Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 > > Back from my dilation. Sore and nauseas & still a little stoned. I > think the nausea is from the gas they fill the stomach w/, cause I > vomited a whole lot of air a few times on the way home. > > When I asked my dr. what size balloon she would use, I got a strange > answer. She said she would try to dilate me anywhere from 3-4 inches. > She decided how far to go when she gets in there and if she decides > its safest to do less than 3 she said she'd want me back to finish. > Thus avoid perforation. > > She never did come to see me after I woke up, which makes me angry. So > I didn't get any information about anything she saw. I guess mine ran > over and she was in another procedure. So I'll be calling her office > and firmly requesting a few things. I did manage to get one of the > nurses to give me a few stills that were taken. That poor lady, I was > trying to ask her all the question that the GI doc was supposed to be > there for. > > When I asked about my manometry she said I had loss of peristalsis. I > asked what percentage and she looked at me like I'd grown a second > head. She said `it just doesn't work' …. That's funny. I certainly > don't feel like I have complete loss of peristalsis, and in addition > other's on the board who've mentioned sever loss of motility say they > can't regurge… I can certainly do that. > > Anyway, I know they did an x-ray afterward, although I don't know if > involved barium. THAT dr did come to see me to tell me I was ok to > leave. At which point the nurses promptly dumbed me out of the bed and > into a seat where I had to wait another oooh 20 min – ½ for my ride. > The waiting room receptionist wasn't answering the phone, so my poor > nurse had to go down 5 floors and holler my guys name. > > I don't THINK I woke up. I do remember falling out of it slowly, and I > kept pulling the mouth piece out to ask questions or say something and > they had to keep telling me to put it back in. Ah, drugs, gotta love > em. > > -Jess Where did you have this done? Mine is Tuesday. Sounds like I can hardly wait. Rest up this weekend. I'd like to hear how you feel in a day or 2. Thanks for the info. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 When I asked my dr. what size balloon she would use, I got a strange answer. She said she would try to dilate me anywhere from 3-4 inches. Hopefully this is 3-4 CENTIMETERS, not 3-4 INCHES! ) When I asked about my manometry she said I had loss of peristalsis. I asked what percentage and she looked at me like I'd grown a second head. She said `it just doesn't work' …. That's funny. I certainly don't feel like I have complete loss of peristalsis, and in addition other's on the board who've mentioned sever loss of motility say they can't regurge… I can certainly do that. I think the issue may be that there is no "firm number" on something like peristalsis.... you either have it or you don't. It's not just a matter of the contractions being "less strong than normal", so it's not something you can say "I have 50% peristalsis". (Often when people in this group say they're at 10% swallowing function, it's just our way of saying, "on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being normal swallowing and 0 being nothing ever gets through at all, I'm currently at a 1 on the scale.) Peristalsis means contractions that happen IN THE CORRECT ORDER to propel food from one end to the other. First A then B then C then D, etc. So you may still have contractions in the body of the esophagus, but if they're not in the right ORDER, you don't have peristaltic function. Below is some info in a post I wrote several months ago (which is also a combination of previous posts) that spells it out in more detail (forgive me the cut-and-paste, but when I'm really pressed for time and can't write it all out fresh, I just re-use my previous info -- better than not replying at all, I guess.....) Hopefully that explains it a little better/more detail than what I did above. Hope you're feeling better real soon!Debbi in Michigan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So when someone says they have "no peristalsis in the esophagus" or that they are "aperistaltic" (or if your doctor tells you that you have no peristalsis in the esophagus), this does NOT necessarily mean that there is no MOVEMENT or that there are no CONTRACTIONS in the esophagus. It simply means that there aren't any PERISTALTIC contractions in the esophagus. It's like saying that you don't have any broken bones in your body -- that doesn't mean that you don't have any bones AT ALL in your body, simply that you don't have any *broken* ones. Or saying that I don't have any female children... yes, it's true, but it doesn't mean that I don't have a *male* child! In order to be considered "peristaltic", the movements/contractions in the esophagus must be sequential and of sufficient strength to propel food/liquid from top to bottom. Contractions that happen all at the same time or that happen at "random" rather than in sequential order are "aperistaltic". Contractions that are just little more than a "quiver" rather than a full-strength "squeeze" are "aperistaltic". And if you don't have ANY movements AT ALL, then that's also an "aperistaltic" esophagus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Hi Jade, I am glad to see that you at least have had a dilation to tide you over. Maybe that will give you some relief. Keep on pushing your doc until you get the anwers to your questions. It is your body, and your right to have the answers. You will get them with persistance. Let us know how the dilation helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 > Where did you have this done? Mine is Tuesday. Sounds like I can > hardly wait. Rest up this weekend. I'd like to hear how you feel in > a day or 2. Thanks for the info. G. I live in Sacramento, California. I had mine done at the U.C. Med Center. I've been asleep all day, and am probably going back to bed shortly. Those meds really knock you out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Pat, congratulations! Hope it holds for you. And welcome back to the world of people who can swallow! Keep us up on how it's going. in the wilds of WV > > After reading all the posts about HM and all the positive turnouts, second > doubts about a dilation were there. But my plan has been to try it as the > first option, and then consider surgery if it doesn't work. > > Just in the interest of sharing the experience ... > > They put me totally under for it. The used a 30 mm balloon. It was followed > immediately by barium swallow to make sure they didn't tear the esophagus. > There was no damage. > > The GI who performed the procedure said if the dilation doesn't work I'll > know in about three to four weeks, but the longer I go without problems the > greater the odds that the dilation will hold. > > The effects were almost immediate. While in recovery, I finished 8 ounces > of apple juice in 10 minutes. That was impossible previously. Soup and > fluids are going down a lot easier. I'm actually thrilled. In the next few > days I'll increase the food challenges. > > The pain from the procedure was minimal; it was no different than the kind > of rawness/discomfort I've felt after prior endoscopies. Not long lasting > and no big deal. > > So that's it. I hope I can begin to eat a better diet, get better energy > and start jogging again. > > Appreciate reading all the stories that people have posted about their > experiences. This list has been a great source of support. > > Best > Pat > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Congrats and speedy recovery  Suzanne From: dcblogs administrator <dcblogs@...