Worried Mum of 15 yr old (inhalation)?

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Hi I posted here a few weeks ago re my son Stefan (age 15, had

Heller's in July) He scared us last night when he had a kind of

coughing attack, with loud honking noises, and said he couldn't get

a breath. He had Asthma as a baby, but no problems for years, so I

gave him a puffer, and he sat upright until eventually the coughing

stopped and he went back to bed ok. He said it happened at school

too. His Achalasia so far has been comparitively mild compared to

what I read on this forum, never regurgitated, but he does have to

fight to keep food from coming up.

We are fairly sure that the Heller's did not work very well for him

as his symptoms have not improved (probably slightly worse) his

Barium last week showed poor motility and still a narrowing of the

esophagus. He's scheduled for a follow up next Tuesday. My worry -

should I get hem checked sooner in case food is going in his lungs,

or do we hang on till Tuesday?

(posted Wednesday morning)

Worried Mum (Sally)