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Herat problem or GERD??

by jkraebel, Dec 26, 2007 09:45PM
Hi All,

a brief history of my symptoms. Back in June got over a cold and had trouble breathing for a couple of weeks after. Went to the dr and they did a spirometry and due to the results they prescribed Advair Diskus 100/50 and Singulair. This worked well up until oct when i started having stomach trouble and the breathing trouble resurfaced so i went back to the dr and have been to numerous specialists shortly after. I saw the cardiloigist and had an ekg, echo and stress test which all came back normal. Saw the pulmonoligist and he had me do a more in depth breathing test which the results were good on everything. Had an upper GI and stomach sonogram done and was diagnosed with a Hiatal hernia, reflux and a fatty liver. LFTs were normal. I am scheduled for Endoscopy in 2 weeks. Saw an allergist and found out i am allergic to eggs and peanuts as well as dust mites and house dust as well as the normal pollen/grass stuff. Last i saw an ENT and he said i have an infection in my nose as well has swelling at the base of the esophegous. As a result from all of this i started developoing anxiety and started having panic attacks, mostly at night. I do wake up several times during the night. I am on the following medication: Advair Diskus 250/50, Singulair, ,Nasacort AQ, combination of Nexium and Zegerid and Alprazolam (Xanax) for anxiety as needed.

Recently i've been feeling run down and winded the past 2 weeks with activity. I have been experiencing on and off chest pain in the mid chest area as well as back pain in the same area. I also experience tightness in the sides of the neck like my glands or lymphnodes are swollen as well as the lump in throat feeling. Could this be a heart problem, gerd problem or anxiety issue. I haven't exercised much in the past few weeks as i'm worried about this. Should i go back to the cardiologist and get checked out?

Any input/suggestions are much appreciated.
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