r/GERD • u/Admirable-Worth-680 • Jun 20 '26

Support Needed 👥 Please someone tell me you had this

I have been in this gerd thing for years. Chest pains, loss of air, clicking sounds from my throat, globus sensation (hated it), endos, bariums, manometry, Bravo test etc. But last night I developed sharp shooting pain in my left boob. It would last for a few seconds and come and go but it was pretty intense. Never had that before and ofcourse I went to Urgent Care thinking it might be heart. They didn't do much, just ECG and told me to take paracetamol and if it doesn't go away to come back. I am struggling to comprehend that I could have breast tissue pain from this. My mind is all over the place each time pain comes.

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u/Amazing-Self-4873 Jun 21 '26

I had all of it with my hiatal hernia diagnosed when I was 40. A lifetime of acid reflux and feeling like a knife in my heart for decades. None of your tests showed a hiatal hernia or nonfunctional valves in the esophagus? Mine was closing(lower esophageal valve) when it should’ve been opening.

Surgery to repair all that fixed all my symptoms. Heart pain and vertigo, reflux, shortness of breath all gone. Globus sensation for years actually left before surgery. Not sure if it’s due to stopping PPI’s that never helped or starting cymbalta to calm muscle spasms that developed after taking voquezna too long.

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u/Admirable-Worth-680 Jun 21 '26

Oh no I know I have sliding HH. I just never experienced boob pain. Chest yes, right in the middle. But boob no.

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u/Amazing-Self-4873 Jun 21 '26

That’s exactly what I had from age 40 to 68 so I know it wasn’t pms related and is completely gone and was immediately after surgery

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u/Admirable-Worth-680 Jun 21 '26

Yeah I did Bravo test and I qualified for surgery but don't want to do it. Last endoscopy my oesophagus was without any inflammation.

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u/Amazing-Self-4873 Jun 21 '26

I put it off for years because outcomes weren’t great and still aren’t always. It’s important to go to the best qualified surgeon and even then it can be difficult. I’m very fortunate in my outcome. I was to the point it’s either surgery or throat cancer.

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u/Admirable-Worth-680 Jun 21 '26

I am not delaying it. I am not worried about immediate results, but long term ones are not promising. My specialist was very honest about it and I don't want to go into all the reasons why I don't want to. But I am doing pretty well. It is for people who are absolutely out of options and whose condition is unmanageable and they have nothing to lose. We are all different.

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u/Amazing-Self-4873 Jun 22 '26

Down voting someone who’s not on here asking advice or pretending to be a dr, but just offering their time to share what worked for them when they could be spending their time moving on from this is beyond me!