My father in law, who is 78 years old, recently expressed discomfort saying it felt like his dose of Amitriptyline was stuck deep in his throat. The next day, he lost his voice, and his throat was very sore (burning sensation). He also started spitting up and coughing up black stuff.

My mother in law took him to GI doctor (they didn’t tell the doctor about the pill, just the black stuff) who scheduled a procedure to look at his throat, esophagus and stomach.

When complete, the doctor said that there was no sign of cancer and saw a healing ulcer in his stomach.

Now, my mother in law is wondering if maybe the black stuff was old dried blood from a burn in my father in law’s esophagus.

Just wondering — sounds far fetched to me.

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