Is your throat sore too? I do feel sorry for you. The closest I've been is having my nose scoped and even though they shot that spray in there I thought it hurt alot! I've also seen the eating disorder pt's with tubes in, and they never are very excited either. I sure hope the ice cream helps. Do you have trouble eating chocolate with your GERD? I take Prilosec, and so far it seems to help. I can sure tell if I forget to take it.