What do I ask the doctor?

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I am 61 and have been having trouble swallowing for a long time. The feeling

that I was being choked got so bad last winter that I went to the doctor. I was

also having chest pains. I have had tumors on my thyroid and thought that was

happening again. My thyroid gland was below my sternum and it felt just like

this. I had an ultrasound and a ct scan and an endoscopy and various heart

tests. Nothing was found in any of those. The GI said that the endoscopy

looked very good for someone who had had GERD for a long time.

Now things have started escalating. I have thrown up from time to time, but am

throwing up more and more lately. But it's weird throwing up. I don't really

empty the contents of my stomach nor do I feel nauseous. It just feels like

something is stuck in my throat, I lean over and only the last thing I ate comes

out--that and a lot of mucus. A dramatic escalation of symptoms started

recently when I drank some tainted milk. Just as I swallowed it, I realized it

was bad. I felt like I wanted to vomit it up, but couldn't. I bloated up and

was miserable for several days and while that was going on, I vomited the last

thing I ate at every meal. I have had considerable pain and the feeling of

being choked.

I'm going back to the doctor the week after next and need to ask him what to do

next. Maybe youall can give me some advice about what to say and what to ask

for. Maybe somebody knows of a good doctor in Louisville. I feel like I may

have achalasia. I don't want to have it and maybe there is some other reason

that stuff gets stuck in my esophagus.

Any help would be appreciated.

p.s. To the moderator: I wrote this up yesterday and either sent it and it

hasn't appeared yet or canceled it accidentally. If I have sent two posts, just

pick one and that will be okay.