Always-Worried
28-03-10, 20:57
Hiya,
I am new here having just found this forum (will do an intro seperately in a mo).
I am 37 and just before Christmas 2008 I had flu, which resulted in a sore throat for much of the winter. I then quite suddenly developed (when laying in bed one morning approx March last year) a "clicking" in my throat.
This happens when I swallow saliva and feels like a clicking/grinding sensation at the level of my Adam's apple. It never occurs with food and only very rarely with liquid. It seems to occur more upon waking and also when I am stressed.
I have been to the GP at least 3 times and they (have seen more than one) are all unconcerned. The last time she did offer me a nasal spray which I confess I haven't tried. She also said if I really want she will refer me to ENT to have a camera down - this in itself terrifies me!!
I have Googled and did find numerous forums where people spoke of the "throat click" - it's thought it could be cartilege/hyiod bone grinding and is stress related but I can't help thinking it is more sinister (the big C).
The latest thing to worry me is over the past month I have had 3 episodes of indigestion (never had it before) where a long time after I have eaten (hours) I get a feeling of tightness around my middle (under my bust/bottom of my ribs) and within 15 mins or so it turns into excruciating pain going through to my back.
Each time I have taken a Pepcid Two and co-codamol and the pain has gone away within 20 minutes.
Now DH gets indigestion (which came on suddenly for him a few years ago - the first time it happened we called an ambulance!!:blush:) and he says what I am experiencing is exactly how he gets it.
However, I couldn't stop myself Googling and I can't help worrying that this coupled with the throat click could be cancer :unsure:
Incidentially, my Grandmother died of throat cancer in her late 60's which doesn't ease my anxiety especially as she was a non-smoker.
Thanks so much if you have read all this, my first mammoth post!!
S x
I am new here having just found this forum (will do an intro seperately in a mo).
I am 37 and just before Christmas 2008 I had flu, which resulted in a sore throat for much of the winter. I then quite suddenly developed (when laying in bed one morning approx March last year) a "clicking" in my throat.
This happens when I swallow saliva and feels like a clicking/grinding sensation at the level of my Adam's apple. It never occurs with food and only very rarely with liquid. It seems to occur more upon waking and also when I am stressed.
I have been to the GP at least 3 times and they (have seen more than one) are all unconcerned. The last time she did offer me a nasal spray which I confess I haven't tried. She also said if I really want she will refer me to ENT to have a camera down - this in itself terrifies me!!
I have Googled and did find numerous forums where people spoke of the "throat click" - it's thought it could be cartilege/hyiod bone grinding and is stress related but I can't help thinking it is more sinister (the big C).
The latest thing to worry me is over the past month I have had 3 episodes of indigestion (never had it before) where a long time after I have eaten (hours) I get a feeling of tightness around my middle (under my bust/bottom of my ribs) and within 15 mins or so it turns into excruciating pain going through to my back.
Each time I have taken a Pepcid Two and co-codamol and the pain has gone away within 20 minutes.
Now DH gets indigestion (which came on suddenly for him a few years ago - the first time it happened we called an ambulance!!:blush:) and he says what I am experiencing is exactly how he gets it.
However, I couldn't stop myself Googling and I can't help worrying that this coupled with the throat click could be cancer :unsure:
Incidentially, my Grandmother died of throat cancer in her late 60's which doesn't ease my anxiety especially as she was a non-smoker.
Thanks so much if you have read all this, my first mammoth post!!
S x