Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 I have family in Leicester and maybe Oxford....I think! It's my brother-in-laws family and I always forget where they are from!! > > > > Dave, thanks for the info. I mainly have pain from talking when I > > am not eating. But if much food is stuck in my esophagus, I have > > pain when talking (and difficulty talking) while the food is still > > stuck. > > > I'm glad you like Dr. Patti. It seems as though you still have > some > > trouble swallowing, how much did the surgery help you with this? > > > > Could you comment some more about how painful the surgery (myotomy > > with a Dor fundoplication) is? I asked Dr. Patti and he just said > > his goal was for me to have no pain but that they sometimes can't > > achieve that (I assumed he was greatly underestimating the pain). > > Morphine makes me very nauseous. I threw up for 4 days after > taking > > a relatively small amount of morphine for the first day after a > knee > > surgery. So, I was hoping to avoid narcotics for this surgery but > > am worried I will be in tremendous pain without them. > > > > Vicki > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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