Sternum pain when swallowing for FOUR YEARS?

Hi

This is due to either reflux or anxiety .try doing some meditation & some slow breathing exercises

Use some probiotics & do some physical exercises

Check for h.pylori or candida

This is, of course, disconcerting - but the very fact that you've had it for FOUR years and it has not vastly extended in terms of symptoms should, I think, be reassuring.  The endoscopy will tell all and, refreshingly, you will know the results almost immediately whilst the test is taking placed or shortly thereafter.  Suggest that you get biopsy tests as proscribed above.  Make sure you ask on the day.  Sure you will be fine and whatever may arise you will be able to be treated.  If anxiety related, it is amazing how quickly symptoms can resolve with reassurance.  

Must add, I went to A&E (I thought I'd end up getting the scope quicker)

The Consultant that saw me (very nice Dr) said it was 'just my GORD playing up'

I had a Chest X-Ray (normal)

And all organ blood tests normal

 

Hey there, I have trouble swallowing too and sternum pain. I've had lots of tests so hopefully it might help you too.

Sometimes we can have oesophageal spasms that mimic food getting stuck. These can occur at any time but especially after cold food. You may also have a hiatus hernia as that can cause sternum pain. If you google trouble swallowing it brings up awful things but there's quite a few more normal explanations too.

I had a barium swallow recently and could have sworn food was getting stuck when they did it, but it came back normal. If you've had this condition for 4 years it's highly unlikely it will be something sinister as it would have continued getting worse and you seem to suggest that it hadn't really. 

When is your gastroscopy? 

Well everyone. Went to the hospital today for endoscopy.

In the words of the Nurse who carried it out: 

"Bad news - there's nothing there, you're oesophagus is completely normal and healthy looking, although you have gastritis"

So back to Square 1

Now I'm worried they may have missed something?

I appreciate you have not posted for a while, but I am going through the same panic about cancer, did you have a really sore feeling inside sternum area which made you need to cough and this feeling gets worse as you do cough. I have had acid reflux for years and the pain which comes and goes is not the same pain as acid, more like when you have a bad chest infection. Cannot seem to get GP to understand what I am saying and as the lump feeling has gone and I can eat and drink and am not losing weight am just not getting anywhere.