> Subject: had my dilation today achalasia Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 8:16 PM  After reading all the posts about HM and all the positive turnouts, second doubts about a dilation were there. But my plan has been to try it as the first option, and then consider surgery if it doesn't work. Just in the interest of sharing the experience ... They put me totally under for it. The used a 30 mm balloon. It was followed immediately by barium swallow to make sure they didn't tear the esophagus. There was no damage. The GI who performed the procedure said if the dilation doesn't work I'll know in about three to four weeks, but the longer I go without problems the greater the odds that the dilation will hold. The effects were almost immediate. While in recovery, I finished 8 ounces of apple juice in 10 minutes. That was impossible previously. Soup and fluids are going down a lot easier. I'm actually thrilled. In the next few days I'll increase the food challenges. The pain from the procedure was minimal; it was no different than the kind of rawness/discomfort I've felt after prior endoscopies. Not long lasting and no big deal. So that's it. I hope I can begin to eat a better diet, get better energy and start jogging again. Appreciate reading all the stories that people have posted about their experiences. This list has been a great source of support. Best Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 What is with people being given general anesthesia for a balloon dilation? I had NOTHING for the largest dilator session, and promptly left the GI dept. rather than having to suffer in agony and humiliation. Steve > > After reading all the posts about HM and all the positive turnouts, second > doubts about a dilation were there. But my plan has been to try it as the > first option, and then consider surgery if it doesn't work. > > Just in the interest of sharing the experience ... > > They put me totally under for it. The used a 30 mm balloon. It was followed > immediately by barium swallow to make sure they didn't tear the esophagus. > There was no damage. > > The GI who performed the procedure said if the dilation doesn't work I'll > know in about three to four weeks, but the longer I go without problems the > greater the odds that the dilation will hold. > > The effects were almost immediate. While in recovery, I finished 8 ounces > of apple juice in 10 minutes. That was impossible previously. Soup and > fluids are going down a lot easier. I'm actually thrilled. In the next few > days I'll increase the food challenges. > > The pain from the procedure was minimal; it was no different than the kind > of rawness/discomfort I've felt after prior endoscopies. Not long lasting > and no big deal. > > So that's it. I hope I can begin to eat a better diet, get better energy > and start jogging again. > > Appreciate reading all the stories that people have posted about their > experiences. This list has been a great source of support. > > Best > Pat > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 They used a breathing tube with me. I believe it was done tto prevent aspiration which has been issue. On Apr 27, 2012 1:25 AM, " nailheader " <stevenakamichi@...> wrote: > ** > > > What is with people being given general anesthesia for a balloon dilation? > > I had NOTHING for the largest dilator session, and promptly left the GI > dept. rather than having to suffer in agony and humiliation. > > Steve > > > > > > After reading all the posts about HM and all the positive turnouts, > second > > doubts about a dilation were there. But my plan has been to try it as the > > first option, and then consider surgery if it doesn't work. > > > > Just in the interest of sharing the experience ... > > > > They put me totally under for it. The used a 30 mm balloon. It was > followed > > immediately by barium swallow to make sure they didn't tear the > esophagus. > > There was no damage. > > > > The GI who performed the procedure said if the dilation doesn't work I'll > > know in about three to four weeks, but the longer I go without problems > the > > greater the odds that the dilation will hold. > > > > The effects were almost immediate. While in recovery, I finished 8 ounces > > of apple juice in 10 minutes. That was impossible previously. Soup and > > fluids are going down a lot easier. I'm actually thrilled. In the next > few > > days I'll increase the food challenges. > > > > The pain from the procedure was minimal; it was no different than the > kind > > of rawness/discomfort I've felt after prior endoscopies. Not long lasting > > and no big deal. > > > > So that's it. I hope I can begin to eat a better diet, get better energy > > and start jogging again. > > > > Appreciate reading all the stories that people have posted about their > > experiences. This list has been a great source of support. > > > > Best > > Pat > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 I hope you recover well! > > After reading all the posts about HM and all the positive turnouts, second > doubts about a dilation were there. But my plan has been to try it as the > first option, and then consider surgery if it doesn't work. > > Just in the interest of sharing the experience ... > > They put me totally under for it. The used a 30 mm balloon. It was followed > immediately by barium swallow to make sure they didn't tear the esophagus. > There was no damage. > > The GI who performed the procedure said if the dilation doesn't work I'll > know in about three to four weeks, but the longer I go without problems the > greater the odds that the dilation will hold. > > The effects were almost immediate. While in recovery, I finished 8 ounces > of apple juice in 10 minutes. That was impossible previously. Soup and > fluids are going down a lot easier. I'm actually thrilled. In the next few > days I'll increase the food challenges. > > The pain from the procedure was minimal; it was no different than the kind > of rawness/discomfort I've felt after prior endoscopies. Not long lasting > and no big deal. > > So that's it. I hope I can begin to eat a better diet, get better energy > and start jogging again. > > Appreciate reading all the stories that people have posted about their > experiences. This list has been a great source of support. > > Best > Pat > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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