MiseryIsAButterfly
01-11-09, 14:01
I have had a problem with swallowing for about 5 years now.
It use to only happen occassionaly, but now it is an everyday thing.
I don't know if it is a true medical problem or just something psychological afflicting me, causing this. It is so distressing. Everytime I take a bite of something I fear I will die from choking. Sometimes it is hard for me to even swallow my saliva or drink water. Does anyone else have this problem? What do you do in this situation? Has anything helped?:unsure:
When it happens sometimes I will move my body abruptly, as if that would help to swallow (I suppose from fear and panic.) The feeling is that I have forgotten to swallow and something will just stay in my mouth. Or when I do swallow I get frightened it isn't going to go down and I will choke and die.
I think I have throat cancer or something seriously wrong with me. I couldn't even do the barium swallow when I went to the hospital, because I could not swallow the liquid they gave me.
The doctor has diagnosed me with acid reflux, and I am afraid it has damaged my throat or caused me cancer.
It use to only happen occassionaly, but now it is an everyday thing.
I don't know if it is a true medical problem or just something psychological afflicting me, causing this. It is so distressing. Everytime I take a bite of something I fear I will die from choking. Sometimes it is hard for me to even swallow my saliva or drink water. Does anyone else have this problem? What do you do in this situation? Has anything helped?:unsure:
When it happens sometimes I will move my body abruptly, as if that would help to swallow (I suppose from fear and panic.) The feeling is that I have forgotten to swallow and something will just stay in my mouth. Or when I do swallow I get frightened it isn't going to go down and I will choke and die.
I think I have throat cancer or something seriously wrong with me. I couldn't even do the barium swallow when I went to the hospital, because I could not swallow the liquid they gave me.
The doctor has diagnosed me with acid reflux, and I am afraid it has damaged my throat or caused me cancer.