Anyone here diagnosed with LPRD? What are your symptoms?!
Question:
Anyone here diagnosed with LPRD? What are your symptoms?
I've had GERD for many years, and I had fundoplication surgery 4 years ago. This and 40 mg Nexium a day have greatly controlled my symptoms, and I've been mostly OK.
BUT-3 1/2 months ago, I got MONO. a few weeks in (AFTER initial symptoms of fever, exhaustion, swollen tonsils, and sore throat had mostly faded), my throat started to feel like a lump was in it. This and other symptoms have been present up to present time: constant mild cough, throat-clearing, post-nasal drip in throat, and swollen taste bud on back and sides of tonuge.
An ENT said, without doing a scope, that is was likely LPRD, that the Mono had knocked out my immune system and invited my esophageal reflux up into my throat. He told me to take Nexium TWICE a day.
This was 2 months ago. All these symptoms are still there, and lately I also feel a mild twitching or spasm-like sensation near my Adam's Apple, on and off. Do these symptoms sound like LPRD, or something else? Thanks.
3 weeks ago
FYI-I've called the ENT to ask him all this, but he says he can no longer help me (not too crazy about him). My options now are to tough it out and see if it gets better, or seek another opinion. My GP tried allergy meds, but most symptoms are still just as bad (i'm a little more dired-out, that's it). before I see another ENT, I just wanted to know what people with solid diagnoses of this condition felt symptoms-wise, what treatment helped them, and how long it took to feel better. Thanks.
3 weeks ago
LPRD is laryopharyngeal reflux disease-acid reflux in your throat rather than your esophageal/G.I. tract.
Answers:
I don't know what LPRD is, or whether you have it, but any time you are concerned and a doctor does not take you seriously, it is time to get another doctor. I would recommend a gastroenterologist. I would also recommend a thyroid specialist. The ENT doctor may actually not be able to help you any further. It may be outside of his area of medicine. You might also want to see an allergy doctor.