Guest guest Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Can a motility test be done with sedation? Blessed Be, Janine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Janine Hi. It is best to have the motility test without sedation because the E and LES would be affected by the sedation. Although I have heard several on here say that they were sedated. I would be interested in the results with and without. It is not a pleasant thing to do but between it and the the barium - those are the tests that confirm A. Tammy motility test Can a motility test be done with sedation?Blessed Be,Janine Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Is this the test where the put a tube up your nose and down the back of your throat and monitor pressures as they withdraw the tube while having small drinks? Andy Yorkshire, England From: achalasia [mailto:achalasia ] On Behalf Of Crawfords Sent: 21 July 2007 17:12 achalasia Subject: Re: motility test Janine Hi. It is best to have the motility test without sedation because the E and LES would be affected by the sedation. Although I have heard several on here say that they were sedated. I would be interested in the results with and without. It is not a pleasant thing to do but between it and the the barium - those are the tests that confirm A. Tammy motility test Can a motility test be done with sedation? Blessed Be, Janine Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Yes, yuck! LoL but that was the one test that really showed what was going on. So as uncomfortable as it is it was my life saver the day before that test was the day the nuerologist tried to tell me my problem was an eating disorder.Blessed Be,Janine Re: motility test Janine Hi. It is best to have the motility test without sedation because the E and LES would be affected by the sedation. Although I have heard several on here say that they were sedated. I would be interested in the results with and without. It is not a pleasant thing to do but between it and the the barium - those are the tests that confirm A. Tammy motility test Can a motility test be done with sedation? Blessed Be, Janine Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Thats the test I am waiting for although my Consultant put me down for the follow up 6 weeks after the barium swallow which I had about 4 ½ weeks back so it may be he isn’t waiting for that test. I had the initial endoscopy and barium at my local hospital but got to travel to another one for this test. Andy From: achalasia [mailto:achalasia ] On Behalf Of janine Sent: 22 July 2007 16:06 achalasia Subject: RE: motility test Yes, yuck! LoL but that was the one test that really showed what was going on. So as uncomfortable as it is it was my life saver the day before that test was the day the nuerologist tried to tell me my problem was an eating disorder. Blessed Be, Janine motility test Can a motility test be done with sedation? Blessed Be, Janine Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 I had this test done for the second time last month to try and find out if I was having E spasms.They made me drink icce water and then hot water.Then eat pudding.Then I had to set up and do it all over.It took quite awhile and I was glad when it was done.They told me that I definitely don't have spasms and it looks like it must be angina pains. > > i went to get a motility test last week and after the throat spray (deadened throat) and the sniff the ky jelly thing.. it would not go through my soft palate. They were very kind and all but i am telling you ( i had 2 kids lamaze too) it feels like they are putting out an eye! but i have to go back this tuesday am and they are going to have to put me to sleep to get it in, then wake me up and do it.. oh well....kim ellen bailey > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 What exactly is a motility test? Sent from my iPhone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 I don't believe for a second you are having " Angina " pains. If you have achalasia and you are having these pains in the center of your chest (heart problems ruled out) they are probably 99.9% surely spasms. When I had my motility test done they also could not cause me to have spasms no matter what was tried. I even asked the Dr. " If my motility is " 0 " and I have NO motility at all then how can my esophagus be going into spasms? " He was the head Dr. at a huge teaching hospital and he stood there scratching his head. The pain would even go up into my jaw at times. Still does. From what I have learned it is not only esophagus spasms but spasms in the chest wall. When they are bad I use my stadol nose spray and it takes the pain away in a minute. Just have to be in a place where I can relax. Hope this helps. Joann > > I had this test done for the second time last month to try and find out if I was having E spasms.They made me drink icce water and then hot water.Then eat pudding.Then I had to set up and do it all over.It took quite awhile and I was glad when it was done.They told me that I definitely don't have spasms and it looks like it must be angina pains. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 Eating those things are what we take to stop spasms, often. I couldn't make a spasm start if I tried. I wouldn't necessarily rule out angina pain, but as far as testing if you have esophageal spasms I think your money was wasted, but that is just my opinion. Those things aren't known to cause spasms, at least from stories here and not in my experience. I think some doctor is just tucking some money in their purse and getting a pat on the back for using up some tests and adding some cash flow to the hospital. But I'm feeling cynical today. The spasms usually taper off after surgery. Of course you should look at other sources of the pain, but I wouldn't eliminate plain old achalasia spasms. Sandy > > > > I had this test done for the second time last month to try and find out if I was having E spasms.They made me drink icce water and then hot water.Then eat pudding.Then I had to set up and do it all over.It took quite awhile and I was glad when it was done.They told me that I definitely don't have spasms and it looks like it must be angina pains. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 josef wrote: > > I had this test done for the second time last month to try and find > out if I was having E spasms.They made me drink icce water and then > hot water.Then eat pudding.Then I had to set up and do it all over.It > took quite awhile and I was glad when it was done.They told me that I > definitely don't have spasms and it looks like it must be angina pains. > Thanks for posting that. I keep telling people that just because we have achalasia it does not mean all our chest pains are spasms. They could in fact be heart pains for some. Someone could even have both. There are also many other possible causes, such as gall stones. About the test, was it read by someone that is an expert in achalasia and spasms? Was it done on the old style equipment or on a high resolution manometry device? Did you have the " spasm " pain during the test? All the equipment can do is tell you that you didn't have an esophageal spasm during the test. If you had it with the old style equipment it may only tell you that you didn't have one in the lower esophagus. Sometimes achalasia causes other Non-Cardiac Chest Pains (NCCPs) I doubt that one can know without a test if the pain is a true spasm or another type of achalasia NCCP. The pain could be caused by damaged nerves. Having the heart checked sounds good to me, but it may not be the end of the story. notan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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