Hi All I am nervous about my Abdominal CT scan tomorrow morning as I have to drink 3 doses of this contrast dye with water an food before I go to the hospital...
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jomascarenas
Jun 1, 2009 12:12 pm
thank you for your post. I am gett ing ready to buy life insurance and was wondering how the achalasia would affect it. JoAnn...
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ANGELA BAKER
kotacj
Jun 1, 2009 1:33 pm
prior to my sons myotomy he had a significant increase in the "foam". he was sleeping sitting up to prevent aspiration. at night his coughing would get worse,...
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timwilson12
Jun 1, 2009 2:17 pm
Dear Christine, Good luck for tomorrow! Will be thinking about you and sending you positive energy. Regards Tim...
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LunaIam2@...
lunaiam2
Jun 1, 2009 2:48 pm
Maddie, to help your Mom with aspiration, and yes it can indeed cause aspiration pneumonia, she needs to sleep with her bed elevated. I would first buy a...
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Rebecca Capone
rebeccacapone
Jun 1, 2009 3:01 pm
Richard--I'm so sorry about your financial situation now, but admire you for your hard work--I have many of my clients and acquaintances who are also effected...
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timwilson12
Jun 1, 2009 3:27 pm
Dear Friends, Unfortunately, my cunning plan concerning reclaiming my life from Achalasia has backfired!! After the recent cancellation of my Esophagectomy,...
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manchesterpippa
Jun 1, 2009 5:36 pm
Hi Tim I have not been referred to an outside occupational company but had to deal with my employers occupational department. The lady there was very good she...
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manchesterpippa
Jun 1, 2009 5:37 pm
Good Luck with all the test this week Christine Pippa...
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Isabella Arnold
arnoldisabella
Jun 1, 2009 5:40 pm
Good luck! Isabella ________________________________ From: Christine Hulmes <christine.hulmes@...> To: achalasia@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 1,...
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manchesterpippa
Jun 1, 2009 5:41 pm
My appointment came through today to see Mr Maynard at Oxford I only have three weeks to wait had a bit of a shock when I was told to meet him at the Cancer...
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Isabella Arnold
arnoldisabella
Jun 1, 2009 5:43 pm
Dear Tim, I am so sorry to hear about all this! Why do you think you'll be advised to get a TSE? For as far as I know only two people in the world had a TSE...
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ANGELA BAKER
kotacj
Jun 1, 2009 7:00 pm
sandy- yeah then he'll look alot like his dad...hehehe...angela To: achalasia@yahoogroups.com From: sandycarroll@... Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 16:07:51...
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Martin Mueller IV
mt4mar
Jun 1, 2009 7:39 pm
Tim what is TSA? The medical systems in the states and the UK differ. In some ways ours is better and in other ways the UK is better. I do know...
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brillohead
bigbrillohead
Jun 1, 2009 10:06 pm
For those who aren't aware, the sinuses themselves can drain up to a QUART (roughly a litre) of fluid per day down our throat. Add that to all of the saliva...
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goldenmtgoat
Jun 2, 2009 12:49 am
Sending you relaxing positive energy for tomorrow. Hopefully, all will go well for you. Eva...
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sue waller
englishgirl55
Jun 2, 2009 4:21 am
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mmacera2000
Jun 2, 2009 4:53 am
The first thing I learned about life insurance has nothing to do with Achalasia: always go to multiple agents for quotes, and let them know you are doing that....
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mmacera2000
Jun 2, 2009 4:57 am
Yes, I looked into Careplace and kept getting lost in the links...
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Ann Higgs
lilac_blosso...
Jun 2, 2009 11:00 am
Great news for you Pippa, and not long to wait. I shouldn't worry about the name of the department. Just be glad you have achalasia and not cancer. Love...
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Ann Higgs
lilac_blosso...
Jun 2, 2009 11:15 am
Dear Tim, I am sorry to hear of this outcome. Try very hard to stay positive and be determined to deal with it. I understand all your anxiety. I am sure...
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Ann Higgs
lilac_blosso...
Jun 2, 2009 11:19 am
Dear Christine, I don't expect that you will see all these messages for you until you get back home now. But I just want you to know that you will be in my...
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LunaIam2@...
lunaiam2
Jun 2, 2009 1:26 pm
I've joined the World Community Grid again. Thanks Notan, I've been on a couple days, and it does operate more smoothly than it did before. Sandra, please...
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alexandrea05
Jun 2, 2009 4:41 pm
Hi Everyone, Has anybody heard of, been seen by or had surgery with Dr. Awad at the Shands Hospital in Jacksonville? I am a very difficult stage with my...
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michelle
zlmmom1
Jun 2, 2009 5:34 pm
Hey Rosie - here are just a few suggestions - I hope they are worth something. It seems odd that a hospital doesn't take medicaid. I didn't think they had an...
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notan ostrich
notan_ostrich
Jun 2, 2009 6:11 pm
... Bio: http://www.hscj.ufl.edu/surgery/bio.asp?id=1131 Press Release 2006: http://www.hscj.ufl.edu/news/story.asp?id=285 "...Awad, who has published 46...
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timwilson12
Jun 2, 2009 6:55 pm
Hi Martin! Mr Maynard described to me involving some sort of stapling approach to bypass my Stenosis but I lack the vocabulary to describe it accurately to...
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Isabella Arnold
arnoldisabella
Jun 2, 2009 7:27 pm
Hi Tim, Sorry, here I am again... Now that you've written what where TSE stands for, I am convinced you're talking about the new type of surgery that I've been...
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Isabella Arnold
arnoldisabella
Jun 2, 2009 7:29 pm
Hi Pippa, Finally, you must be pretty excited now, eh?! Concerning the name of the unit, the Cancer Unit: I'm on that unit always too, simply as the docs with...
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Martin Mueller IV
mt4mar
Jun 2, 2009 7:44 pm
I see. I am glad you have been able to eat today. Martin <FONT face="comic sans ms" color=#ff0000 size=5>Martin in Georgia </FONT><IMG...
