Hi all, I read with great interest all the struggles you people have, I
think you are all wonderful for sharing the great many hints and tips I have
enjoyed. I...
1931
Kerry Jaeger
kerry.jaeger@...
Oct 2, 2001 8:25 am
Hello Donna Glad you are feeling better than when I last spoke to you. Kerry...
1932
genehsa@...
Oct 2, 2001 9:19 pm
Wonder if you are being admitted to hospital today for surgery tomorrow?? If so, prayers and good wishes are with you. Look forward to hearing from you after...
1933
sue waller
englishgirl55@...
Oct 3, 2001 1:46 am
donna just want to thank you for posting this, i am going for surgery just waiting to hear when, am happy all is well for you, am getting nervous and thats not...
1934
vzoelen@...
Oct 3, 2001 10:21 am
Hallo Everyone, Flora Alyce asked me to give some more details on scientific studies about the use of arginine. As I mentioned, arginine is an activator of ...
1935
genehsa@...
Oct 4, 2001 3:14 pm
Joop, thanks for all the info on arginine. Will study and research the sites/studies you have listed. Certainly does sound promising and, obivously...
1936
Anshu
anusha_arun@...
Oct 4, 2001 8:08 pm
Hi all, My name is Anusha, my husband Arun(26) has been diagnosed with Achalasia for the last 3 yrs. Even though his symptoms were manageable at the beginning,...
1937
Anshu
anusha_arun@...
Oct 4, 2001 8:29 pm
We live in the Seattle area, as far as I know the University of Washington medical hospital has a team of gastroentrologists where Dr. Carlos Pellegrini is the...
1938
Edward Fitzgerald
edfitz65@...
Oct 5, 2001 1:29 pm
Hi Anshu, To the best of my knowledge achalasia is not progressive beyond the esophagus. In my experience it was a number of years of dilatations and a Heller...
1939
Cathey Hartwig
catorjon@...
Oct 5, 2001 2:24 pm
Hi and welcome! The only thing I have found that speaks of anything re-your question is that "chagas' disease, is something that is throughout the body and ...
1940
challajess@...
Oct 7, 2001 11:07 am
Hello All Just a quick message for now to let you know that i'm ok and thank you for all your best wishes. I was in hospital for a total of 4 days and i'm glad...
1941
sue waller
englishgirl55@...
Oct 7, 2001 11:54 am
this is just to wish you all the best, and glad to hear your ok, thanks for posting this makes me feel abit better, as i am going to have a op just not sure ...
1942
MaggWho@...
Oct 7, 2001 12:37 pm
Jess, this is wonderful news. Really glad you are doing so well. Things will, I am sure, improve more and you will be a new person. Thanks for sharing this...
1943
Havi Echenberg
info@...
Oct 7, 2001 11:42 pm
Flora Alyce wrote: <<My husband and I have always had a problem with anyone having BOTH achalasia (too tight valve) and GERD or reflux (too relaxed valve)....
1944
vzoelen@...
Oct 9, 2001 12:07 pm
Hallo Everyone, In response to Flora Alyce and Havi about the relation between GERD and achalasia, I think we should discriminate different situations. GERD...
1945
MaggWho@...
Oct 9, 2001 1:10 pm
In a message dated 10/9/2001 7:09:35 AM Central Daylight Time, vzoelen@... writes: << On the other hand, we all know that Achalasia patients suffer from...
1946
lkactuary@...
Oct 9, 2001 5:15 pm
Hi everyone! I just wanted to mention that I'm scheduled for my laproscopic myotomy on Monday 10/15 at 8 am. I'll be getting a partial wrap as well -- the...
1947
Alan Laviolette
alaviolette@...
Oct 9, 2001 10:12 pm
Best wishes Lisa! I went through the surgery 11 months ago and things turned out really well. Keep in touch and let us know what is happenning. Alan ... From:...
1948
MaggWho@...
Oct 10, 2001 12:16 am
In a message dated 10/9/2001 12:17:13 PM Central Daylight Time, lkactuary@... writes: << Any thoughts/prayers/good vibes are greatly appreciated! >> You...
1949
Allan
allan@...
Oct 10, 2001 2:48 pm
I have achalasia and also a large pocket in the esophagus near the cardia valve for food to ferment in. I almost never have heartburn, but then I never let...
1950
Jennifer
jennlee.2@...
Oct 10, 2001 8:20 pm
I just came across a notice looking for people with Achalasia to participate in a study at UTMB. If anyone's interested here's the link: ...
1951
challajess@...
Oct 11, 2001 2:10 pm
Hi Lisa Well I know exactly how you're feeling right now but all you have to do is have confidence in your surgeon. Try to stay positive and to think that the...
1952
Edward Fitzgerald
edfitz65@...
Oct 11, 2001 2:10 pm
I tried this URL but got nothing. Ed ... From: Jennifer To: achalasia@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 1:20 PM Subject: [achalasia] Texas...
1953
MaggWho@...
Oct 11, 2001 5:56 pm
Ed, same thing happen to me. I got it by going to: http://www.utmbhealthcare.org and then doing a search....
1954
Jennifer
jennlee.2@...
Oct 11, 2001 6:32 pm
Because of the way that Yahoo Groups wraps text, to get the URL to work you have to copy and paste it (both lines separately) into your browser address box...
1955
Pedro M.
macv@...
Oct 11, 2001 7:09 pm
I suggest study the possibilities of an artificial cardia ( similarly to the artificial hearts nowadays ). And an artificial cover for the esophagus ( over...
1956
j.a.butt@...
Oct 11, 2001 8:45 pm
Hi I've been having severe chest pain since early 90's. I had my gallbladder removed - still the pain. I had repeated visits to my family doctor, was seen by...
1957
Jennifer
jennlee_2
Oct 12, 2001 12:11 pm
Hello - Sorry for all your difficulties. Regarding Nifedipine, I was on it for a time and couldn't really tell much effect. It is a calcium channel blocker...
1958
Jennifer
jennlee_2
Oct 12, 2001 12:22 pm
Hello Pedro, Is this actually being done anyplace? I did read some very interesting stuff about generating particular tissue types over dissolving frameworks...
1959
MaggWho@...
maggwho
Oct 12, 2001 4:04 pm
I was given Nifedipine, specifically for chest pains. I only took it a couple days. It caused me to swell real bad and I had a strange feeling in my head...
