Guest guest Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Lars wrote: >...it shows that the higher risk for e.g. >cancer cannot be that big. There is a difference between " getting " and " dying from. " If I remember correctly, the type of cancer that achalasia increases the risk for is not very deadly if you don't wait too long to treat it. (There is more than one type of esophageal cancer). Consider also that many people are not very young when they get achalasia and it would in most cases take years for achalasia to cause cancer and longer for it to kill, so many that would get it may die of other age related causes first. The odds of achalasia causing cancer to shorten your life may be a lot smaller than the odds of achalasia causing cancer. notan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 I hope this information gives you as much as as hope is it did me. , I want to thank you not only for the positive information, but also for your positive attitude. It can be so easy to get mired in feelings of self-pity or hopelessness when dealing with this disease, and your posts are always so positive and supportive of the members here. Thanks for being a bright spot!Debbi in Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Sorry I pushed the send button when I intended to hit the spell checker, and forgot to include by name Fitzgerald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 Hi , Sounds like good advice, but seriously, what is an EGD? I'm about to go to a gastroenternologist for the first time in 25 years for a "routine" check up and it would be nice to know the terminology. Mahalo in Honolulu Re: Re: Some positive information> Lars wrote:> >...it shows that the higher risk for e.g.> >cancer cannot be that big.>> There is a difference between "getting" and "dying from." If I remember> correctly, the type of cancer that achalasia increases the risk for is not> very deadly if you don't wait too long to treat it. (There is more thanone> type of esophageal cancer). Consider also that many people are not very> young when they get achalasia and it would in most cases take years for> achalasia to cause cancer and longer for it to kill, so many that wouldget> it may die of other age related causes first. The odds of achalasiacausing> cancer to shorten your life may be a lot smaller than the odds ofachalasia> causing cancer.>> notan>>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 It is "esophagogastroduodenoscopy" Which is a long medical term for a esphogeal exam, an endoscopy. Type "EGD" into google and you will get several sites that explain more about it. Re: Re: Some positive information> Lars wrote:> >...it shows that the higher risk for e.g.> >cancer cannot be that big.>> There is a difference between "getting" and "dying from." If I remember> correctly, the type of cancer that achalasia increases the risk for is not> very deadly if you don't wait too long to treat it. (There is more thanone> type of esophageal cancer). Consider also that many people are not very> young when they get achalasia and it would in most cases take years for> achalasia to cause cancer and longer for it to kill, so many that wouldget> it may die of other age related causes first. The odds of achalasiacausing> cancer to shorten your life may be a lot smaller than the odds ofachalasia> causing cancer.>> notan>>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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