hi there. i am a 37 yr old female who has had achlasia since i was 16. i've had 3 myotomies and a nissen fundoplication. i've also had several balloon...
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jomascarenas
Feb 1, 2007 12:07 pm
Hi, I'm newly diagnosed with achalasia. Thanks to Tonya (who is in this group) I have decided to go to Dr. Rice in Cleveland. Can anyone give me information...
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Debbi Heiser
bigbrillohead
Feb 1, 2007 12:08 pm
Cathy -- As for a low-dose antidepressant, not for depression, but for NCCP suppression. A lot of people have found it to be effective. We've had a lot of...
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Edward Ingram
eingram992002
Feb 1, 2007 3:18 pm
Re spasms: Do you have spasms all the time or just while eating? For myself I know that eating specific foods causes spasms, such as beef or other heavy...
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Debbi Heiser
bigbrillohead
Feb 1, 2007 3:26 pm
Chest pains, heartburn, acid reflux, spasm pains, NCCPs.... what the heck is all of this stuff anyway???? (aka: Debbi's Dissertation on Dysfunctional...
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Debbi Heiser
bigbrillohead
Feb 1, 2007 3:32 pm
Here's some more info about the anti-depressant end of things: As far as anti-depressants being used to treat NCCPs associated with achalasia, it's NOT so much...
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Sonya Lawley
bbm_1999
Feb 1, 2007 4:01 pm
Okay great information - but i'm a little slow today, what doec NCCP stand for? ... From: Debbi Heiser <imahockeymom@...> To: Achalasia Group...
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Ann Higgs
lilac_blosso...
Feb 1, 2007 4:01 pm
Dear Cathy Jo, It's nice to hear from you. but it seems to me that you have had a somewhat unsatisfactory appointment. Does your weight gain take you...
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brillohead
bigbrillohead
Feb 1, 2007 4:12 pm
... stand for? If you read the message just before this one (see it again at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/achalasia/message/40346 ), it defines NCCPs...
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Sonya Lawley
bbm_1999
Feb 1, 2007 4:12 pm
I gain a large amount of weight after surgery, close to 50 lbs, 25 of which i needed, the rest i don't - It really upset me so i went to my surgeon, crying...
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mel231165
Feb 1, 2007 4:22 pm
Melissa Good luck to you for next week, hope your consult goes well. I was really pleased to get my date through the post, but I'm getting more nervous the...
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Julie Warren
juliecwarren...
Feb 1, 2007 4:23 pm
That's very interesting Sonya!! That would explain why its hard to lose weight for some of us. Julie C Warren Co-Founder www.achalasia.us From:...
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salccfa
Feb 1, 2007 4:29 pm
I use to get the spasms once in a while, could last a day and probably was food related, really tired and possibly coffee. Then last July they started and...
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mel231165
Feb 1, 2007 4:32 pm
Hi all, I printed off the questions to ask my consultant next week when I go see him for the first time, I think somewhere along the line I have become...
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Sonya Lawley
bbm_1999
Feb 1, 2007 4:37 pm
Defiantly - and very frustrating as well, you think you are on the path to good health, but the Achalasia sticks it to you again. Being a Young Woman i find...
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battaglinianita
Feb 1, 2007 4:50 pm
Hallo! Saw this mesage and simply had to reply and just give my experience. I had a Botox injection back in October. Was supposed to have the operation but...
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Ann Higgs
lilac_blosso...
Feb 1, 2007 4:58 pm
Dear Mel, The "Lap" myotomy is one performed keyhole with the 5 insertions. The alternative would be an open procedure with a large single incision. The...
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Ann Higgs
lilac_blosso...
Feb 1, 2007 5:06 pm
Dear Sonya, That's the first time I have ever heard an explanation like that from a qualified person. I had kind of figured it out for myself but it is very...
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Edward
edfitz65
Feb 1, 2007 5:29 pm
Hi kcamaody, I had a esopahectomy 14 years ago, while my recovery was long the out come was excellent. Today I am free of the chest pain and swallowing is...
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salccfa
Feb 1, 2007 5:48 pm
... Anita, I am now thinking I should postpone this until after I caome back from Mexico. I absolutely do not want to have any spasms there to ruin my...
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Julie Warren
juliecwarren...
Feb 1, 2007 6:11 pm
Ann you are not FAT LOL. Julie C Warren Co-Founder www.achalasia.us From: achalasia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:achalasia@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ann Higgs ...
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mamasusu3
Feb 1, 2007 6:15 pm
Okay, I'm new to this forum and I've looked around a little....I've been diagnosed with the big A for about four years and like the rest of you, it's the bane...
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mamasusu3
Feb 1, 2007 6:30 pm
Thanks for this - and AMEN!! They told me for months that it was 'in my head' and labeled my NCCP's as 'panic attack related' when I'm not even prone to them....
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Julie Warren
juliecwarren...
Feb 1, 2007 6:35 pm
Not a silly question at all!!!! I use to do that all the time before my surgery!! Since my surgery I can't throw up at all, which kind of sucks sometimes LOL. ...
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Carrie Bartolino
jfbartolino2002
Feb 1, 2007 7:29 pm
Before my last surgery I did that many many times I felt like i had a
metallic taste Or say "rotten" food And that was the only way to feel
better...
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battaglinianita
Feb 1, 2007 7:33 pm
Hallo Shelly! I feel rotten that I've made you confused. I just wanted to tell you my experience with Botox. This is a tricky problem - maybe you will not be...
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salccfa
Feb 1, 2007 8:18 pm
Hallo Anita all the way in Germany! Do not feel rotten, I am thankful for the honesty about your experience. I have already been going back and forth on the...
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Deborah Lattimore
artistdebora...
Feb 1, 2007 8:20 pm
This is so great! Could you please tell us more about this? I'd love to see this. REALLY, REALLY LOVE TO SEE THIS !! So, could you give us the name of the...
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Astrid Bonemeijer
astrid_bonem...
Feb 1, 2007 9:08 pm
Hi, Don't worry, there are no dumb questions. The only "dumb" questions are the ones you don't ask! I recognise your problem, I have the same thing. I have a...
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salccfa
Feb 1, 2007 9:59 pm
In having a marshmellow barium recently, I had a doctor present not a technician and he said that the top of the esophagus was trying to push or squeeze the...
