Hi. I've been having progressively worsening breathing and throat issues for 3 months now. Basically, my whole body is in disarray, but it's my throat and sternum area that bother me the most, plus my breathing is horrible. My throat feels very tight and like something is pulling against it. I feel like it's closed off on one side and it's harder to burp. When I do burp, my breathing seems worse a lot like gas is somehow getting in my nose and blocking it too. Lately, my sternum has felt very bad, burning and bruising in the area. If I try to take a deep breath, it's like something is fighting against me and not letting me take the full breath. Sometimes, I even feel like something is pinching in my throat during a deep breath, kind of like a gurgle sound in my throat or like my esophagus is being stretched out from breathing too hard or something. When I lay, my throat feels more closed off like I can feel the cold air against it as I breathe, but it's like I'm breathing with little suction, like I'm not really breathing well.
I don't know what it could be, but I feel it's an anatomical problem somehow. I've had every lung and heart test you could possibly have, and lots of barium and endoscopy tests. All they can say is reflux or gastritis. I really don't feel either could possibly cause these, since the medicines don't seem to help either. Painwise, it's mainly a bad burning I get under my sternum and into my ribs and lower back. It seems based on position though. But, it's really this throat and breathing that is killing me. It's like so bad sometimes to where I don't want to even move my body as it seems to just make my breathing worse. I have to sit still. I don't want to even turn my head or look down or bend my body, as it seems my throat gets worse and my breathing is worse in certain positions.
I don't know, but I feel like it has something to do with my stomach, just not reflux or gastritis. I'm wondering if I can just ask a surgeon to see if my stomach is in the right place, since I'm at my wits end now? I feel like my stomach or something is out of place and somehow causing all these issues. I know it sounds crazy, but that's all I can think of with all the tests I have had.
Anyone else have any ideas?