24 year male, gd weight
Developed an occasional breathing problem 6 mths ago, docs though it was from GERD. I am on Nexium now, seems to be better, gerd is def better, but I still "berp" allot.
Besides the "berping" my main problem is tension behind the breastbone. When I stretch back I can feel what feels like streching, and when streching back and taking deep breaths I feel more streching and feels akward like something is pushing against something. Sometimes slight soreness in ribs, but usually not. When I press on the area I am talking about it really dosent cause pain. Its like a streching feeling with slight pain. Located right in the middle of my chest about 2-4 inches above the very bottom of my solar plexis right in the center. width of pain about 4 inches max When I run, it gets sore, but seems to get better after a while. slight stomach empty feeling-buring sometimes also. burping after eating.
I had some test's done. I had a ekg, which was good, a chest xray which was good. I used to smoke, had a pul funct. test w an w-o dialters, and the test were good, lung capacity TLC was 8.3l. The report said" spirometry w normal FCV, FEV1, FEF 25-75 And MVV PRE and POST BRONCHODILATOR. LUNG VOLUMES NORMAL. DIFFUSING CAPACITY ELEVATED. IMPRESSION: NO SIGNIFICANT OBSTRUCTION OR RESTRICTION.
Had a barium swallow test.Report said "A double contrast study was performed. There is a small sliding hiatal hernia but no reflux is seen. The esophagel mucosa is normal. The stomach is otherwise normal. The duodenal bulb and loop are normal. IMPRESSION: small sliding type hernia without reflux.
My ?'s are... am I freaking out or could I have some type of cancer? If, not any idea on what could be causing this? Also how bad is endoscopy without sedation, if I get it done I want the spray only. I used to work in sewers. 2 yrs ago I was thinking maybe smthing muscual because of streching sensation, but w the buprs I dont know. I have always burped though.