Hi Isabella I agreee with the other comments and will keep in touch off the board but in the meantime good luck with all you. Andy x ... [Non-text portions of...
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Christine Hulmes
christine.hu...
Mar 1, 2011 9:09 am
Isabella Sorry to hear that you are leaving the group. i fully understand that you no longer have the time to read and answer the posts. i personally will be...
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Christine Hulmes
christine.hu...
Mar 1, 2011 9:21 am
Hi Notan Interesting post about the risks of cancer in the oesophageal stump rising as the years pass. But how would surgeons deal with reflux in an ectomy...
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Christine Hulmes
christine.hu...
Mar 1, 2011 12:13 pm
Hi Michelle Great to read that you are doing great. I am curious by nature so may i ask if you are having problems with reflux? And if so how are you dealing...
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Christine Hulmes
christine.hu...
Mar 1, 2011 12:17 pm
Must you write in capital letters. It makes it hard to read what you write. Anyway isn't there something in the e-mailetiquette about writting in caps? ...
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Christine Hulmes
christine.hu...
Mar 1, 2011 1:08 pm
Hi Notan Thank you for your most recent post which included links to Joe's posts. I have just read all of Joe's & Robyn's posts in this group dating from the...
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zlmmom1
Mar 1, 2011 2:43 pm
Hey Christine - I take 20 mg. prilosec everyday but that's it. I do get a little reflux, especially if I bend over after eating but I try not to eat anything...
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notan ostrich
notan_ostrich
Mar 1, 2011 4:24 pm
... One has to weigh that against the possible increase in cancer risk for just having achalasia or having end stage achalasia. I have heard the risk of cancer...
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Sandy
toomuchclutter
Mar 1, 2011 4:32 pm
Just one voice, but I don't care how people post here, as long as they post and find support. I'm guessing Christine was having a bad moment and did not mean...
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notan ostrich
notan_ostrich
Mar 1, 2011 5:49 pm
... These may not be very enlightening but here are some abstracts to look at: Roux-en-Y diversion for intractable reflux after esophagectomy. ...
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Shamira Molina
shareedanieal
Mar 1, 2011 7:13 pm
How is your daughter doing? Sent from my iPhone On Feb 24, 2011, at 6:28 PM, fe busse <bil45ohb@...> wrote: To Samira, I agree with Carolyn your daughter...
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fe busse
bil45ohb
Mar 1, 2011 9:46 pm
Hi Shamira, thanks for asking but would like to let you know they did the esophagectomy Davinci assisted with fun-d yesterday but later today she had some ...
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Kim Jones
kimmydawn42
Mar 1, 2011 10:00 pm
esophagectomy? Â I don't remember much about your daughters situation, but wasn't she just diagnosed and just going in for a myotomy?? kim in canada ... From:...
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notan ostrich
notan_ostrich
Mar 1, 2011 10:02 pm
... I am sure you meant myotomy with fun-d not esophagectomy. ... Sometimes it takes a while for swelling to go down and the body has a chance to adjust. notan...
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fattsolove
Mar 1, 2011 10:32 pm
Hi all, First let me say that I'm thrilled to be a part of the group. I have gotten plenty of in site by reading older posts. I have a question or two but...
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Julieanna
medhelpinfo
Mar 1, 2011 11:36 pm
Hi Everyone! I am reading all your stories and must include mine also! I'm sure that this huge pile of information is extremely helpful to those that will be...
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fe busse
bil45ohb
Mar 1, 2011 11:58 pm
Ooops sorry it wa MYOTOMY ... ________________________________ From: notan ostrich <notan_ostrich@...> To: achalasia@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, March 1,...
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fe busse
bil45ohb
Mar 2, 2011 12:06 am
Sorry Kim, it is myotomy and yes she was just diagnosed last Jan 7th. And actually in 2009 I toold her to her pcp bcoz she was having chest pain when eating...
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Jennifer Crouch
jencrouch86
Mar 2, 2011 12:44 am
Hi, I've had botox, the first time it didn't work well at all, so the 2nd time they used double the amount, and it worked for about a year, and it might be ...
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chapeaurosedc
Mar 2, 2011 1:06 am
Belated thanks for responses, I can't seem to face checking this board all the time (in denial I guess). Is there a file with recommended doctors in the...
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Christine Hulmes
christine.hu...
Mar 2, 2011 8:45 am
Hi Michelle I take 40mg Nexium in the morning and the same again at night. Unfortunately i cannot avoid bending over as i sit down in low chair to bend over to...
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Christine Hulmes
christine.hu...
Mar 2, 2011 8:50 am
Thanks Notan. The Roux-En-Y that Joe had is the operation that my surgeon has mentioned that i will have if i need surgery for the reflux that is why i am...
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Christine Hulmes
christine.hu...
Mar 2, 2011 8:52 am
Yes, i did have a bad day yesterday and appologise for any offence that my post caused. my bad days seem to be increasing right now and they are leaving me a...
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Christine Hulmes
christine.hu...
Mar 2, 2011 9:07 am
Thank you Notan for the links in your recent post for Roux-En-Y surgery for reflux in post ectomy patients. I am trying to research as much as i can about this...
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zlmmom1
Mar 2, 2011 2:29 pm
Hey Stefani - first of all, RUN - do not walk away from this doctor who is telling you to use botox - botox is short term at best at your age. What you should...
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notan ostrich
notan_ostrich
Mar 2, 2011 3:03 pm
... Botox is a protein which your immune system can learn to target as an invader. Once that happens Botox won't last long if at all. For some people it never...
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Sandy
toomuchclutter
Mar 2, 2011 3:09 pm
Dear Stefani, There are quite a few of us in So Cal. Julee is the most recent active member of this group, she is in the Riverside area, I'm in Long Beach and...
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Sandy
toomuchclutter
Mar 2, 2011 3:28 pm
Dear Stefani, Now I read this more closely...I skimmed over the part that you already had 2 surgeries. I was talking to my son and husband, both breathing...
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Mat T
matbjj
Mar 2, 2011 4:35 pm
Dr. Maish was my doctor at UCLA or the USC group Dr.Tom Demeester or Peter Crookes, Dr. Maish trained with Tom Demeester, he's world reknown for his skills in...
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Carolyn
wooleeacre
Mar 2, 2011 5:07 pm
FDA Drug Safety Communication: Low magnesium levels can be associated with long-term use of Proton Pump Inhibitor drugs (PPIs) Safety Announcement Additional...