Hi
I'm posting this in the Health Anxiety sub as I do suffer from health anxiety in that I always worry that every issue I have is cancer... However, I don't (that I know of!) invent these initial small issues, they're very much real and come out of nowhere whether I'm going through a lot of stress at the time or whether I'm super relaxed... It doesn't make a difference.
Anyway, the current issue I'm facing is that it feels like there's something stuck in the left side of my throat. The feeling is about two inches to the left of my Adams apple and is always there but never really gets better or worse.
It feels as though there's a small piece of food or phlegm stuck there and no matter what I do, it doesn't shift. It's not painful, just very annoying and of course even though I try not to worry, my brain automatically jumps to "cancer" and then I start to panic!
Anyway, the issue has been ongoing for about a month now and seemingly came out of nowhere. Only thing I should note is that this came on a few days after I randomly started getting ectopic (skipped) heartbeats... As in about 3 or more a minute. The doctor gave me two ECG tests and said all was fine with that.
The other thing I noticed was that around about the same time as the lump on the throat occurred, I woke up with a burning throat which went away within a few hours. I do have a history of GERD due to a hiatus hernia so this is likely from acid reflux in the night.
Anyway, I went for a laryngascope which came back all clear and also thyroid blood tests, all clear again.
Does anyone have any idea what the issue could be? I have had my tonsils removed about 5 years ago and the ENT who did the scope and blood tests said it could be due to the remnants of the tonsil leftover becoming infected and somehow causing the throat sticking feeling... Not sure how as the throat sticking feeling is about 3 inches further down than where my tonsils were.
Anyway, any input is welcome!
Thanks
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