RE: surgery cures the disease

[Guest guest]

> Deb - it was Hunter, " Surgery Cures the Disease " at 11:15 (on message

> #14314).

>

> I was interested to know what he had to say. obviously he hasn't visited

> this site! lol! Cindi, going back to sleep for the 5th time today!

Ahhhhh..... that was actually sarcasm-ish. You see, the seminar was set

up to be in " debate " format -- they did the same thing for the GERD

portion. They would have someone get up and " prove " that his method was

" the one " -- and then afterwards all the speakers would sit at a front

table and they took questions from the audience, etc.

They didn't really BELIEVE that there was " one and only one " cure for GERD

or achalasia; it was designed to show the " extremes " in each case, when in

fact each speaker believed in a much more moderate/conservative position.

For example, the one just before Hunter was Richter's presentation:

" Medical Therapy is Best " -- " medical " meaning " non-surgical " ..... Botox

or Dilation. Well, obviously there have been NUMEROUS people in this

group who have seen Dr. Richter and who have been referred on to Dr. Rice

for a Heller Myotomy rather than a Dilation -- it was simply the format

that was taken for the seminar to show the wide range of possible

treatments, etc. And actually, now that I think about it, Dr. Hunter made

a joke about how he was honored to be invited to speak at the prestigious

Cleveland Clinic Summit, and when he got his " assignment " title of

" Surgery Cures The Disease " he thought he was being set up for a fall, b/c

everyone knows that it doesn't! Wasn't he the one that said that, Sandi?

Debbi, who really needs to get some sleep tonight, b/c there's hockey

again tomorrow (but fortunately a HOME game!)

[Guest guest]

Hi Cindi,

I just have to say, I strongly recommend Nexium. I have never felt better. ( Now Pete's gloating! Yeah, more money for my company! lol.)

Honestly, I was at a point where I dreaded eating. Now, I'm much more relaxed. No more "burning" pain. I drink a litre of 2% milk every day, and eat as healthy as possible, but I still have my good days and bad days. Stress is a huge factor. Wow, it's 12:30. Maybe sleep is the answer! This is the only time I have to catch up on all the messages I miss during the day.

.

Re: "surgery cures the disease"

> Deb - it was Hunter, "Surgery Cures the Disease" at 11:15 (on message> #14314).>> I was interested to know what he had to say. obviously he hasn't visited> this site! lol! Cindi, going back to sleep for the 5th time today!Ahhhhh..... that was actually sarcasm-ish. You see, the seminar was setup to be in "debate" format -- they did the same thing for the GERDportion. They would have someone get up and "prove" that his method was"the one" -- and then afterwards all the speakers would sit at a fronttable and they took questions from the audience, etc.They didn't really BELIEVE that there was "one and only one" cure for GERDor achalasia; it was designed to show the "extremes" in each case, when infact each speaker believed in a much more moderate/conservative position.For example, the one just before Hunter was Richter's presentation:"Medical Therapy is Best" -- "medical" meaning "non-surgical"..... Botoxor Dilation. Well, obviously there have been NUMEROUS people in thisgroup who have seen Dr. Richter and who have been referred on to Dr. Ricefor a Heller Myotomy rather than a Dilation -- it was simply the formatthat was taken for the seminar to show the wide range of possibletreatments, etc. And actually, now that I think about it, Dr. Hunter madea joke about how he was honored to be invited to speak at the prestigiousCleveland Clinic Summit, and when he got his "assignment" title of"Surgery Cures The Disease" he thought he was being set up for a fall, b/ceveryone knows that it doesn't! Wasn't he the one that said that, Sandi?Debbi, who really needs to get some sleep tonight, b/c there's hockeyagain tomorrow (but fortunately a HOME game!)

[Guest guest]

Deb wrote:

And actually, now that I think about it, Dr. Hunter made

a joke about how he was honored to be invited to speak at the

prestigious

Cleveland Clinic Summit, and when he got his " assignment "

title of

" Surgery Cures The Disease " he thought he was being set up

for a fall, b/c

everyone knows that it doesn't!

Wasn't he the one that said that, Sandi?

Ah yes…it was Dr. Hunter who

said that Deb! There were actually a few instances where he had felt " set

up " if I remember correctly. Those doctors were a funny group when they

got down to those debate panels!

Hey, did you find out if they found my

voice recorder yet? I could kick myself in the butt for loosing that! Maybe I

should give them a call and find out. I’d like to listen to it again…it

was a long day, and I caught myself drifting off into la la land on more than

one occasion, but at least I didn’t fall asleep and start snoring like

that guy behind us!!! LOL

Debbi, who really needs to get some sleep tonight, b/c there's hockey

again tomorrow (but fortunately a

HOME game!)

(, be prepared to get an earful about

hockey when you come to visit Deb! The woman is obsessed with the game!!!!) ;-)

Get some sleep Deb! (I should talk. It’s

midnight, and I’m just getting started on a paper that’s

due tomorrow!)

Sandi

[Guest guest]

Debbi - Now that makes sense! I have certainly read that some people can really be helped a lot by myotomy, but never cured! Cindi

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I heard that. Nexium pays my salary.

Pete

-----Original Message-----From: [mailto:susan@...]Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 12:35 AMachalasia Subject: Re: "surgery cures the disease"

Hi Cindi,

I just have to say, I strongly recommend Nexium. I have never felt better. ( Now Pete's gloating! Yeah, more money for my company! lol.)

Honestly, I was at a point where I dreaded eating. Now, I'm much more relaxed. No more "burning" pain. I drink a litre of 2% milk every day, and eat as healthy as possible, but I still have my good days and bad days. Stress is a huge factor. Wow, it's 12:30. Maybe sleep is the answer! This is the only time I have to catch up on all the messages I miss during the day.

.

Re: "surgery cures the disease"

> Deb - it was Hunter, "Surgery Cures the Disease" at 11:15 (on message> #14314).>> I was interested to know what he had to say. obviously he hasn't visited> this site! lol! Cindi, going back to sleep for the 5th time today!Ahhhhh..... that was actually sarcasm-ish. You see, the seminar was setup to be in "debate" format -- they did the same thing for the GERDportion. They would have someone get up and "prove" that his method was"the one" -- and then afterwards all the speakers would sit at a fronttable and they took questions from the audience, etc.They didn't really BELIEVE that there was "one and only one" cure for GERDor achalasia; it was designed to show the "extremes" in each case, when infact each speaker believed in a much more moderate/conservative position.For example, the one just before Hunter was Richter's presentation:"Medical Therapy is Best" -- "medical" meaning "non-surgical"..... Botoxor Dilation. Well, obviously there have been NUMEROUS people in thisgroup who have seen Dr. Richter and who have been referred on to Dr. Ricefor a Heller Myotomy rather than a Dilation -- it was simply the formatthat was taken for the seminar to show the wide range of possibletreatments, etc. And actually, now that I think about it, Dr. Hunter madea joke about how he was honored to be invited to speak at the prestigiousCleveland Clinic Summit, and when he got his "assignment" title of"Surgery Cures The Disease" he thought he was being set up for a fall, b/ceveryone knows that it doesn't! Wasn't he the one that said that, Sandi?Debbi, who really needs to get some sleep tonight, b/c there's hockeyagain tomorrow (but fortunately a HOME game!)