Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Darla, Well I hope that something turns up for you, even if it isn’t A. A least you would know what it was. Good luck with the tests. Please visit my new site, www.achalasia.us From: achalasia [mailto:achalasia ] On Behalf Of dschmitz813 Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 1:21 PM achalasia Subject: Darla's Update I went to see my gastro on Tuesday afternoon. The appointment didn't go exactly as I had hoped. It appears I may or may not have Achalasia. While my gastro certainly thinks it looks like the beginning stages, after reviewing the manometry results with several other docs they just can't be sure. The manometry showed 0% esophogeal motility, but all other readings were within normal ranges. He said that if it was truly achalasia, the pressure readings would have been much higher that mine were. He took a bunch of blood to run a host of tests for auto-immune or thyroid disorders and scheduled me for an endoscopy. He really wants to get in there and see what everything looks like. He also talked about repeating the manometry a couple of months down the road. (Oh joy) In the meantime, he said I should try a low dose of amitriptyline to see if that helps relax things. I am actually doing ok with eating this last few weeks as long as I take the Nexium twice a day. If I miss one, I have troubles. I just have to make sure I eat very small meals and chew the food very well. I've had only one bad night in the last few weeks. That's all for now. -Darla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Dear Darla, Ask if you can be sent for a barium meal test. That will show very clearly if stuff can get into the stomach easily. If you have achalasia it may also show the classic bird-beak formation at the LES. Love from Ann in England xxdschmitz813 <dschmitz813@...> wrote: I went to see my gastro on Tuesday afternoon. The appointment didn't go exactly as I had hoped. It appears I may or may not have Achalasia. While my gastro certainly thinks it looks like the beginning stages, after reviewing the manometry results with several other docs they just can't be sure. The manometry showed 0% esophogeal motility, but all other readings were within normal ranges. He said that if it was truly achalasia, the pressure readings would have been much higher that mine were. He took a bunch of blood to run a host of tests for auto-immune or thyroid disorders and scheduled me for an endoscopy. He really wants to get in there and see what everything looks like. He also talked about repeating the manometry a couple of months down the road. (Oh joy)In the meantime, he said I should try a low dose of amitriptyline to see if that helps relax things. I am actually doing ok with eating this last few weeks as long as I take the Nexium twice a day. If I miss one, I have troubles. I just have to make sure I eat very small meals and chew the food very well. I've had only one bad night in the last few weeks.That's all for now.-Darla The all-new goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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