thank you for your advice and recommended resources

my doctor put me on PPIs, told me to wait a few weeks and start reintroducing foods. I now know that was a mistake. I should have been strict on my diet still. I haven't healed after nearly a year on the medicine and now have to go strict not to get heartburn all day every day. So, this is sound advice.

…i went to one of those sleep centers, each TOLD me I had sleep apnea and tried to sell me CPAP there. I left and solved the problem by losing weight & sleep with head/back up somewhat—bought adjustable bed so now never any sleep apnea or GERD pains.

you need to heal your throat by not eating/drinking acid for at least a month, allow prescription PPI to heal throat, then see how it goes. I don’t plan on not eating Mexican food or not drink beer my entire life, but eat/drink in moderation. I’m also in my month long, pain-in-butt not having what I want also but it’s what you have to do. Swallowing with pain & constantly clearing my throat: I want it to end over whatever I want to eat/drink. I thought it was stomach acid reflux—-at first it is but the swallowing issue is NOT that, you are passed that & have no choice. Again, reflux has decided to want to make your throat part of your stomach because you had it so long and it’s not healing. Pepsin (only found and should ONLY be in your stomach, responsible for breaking down food) has made its way into your throat—you need this back only in your stomach—how?: you have to heal 100%.

…options? Wake up call Buddy. Next step= Barrons esophagus where your esophagus wants to be part of your stomach, leading to cancer & 15% survival.