Thank you. For 3 months, I have been experiencing a very severe cough (starting out) so I went to my family physician who prescribed a Z-pak and cough syrup with codeine; I went back in 14 days (at the end of my prescription and he advised me to get a neti pot. I did that. I went to Urgent Care and the physician there advised me that I had allergies and gave me an Rx for amoxicillin and more cough syrup. I have had an x-ray of my chest which she stated is clear. I went back to my family doctor who told me I should have an MRI of my chest which I did and he said the report showed a little grey block at the top of my left lung usually caused from a virtus. He told me to take Zyrtec and drink more water. He also suggested that I have a goiter which is enlarged and it may be pushing down on my chest area causing a sensation to cough. So he prescribed an inhaler ProAir (not a steroid) doesn t seem to help either. Now, I still have the sensation to cough---I am of the opinion it is in my bronchial tubes and that I need a steroid like Advair perhaps........Anyway, I have searched the internet and am in fear that I have throat cancer or Barrett s disease.........I placed a call today to my gastrionologist but did not receive a return call for an appt. I have a chronic cough; hoarseness, a sore throat this evening (it comes and goes), can t sleep......I am a paralegal; my husband has left this earth; my oldest son who is an attorney has cancer, I take care of my 87 year old mother who is demanding, and I am stressed out. If you have any thoughts, please help me.