Dear Deborah, I feel that this was the best post you have ever written to the Group. I know you have been through a lot of doubts and fears and excuses and a ...
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toniasdogsandi
Feb 1, 2006 12:23 pm
I know this sounds weird, but the day of the barrium swallow we went to Pizza Hut and James ate 3 slices thin crust pizza!!!! He took most the cheese off but...
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Ann
lilac_blosso...
Feb 1, 2006 12:25 pm
Dear Sandy, Can I just say something about the yogurt drinks and yoghurt in general. I know what you are saying about it not going down with gravity, but if ...
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Ann
lilac_blosso...
Feb 1, 2006 12:41 pm
Dear Julie, You keep on cracking up my love. Do you know how good that it for you? Besides simply feeling good, it actually produces chemicals in your brain...
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toniasdogsandi
Feb 1, 2006 12:52 pm
Me and hubby actually communicate well and he has been my main support along with a few others in our family.That part is fine..We just bump heads on this...
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scent4u18
Feb 1, 2006 1:33 pm
Tonia- Dr. Richter's phone number 215-707-5069 E-mail-jrichter@... Deborah I'm so glad that your surgery is over and all went well. Rest and heal and...
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Julie Mimms
jmimms33
Feb 1, 2006 1:36 pm
Hey Thanks Anita, I needed to talk to him LOL. I need to have another stretch done and need his advice!!! He took care of me a few years back. Julie in...
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LunaIam2@...
lunaiam2
Feb 1, 2006 2:38 pm
_Click here: Joel Richter, MD_ (http://www.temple.edu/gisection/jr.html) Read this, it will give you a lot of information on Dr. Richter. He has done much...
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toomuchclutter
Feb 1, 2006 4:06 pm
Dear Tonia, So glad you communicate well with your husband.... Balloons come in different sizes.... just common sense thought... a small balloon may not open...
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michelle
zlmmom1
Feb 1, 2006 4:21 pm
Hi Tonia - hope this all doesn't get overwhelming. How did Peggy say- we can be a bit overbearing but that's only because the vast majority of us were given...
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Paula
paulastuhlman
Feb 1, 2006 4:58 pm
Thanks for the welcome. I wish only the best for you and your son. Has anyone had the 24 HOUR PH TEST?? Really starting to freak out a bit. Sounds way too...
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toomuchclutter
Feb 1, 2006 6:12 pm
I found this article in Pub Med... Interesting. There are about 5-10 new articles about achalasia each month, surprising, isn't it? Okay some are from...
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RICHARD
cynmark24
Feb 1, 2006 6:35 pm
Must have been a paid study....You couldn't pay me enough money to be in a long term study of achalasia patients when they'd have to do manotmetry...
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Paula
paulastuhlman
Feb 1, 2006 7:14 pm
I agree, I don't think they could pay me enough to have Manometry tests more than necessary, even one is one too many times! Yuck City! ... be ... interesting....
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lizzie2542
Feb 1, 2006 8:02 pm
Hi Deborah, I am now 6 weeks post-op and am now eating everything including salads (just this week). My doctor arranged for a dietician to do follow up with...
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nwalby
Feb 1, 2006 8:46 pm
How about: Achalasia - Tourettes. It's all the same! We can't keep anything inside. or Thanks to achalasia my "muscle" has never been tighter....
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garrethbrianandmario
garrethbrian...
Feb 1, 2006 9:07 pm
Hi everyone, my name is Garreth and I was recently diagnosed with achalasia. I saw my surgeon today and he explained to me that I will have to have a Heller's...
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Deborah Lattimore
artistdebora...
Feb 1, 2006 9:41 pm
Hi, Paula, I think I had this test, if, perchance, it means the one where you pay attention to what you eat and/or drink the day before and then you go into...
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RICHARD
cynmark24
Feb 1, 2006 9:42 pm
Garreth, Welcome to the "Achalasia Club." This is a very rare disease, but thanks to the internet and people's willingness to search, it seems as if a...
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Deborah Lattimore
artistdebora...
Feb 1, 2006 10:19 pm
Dear Sandy and Sandi, and Cathy Jo, and Cindi, Brenda and Ann,Peggy, Edward, Cameron, the son, and, his mom, Martin and David, the new Paula and the newbies...
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toniasdogsandi
Feb 1, 2006 10:35 pm
Hello and welcome to the board.I am fairly new here as well.My son has achalasia and had the heller done almost 6 weeks ago.I would not be the best to explain...
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toomuchclutter
Feb 2, 2006 12:05 am
Dear Deborah, I again feel like a proud mother.... like when you see your kids understand multiplication in front of others. I think I shall retire from...
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Edward Fitzgerald
edfitz65
Feb 2, 2006 12:44 am
Deborah, Having just read your post below I couldn't help but think that all of us, especially the newer members will benefit from your relating your most...
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let45ride
Feb 2, 2006 12:59 am
Nate, Welcome to the group! Can I ask: Where were you diagnosed with A? What tests did they perform to come up with the diagnosis? We just got back from...
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zekenoahme
Feb 2, 2006 1:07 am
Hi Brenda: Have been very anxious to hear from you about Brian. What did you think of Dr. Rice. Do you feel you have any answers? I have been thinking about...
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Tracy Brown
tldund
Feb 2, 2006 1:12 am
Hi Paula - welcome to the group! Just a few questions for you. Where do you live, and if you don't mind, who was your surgeon? Also, did they say anything...
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Paula
paulastuhlman
Feb 2, 2006 1:56 am
Hi Deborah! 1st, your thank you letter was awesome!! What an inspiration to life post-surgery. I have to share your enthusiasm. I feel like a whole new...
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Paula
paulastuhlman
Feb 2, 2006 2:02 am
Hey again! Thanks for the welcome! I live in St. Louis Missouri and my Surgeon was Dr. Brent Matthews, an awesome, very attentive doctor! I would recomend...
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let45ride
Feb 2, 2006 2:14 am
Hello, all! We just returned from 3 days at Cleveland Clinic, which included a consultation with Dr. Rice. First, I want to say that we were impressed with...
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capmyjo
Feb 2, 2006 2:39 am
OK, so we know I am no computer wizard. There are quite a few messages that I am not getting in my email. When I find them on the message board, the ones I am...
