Wow, I thought the paranoid self-diagnosing would stop after Boards, but that turned out to be false. I’m just using different books, now.
Things I’ve diagnosed myself with, using Step Up to Medicine
From the week of August 3, 2008.
Diffuse Esophageal Spasm
What: Uncoordinated spontaneous contraction of the esophagus, preventing or causing painful swallowing of food.
Why I totally had it: Sometimes when I swallow, food feels like it’s getting stuck, and then I get chest pain between the clavicle down to the sternum.
But actually: I really need to chew my food more thoroughly, and not inhale my food all at once.
