Pure Dakota

[Guest guest]

I'm so sorry to hear of your ordeal! I'm not an expert, either, but I

would think the abscess could possibly be from aspirated food. Going

septic is a MAJOR deal! I'm so glad you survived it! I'm sure it

will take a long, long time to get your strength back. My mom went

septic 5 years ago (in her 70's) and it tooks months for her to get

back to speed! I know that will be frustrating, to be patient with

yourself for that long. With my mom we were just very grateful that

she survived. Maybe just being glad to have improved and be out of

the hospital will help you while you're re-gaining your strength!

Good luck!

in Michigan

[Guest guest]

Many thanks for the encouragement, .

You're right that those of us with achalasia are at risk of lung abscesses due

to aspirated

food. I hadn't realized, though, that the diagnostic procedures we go through

so often

could also be a source of this nasty problem. I had been more worried about

perforation.

Sorry to hear that your mother had to cope with being septic. This IS a big

deal, as both

you and I have discovered, eh?

I am practicing my patience skills, since it definitely will take weeks for me

to be

thoroughly better.

Hope you all have had a healthy start to 2006.

>

> I'm so sorry to hear of your ordeal! I'm not an expert, either, but I

> would think the abscess could possibly be from aspirated food. Going

> septic is a MAJOR deal! I'm so glad you survived it! I'm sure it

> will take a long, long time to get your strength back. My mom went

> septic 5 years ago (in her 70's) and it tooks months for her to get

> back to speed! I know that will be frustrating, to be patient with

> yourself for that long. With my mom we were just very grateful that

> she survived. Maybe just being glad to have improved and be out of

> the hospital will help you while you're re-gaining your strength!

> Good luck!

>

> in Michigan

>