Guest guest Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 This is my first time to post but felt I must. I have suffered from achalasia like symptoms for the previous 7 years. During this time Ihave found much comfort reading this forum knowing that I am not alone. Like many of you, I have had terrible anxiety eating in a restaurant knowing of the possibility of regurging my food in front of friends or family. The thought of eating a steak or hamburger strike fear if you know what I mean. I finally decided to visit a Gastro doc to get some baseline info and did the barium swallow yesterday. I showed that achalasia wasn't present but a schatzki's ring. From what I saw and was told, it is like a rubberband squeezing the esophagus just above the LES. When the esophagus contracts pushing food down, so does the ring stopping and backing up the food as it goes down. The treatment will be similar to a balloon dilatation with questionable long term results just like achalasia dilatations. I wanted to saw how much it means to know others are out there. I also want to say to those out there just like me who just wait and wait and wait to get the medical attention they need to GO DO IT. Don't wait any longer. Mike Houston, TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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