RE: Re: To Bishop McKenney

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Did you have a myotomy first? Was this your first surgery? Congratulations on your recovery. My problem is too much weight. I have been going to Weight Watchers and have lost 41.2 pounds the hard way.

From: achalasia [mailto:achalasia ] On Behalf Of puredakotaSent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 7:09 PMachalasia Subject: Re: To Bishop McKenney

My apologies for replying to your questions so late--I've been swamped at work lately.You asked about gaining weight back. Most of it is back--I'm still down about 5 pounds, but that's ok! I was back to work part time in a month and full time two weeks after that.After the surgery itself, I was in rotten shape for about 10 miserable days, but then, I just sort of popped out of this state, and got better after that very quickly. At two months post-surgery, I was in Japan.And this was all after nearly losing my health battles completely in December, 2005.So anyway, the surgery really has helped me so far. I wish all the very best for you. Keep us posted.In achalasia , "Bishop McKenney" <revmack101@...> wrote:>> I am soo glad that you re doing well now!I would like to ask u > something. WELL my name is and I just been told by my doctor > that I have a. and I am to see a gi doctor on the 13 th of this month > I know that he is going to want to put the cam down in me and I have > already had the barium test that stated that I have a and have lost a > lot lbs and I am getting tried a lot I want the doc todo the healer > and I as wanting to know if you have gaine your punds back yet and how > soon were you ble to go back to work after haveing the heller > surgery /and how soon were u able to put down food and keep it down? > did you tell the doc that you wanted to heller surgry or did he want > you to have it . i am sick every day now cant keep nothing down my > pants and other gartmets are not fitting and I was only a 145 lbs to > start with .> >> > Hi Everybody--> > > > Hope you are all doing well this weekend! Today is the four-month > anniversary of my > > open fundo, so I wanted to send this post in celebration.> > > > Four months out, I feel like I am really past the basic recovery > stage. I have a lulu of a > > scar, but my eating is going well--back to an almost normal diet--> and I have recently > > returned to the gym. I'm not buff or anything, but I can do a light > workout for an hour and > > feel good afterward.> > > > I"m still half in shock that this has turned out so well, since my A > (which I've had for 28 > > years) had officially been pronounced beyond all hope by two > experienced physicians, and > > I had nearly met my Maker in December from A-related lung > complications.> > > > I'm so grateful that I was able to find a group of physicians who > were very committed to > > turning things around for me.> > > > So if there is somebody out there on this list who is struggling > right now with all this A > > stuff, hang in there! Things just might turn out better than you > think.> > > > I'd be happy to share the names of my physicians--one in upstate New > York, another in > > Florida.> >>