I began having symptoms at age 15 but progressed very very slowly to the point of being unable to get even water down. It took about 22 years for mine to get...
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sheltiepughugs@...
sheltiepughugs
May 12, 2013 3:56 pm
I'm new here, could you please tell me what advice you are speaking of that helped you take care of your esophagus so that it was not damaged. I am trying to...
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Beatrice Soila
marie_dressler
May 12, 2013 4:21 pm
The problem with achalasia is with the lower esophagus. To diagnose this you need a test called a manometry. Â You may need a doctor who is familiar with...
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julieokya
May 12, 2013 5:22 pm
Good for you for finding this site. I wish I had when I first had A troubles. I went to a heart specialist thinking the spasms were related to that. Clean bill...
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Jules Montoya
medhelpinfo
May 12, 2013 5:23 pm
Welcome to those of you that are new! I have had achalasia for 25 yrs. My achalasia progressed rather slowly, and the run of the mill doctors could not figure...
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geminiguy50
May 12, 2013 6:10 pm
Hi Vicky, I don't post here very often, but I read most all the posts. My symptoms started in late 2007, and progressed rapidly. By early 2008 I had trouble...
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Vicky Parker
cvparker...
May 12, 2013 10:24 pm
Is Dr. Reardon a specialist with Achalasia? The two Drs. My GI Dr. Recommended me too in Austin probably have lots of experience with myotomy but I'm not sure...
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Faith Weiss
gandalf00700
May 13, 2013 1:08 am
Has anyone seen this study from Vermont? ...
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Julie
txboymomof1
May 13, 2013 1:28 am
The first intelligent conversation my husband and I had about achalasia, we had with Dr. Reardon's office staff. It may sound strange but it was comforting to...
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Vicky Parker
cvparker...
May 13, 2013 1:40 am
My GI Dr. was very good about explaining what Achalasia is. I knew about the disease before I had the manometry. I did some research on the Internet, so I...
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Beatrice Soila
marie_dressler
May 13, 2013 2:00 am
I think everybody is different. Â I had spasms both before and after my HM (had an attack today, UGHHH!). Â The HM greatly improved my swallowing but didn't do...
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Me
marinemama999
May 13, 2013 1:09 pm
I have been blessed so far with the spasms being gone since surgery. And this is a progressive disease that will not get better. How quickly it progresses is...
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steven epstein
slepstein
May 14, 2013 3:18 am
Yes, the POEM approach is catching on and there are several places in the US and around the world that now offer it as an alternative to the Heller Myotomy. If...
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steven epstein
slepstein
May 14, 2013 3:20 am
Thanks Notan. I'll be doing an update to the POEM doctors file and add this information this weekend....
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Susan Thompson
susan_thomps...
May 14, 2013 6:51 pm
Hi Edward, I sure do remember you! Once a week I check the Achalasia posts and I saw your name. I'm sorry to hear about your heart problems and COPD. I...
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Edward Fitzgerald
albyone23
May 14, 2013 8:28 pm
Hi Susan, I remember you as well I am glad you responded. I have an appt. with a pulmonary Dr. on Thurs. to validate the spiromery test and to see where I go...
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mer
me_rayme
May 17, 2013 5:38 am
Amazing Medical Mysteries… Solved! Debilitating pain, unbearable noises, constant retching: These patients vowed to go to any lengths to find a cure. By...
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Kim Abrams
xploring37
May 17, 2013 6:57 pm
Yes, this is a repeat. Can't remember off the top of my head who originally sent this but I remember it becuase Dr Patti did my HM!!!! Â Kim Wi ...
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Carolyn
wooleeacre
May 17, 2013 8:03 pm
Hey all! Haven't posted in a long while... but I still read. Keep up with Shamira and her daughter who are close to my heart. I just wanted to write and...
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shareedanieal@...
shareedanieal
May 18, 2013 2:46 am
Yay! Congratulations Cameron!!! I am so glad and this gives me hope that we will eventually figure this out. Carolyn, you too are very close to our hearts...
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notan ostrich
notan_ostrich
May 19, 2013 3:52 pm
Emory News Center New, minimally invasive procedure benefits patients with swallowing disorder ...
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steven epstein
slepstein
May 20, 2013 3:38 pm
Notan, it is great that another hospital in the U.S. is doing POEM. But, it is more puffery than it is a report of a new medical advance. It is wrong in two...
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Carolyn
wooleeacre
May 22, 2013 4:40 am
I do not know how reliable the information is.. but disturbing for those parents who have had their kids teeth sealed for protection from Acids. worth doing...
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Cheryl Christensen
chrylchris
May 23, 2013 12:17 pm
Steve, I want to get my mom to see the most experienced doc in the US to be evaluated for POEM. She is scheduled for a Heller myotomy on July 31 with Dr Rice...
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gnatru
May 23, 2013 3:54 pm
This seems worth sharing. I found it to be helpful, anyway... ...
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mer
me_rayme
May 23, 2013 5:56 pm
Had to sign up but found these three articles, sort of old. Could you copy the article if not too long. I don't like to sign up but found these three on POEM. ...
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gnatru
May 23, 2013 6:11 pm
It is a little long, but here 'tis: Controversy Swirls Over Up-and-Coming Procedure for Achalasia POEM Shows Promise in Early Studies as Experts Urge Caution...
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Carolyn H
wooleeacre
May 23, 2013 6:28 pm
Thanks Shamira!! There is always hope. I got a nice note back from Dr. Patti! Such a nice man!! Hope Tania is doing better. Glad she didn't need a stretch. ...
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steven epstein
slepstein
May 24, 2013 1:32 am
Contact Dr. Stravopolous at Wintrhop University Hospital in Mineola N& (Near NYC airports.) He is the second person in the world who has done POEM and has...
