Hi everyone well on Wednesday my friend bought me a coffee and I stupidly drank out of it very fast not realising quite how hot it was! I was okay at first but by thursday I was in quite a lot of pain. I now have a weird full sensation in my esophagus. I can still eat and drink normally but it's a bit uncomfortable :/

I'm taking strong prescription antacids (lansoprazole) to let it heal but I'm a bit worried about how much damage I did. Weirdly enough my mouth was never burnt but my foodpipe seems to have been scalded a bit.

I did a similar thing a while back and the doctor just told me to take antacids and avoid solids until it healed.

I'm a bit scared if I go back they might want to stick a tube down my throat or put me in hospital or something and the last thing I want is to be kept in. I've avoided a&e for over a year now and I'm worried going back there might trigger my anxiety all over again. Has anyone else ever experienced this before?