achalasia overview presentation

[aislynsmum]

i have it as well, tho about 95% since having hellers myotomy two years ago. still have trouble with carrots, bread, and almonds.

[inferno22442]

get connected to the yahoo_groups_for carida_achalasia...I had achalasia for two years and now ok after myotomy with partial wrap...

[shtaave]

i have achalasia, its not painful but just uncomfortable, happens every day with almost anything i eat or drink, iv had it 6 or so years and within that iv had 2 baloon dilation (baloon rests in sphincter, blows up too stretch the surrounding muscle/tissue, makin it relax ) i was told it could last for 2 months but my syptoms came bac after 2.5 weeks, iv goton used to it at this stage but dont feel ready for surgery quiet yet. i dont hear from enough people about this though who hav it.

[JustMe2ification]

I will have Myotomy in 3 weeks. For too long, I dismissed surgery as an option because I thought I "wasn't that bad". I thought I would "just live with it". That was a mistake! One thing I have learned is, just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, it did! I have lost a very unhealthy amount of weight. Been living on Ensure for 3 weeks now. Don't let your condition get this far...because it will! Find yourself a good surgeon before you cause too much scar tissue from balloon dilation.