so I can't just give up, my fight and everything I do is for her, she is my world. I try to keep myself healthy for her. I think of her being without me in this cruel world without her mother, I can't let that happen. I have anxiety also, this illness will ruin your relationship and life if u let it. I get so depressed.

Gm Dean. Hope I'm not being a pest, really nervous about my biopsy results. I'm really nauseous. Have been getting nauseous lately. Think it's the reflux since it's been getting worse.