Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Hi , Me agian, I hate to be a pain, and I know that each Dr. has a different course they follow and each patient is going to respond differently. But, I did want to add to what Cindi said, in that it is commonly believed that the scar tissue that is built up from both dilitations and botox treatments make the success of a future Heller surgery more difficult and complicated. Dr. Rice at the Cleveland Clinic specifically said that the fewer of these such previous treatments the better for the outcome and prognosis of surgery. Both surgeons I consulted preferred working on " clean " patients - ie. no botox or dilitations prior. Did your Doctor consult with you about surgery or just feel like this was the best stepping stone? Also, I am too lazy to check the posts and I don't recall you mentioning, but have you had a Manometry study? Do you know the size diameter of your esophagus now? (ie...has it stretched and lost it's shape?) Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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