I made reference in my post-myotomy-post to Horlicks, Katherine in Oregon asked what it was... Horlicks... pronounced pretty much as it sounds, HOR-LIX... its...
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tanja7007
May 1, 2003 8:27 pm
Hi all, just a quick post to check in. After 5 months of unemployment (and no health insurance), I am back at work. I am doing very well, 9 months post...
9432
notan_ostrich
May 1, 2003 10:07 pm
... How terribly sad! I am sure many of us will be selling possessions and donating the proceeds to the WWF. I think after reading up on it, I would find...
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Susan Thompson
susan_thomps...
May 1, 2003 11:48 pm
Hi Peter; Hope you're feeling better today. I was playing around on the link
below. The guy sure has a sense of humour. I'm from Canada and I didn't
know...
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Susan Thompson
susan_thomps...
May 1, 2003 11:55 pm
Great to hear from you, Tanja; I'm happy everything is going well for you now. That's a long time off
work to spend eating and gaining weight LOL. How does...
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kathiode@...
kat1011960
May 2, 2003 2:46 am
Thanks Peter for the definition and a jolly good laugh. That website is certainly a funny one. When I have more time, I'll revisit it. K.in.O....
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sue waller
englishgirl55
May 2, 2003 11:40 am
pleased things are looking up for you tanja thats great sue tanja7007 <tbeshear@...> wrote:Hi all, just a quick post to check in. After 5 months of...
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Debbi
bigbrillohead
May 2, 2003 12:15 pm
[Susan wrote]:I thought Haggis was sheep? Scottish people eat it, I thought. His definition related to a small animal. Odd. [Deb] -- Ever heard of "snipe...
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MaggWho@...
maggwho
May 2, 2003 3:21 pm
Come on Deb,,,you never ate snipe? LOL...Only kidding.....but: Here's some recipes for Haggis...Enjoy. <A HREF="http://www.smart.net/~tak/haggis.html";>Haggis...
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Hastings
notan_ostrich
May 2, 2003 5:27 pm
... Also hard to swallow, but easier for children, or adults when using strong carbonated drinks, like champagne. Of course the thing that would make it ...
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bucky102003
May 2, 2003 11:03 pm
Hello - I'm brand new to this group. I have been diagnosed with achalasia about 6 years now. I've had balloon dialations, botox and eventually the surgery....
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John Bartolino
jfbartolino2002
May 2, 2003 11:26 pm
I take Procardia 10 mg 20 minutes before dinner MOST times it works Carrie ... From: "bucky102003" <bcniece@...> To: <achalasia@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
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Ellen Powers
emPow
May 3, 2003 12:41 am
I take a NuLev 30 minutes before I eat, it helps but does not work all the time. I took Procardia quit a few years ago and I didn't like the way it made me ...
9443
joychasfaith
May 3, 2003 8:18 pm
Christine: I don't understand why surgery works for some and not others. Is it the surgery itself, in knowing exactly where to cut because everyone is...
9444
madsdfroggy13
May 5, 2003 12:57 am
Hi everyone, Came into the group messages for the first time in weeks because I was waiting to have my first balloon dilatation. This happened on the 30th of...
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jeanne_monast
May 5, 2003 12:34 pm
Hi, I don't have many spasms since my surgery in 2/03, however when I do I am presently taking sublingual levsin only when they occur. Have only had to use it...
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bucky102003
May 5, 2003 3:44 pm
Hi- I just wanted to thank everyone for the medication suggestions. I have to see my GP on Wed. and I will bring them all up. He's not very understanding of...
9447
Susan Thompson
susan_thomps...
May 5, 2003 4:33 pm
Hi Christine; I sure hear your frustration, and feel the same way. I eat a
variety of soup, but rarely drink smoothies. I can't swallow milkshakes as
the...
9448
fah100831
May 5, 2003 7:54 pm
I have not been at chat room for a long time. Nor, have I been in touch with Barbara Jones from Florida. Last week I emailed her, but message was returned....
9449
emPow
May 5, 2003 8:28 pm
Can you tell me if you have to swallow those fizzy things before you have a timed barium swallow? When I had a esophagram I had to take those first to put air...
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Fredrick Durocher
kiteflyer19
May 5, 2003 8:59 pm
Hi Jean This is Fred your neighbor in MA. what does the sublingual levsin do? does it just relieve the spasms. I do not seem to have the spasms as described by...
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madsdfroggy13
May 5, 2003 11:02 pm
Hi group, I would like to thank all of you for being here. When it took forever for my Achalasia to be diagnosed, I was feeling like some kind of freak and...
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Susan Thompson
susan_thomps...
May 6, 2003 12:04 am
Hi Madelon; I just had to laugh. 5 children and 13 grandchildren ... and no
stress! I have three girls age 16, 12 & 11. What is the miracle for no
stress?...
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Debbi Heiser
bigbrillohead
May 6, 2003 4:47 pm
Christine wrote: I was also wondering if anyone has hit their limit on balloon dialations? I was told after my last that they cannot continue doing them...
9454
Debbi Heiser
bigbrillohead
May 6, 2003 5:34 pm
Ellen wrote: Can you tell me if you have to swallow those fizzy things before you have a timed barium swallow? When I had a esophagram I had to take those...
9455
Penny
rcluley11
May 6, 2003 11:33 pm
My adult daughter Kathy is going to have a Myotomy May 14th at Mass General Hospital. She is going in for her pre-op testing this week, and I was hoping that...
9456
C & L
chetjet3
May 7, 2003 11:42 am
Hi Rosemary Welcome to the board. My husband had surgery in January, and his pre- op testing was done the day before surgery. The testing was nothing more...
9457
C & L
chetjet3
May 7, 2003 11:46 am
Hi Debbi I wonder why they told you that you couldn't have anymore dilations and then when they did the botox they dilated you - ???? I think you should...
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Debbi Heiser
bigbrillohead
May 7, 2003 12:36 pm
I would expect pre-op to consist of any/all of the following, depending on how much of it has already been done (and some of it might need to be done again if...
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Debbi Heiser
bigbrillohead
May 7, 2003 12:45 pm
Laura wrote: I wonder why they told you that you couldn't have anymore dilations and then when they did the botox they dilated you - ???? [Deb] -- I *think*...
