Guest guest Posted June 23, 2003 Report Share Posted June 23, 2003 Is it true that surgeons won't operate until a patient is either regurgitating everything or can only swallow liquids? If so, this disease was invented by a Sadist!!!! I need to know so that I can go bang my head on a table. Kathleen in San Diego Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2003 Report Share Posted June 23, 2003 My GI doctor felt I wasn't a " candidate " for surgery until the barium swallow test showed that food did not leave the " E " even after 5 min. So, after 21 months of choking and regerg. I finally had a super bad day where nothing (not even water or saliva)would go down. I called and said I need to either come into their emergency room and get an IV or ? They immediately scheduled a barium test for the next day and " hurray " they actually saw the " E " holding food for longer than 5 min. On a good day, the barium would still get through. Then they " referred " me to the surgeon after that. Could someone tell me why I can't EDIT my file any more where I posted my story? Will it only let you post so much? I wanted to copy my post-op updates to it, but when I click on edit, it doesn't show any thing in the file? Tks Joyce - WI > Is it true that surgeons won't operate until a patient is either > regurgitating everything or can only swallow liquids? > > If so, this disease was invented by a Sadist!!!! > > I need to know so that I can go bang my head on a table. > > > Kathleen in San Diego Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2003 Report Share Posted June 24, 2003 Kathleen, If your GI or primary care physician told you that, find a new doctor. The more we "push" down food with water pressure or choke, gag and regurgitate, the more we are stretching our esophagus. A normal "e" is about the size of a quater. My GI doctor tells me mine is 3 to 4 times the normal size. That is from 8 yrs of forcing my food down. I was at the point you speak of, regugitating everything, no liquids even going down. They put me on a nasal feeding tube until they could get the dilatation done last month. But, as most others in the group, my dilatation is wearing off and I am now looking for a good experienced surgeon for my myotomy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2003 Report Share Posted June 24, 2003 You're absolutely right. I panicked when I read a back post regarding a surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic who wouldn't do surgery because the patient wasn't far gone enough! Good gawd! As if our symptoms aren't bad enough. Anyway, others, like you, have told me it's not true. I hope you're successful in your quest for a good surgeon. Please let us all know how things are going with you, and where you get your surgery. Best wishes. Kathleen in San Diego. > Is it true that surgeons won't operate until a patient is either > regurgitating everything or can only swallow liquids? > > If so, this disease was invented by a Sadist!!!! > > I need to know so that I can go bang my head on a table. > > > Kathleen in San Diego > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 I recently explained this to my sil who has kept her children away from mine (and others) until they have all their vaccinations. She was afraid that my child would get her children sick. I explained that her children could actually get mine sick. She had never heard of that (although she claimed to have done her research before vaccinating) and went on to ask her doctor about this. Her doctor told her that only the old oral polio could do this and basically that I didn't know what I was talking about. It just makes me mad that doctors aren't disclosing everything and that people like my sil just eat it up without thinking about it. > > Is it true that a freshly vaccinated (day or so maybe) is a " danger " > to my non vaxed son? > > Someone mentioned this to me awhile back, and it's really had me > wondering..NOT that I would EVEN think about vaxing my kids...but > makes me wonder all the same... > > AND if this IS true, why does my non vaxed son have to be out of > school if there is a reported case of say, pox for upto 2 weeks?? When > the child(ren) that got that damn vax is of danger to my son? That > (those) kids should have to stay out of school until the vax has done > whatever that icky vax does to the kdis! > > Just a curious question... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 either way what can you do? If you go out in public there is no way of knowing who around you has been freshly vaccinated. Is there anything you can do? I watch a boy the same age as my daughter and he is receiving all vaccinations. He just had his MMR...is my DD going to get the measels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 You actually want your child to contract these things for protection in their adult years - studies are also showing that these diseases when naturally contracted are beneficial in fighting off other things. Vaccines don't grant immunity and need to be repeated throughout life to keep your antibodies up - the need to keep injecting you every so many years with the disease. > > either way what can you do? If you go out in public there is no way of knowing who around you has been freshly vaccinated. Is there anything you can do? I watch a boy the same age as my daughter and he is receiving all vaccinations. He just had his MMR...is my DD going to get the measels? > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Truly, it won't matter if she does as measles tends to prime the immune system. Also there are often leaps & bounds in development after measles. You can use homoeopathy, or fasting to ease symptoms if your little one frets - in the healthy it is a non-issue. Shade the lights and no TV or computers as the eyes sometimes become light sensitive if they are short on Vit A. My mother was very glad to send 2 of us back to school. We were bouncing off the walls after the initial mild cold symptoms departed. DB broke his bed, climbed on top of manrobe and was jumping onto the bed, as he had done for years. Just once too many and he was no longer a tiny boy. I shared a room with 2 sisters and they never got measles at that time. I remember being pretty upset at having to share rooms with a 7 yr old boy while we got over the measles. Another good thing - those who had measles tend to have less cancer! Don't worry. Maracuja From: Ligouri <tanyaligouri@...> Subject: Re: Is it true? Vaccinations Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 10:45 AM either way what can you do? If you go out in public there is no way of knowing who around you has been freshly vaccinated. Is there anything you can do? I watch a boy the same age as my daughter and he is receiving all vaccinations. He just had his MMR...is my DD going to get the measels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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