Guest guest Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 sydney_river wrote: > Thanks for the reply. > > I'd like to ask a question to anyone who has had a myotomy. Is there > anything your doctor told you to definitely not do? > Yes, while it is healing, no sharp foods and no carbonated drinks and don't lift anything over x pounds (different amounts for different people, 20 lbs. for me.). Where the cut for the myotomy is the esophagus will be very thin for a while. A sharp piece of something like a corn chip or chip of hard candy could poke through it. The carbonated drink can cause pressure from the gas it produces. Lifting too much could rip or bust something. notan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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