Re: My partner's myotomy - Reene

[Guest guest]

Hi Reene

I am one of the UK members my surgeon was based at Kettering General

In Northamptonshire and I had my open Heller Myotomy in September

2006 and am doing very well. At the begining of this month I had an

endoscopy and was given the best report I could have wished for that

all was normal.

I don't know of anyone that has had their surgery at that particular

hospital but that doesn't mean that Mr Berrisford is not a great

surgeon his name does ring a bell but not sure why maybe he performs

surgery in other hospitals too.

I know just how worried is I was in the same position myself

this time last year. The hospital staff sound very confident that

it will be a breeze and I am sure that the surgery will go well.

I know what you mean about getting a date for surgery very quickly

with the NHS waiting list mine was pretty quick too think I waited

about 3 weeks!!!

Keep in touch wishing you and all the best for his up and

coming surgery

Pippa

(England)

> >

> > Hello Everyone

> > I've been checking out this site for some months now and it's

been

> a

> > great boon to me in trying to support my partner, , who had

> his

> > first symptoms of A less than a year ago. He has had two botox

> > treatments and has now been offered a myotomy on August 29th.

> Pretty

> > good considering the well-known waiting times on the NHS!

> >

> > I wonder if anyone in the group has had the surgery done at the

> Royal

> > Devon and Exeter hospital in the UK? The surgeon is Mr

Berrisford;

> he

> > seems to be supremely confident about the outcome, but having

read

> > some of the members' experiences, I guess I feel that we shall

> wait

> > and see.

> > He has done 46 laparascopic myotomies and 30 open surgery

ones....

> > does this mean he is very experienced or not? It seems quite a

lot

> to

> > me but I'd be grateful for the opinion of someone more

> knowledgeable

> > than myself.

> >

> > 's op is complicated by the fact that he has Ankylosing

> > Spondilitis(AS),resulting in his neck being bent forward. The

> > consultant GI physician warned him that his posture makes the

> > intubation very risky .However,the anaesthetist,

> Saunders,seems

> > to think it will be a breeze. The surgical team appear to be

> rather

> > more gung ho than the physicians. Does anyone have an opinion on

> this?

> >

> > I must thank you for the support you all have unknowingly given

> me.

> > Most of my knowledge of A has its foundation in your sharing. I

> > haven't told that the surgery does not necessarily mean an

> end

> > to his distressing condition; he's already scared stiff of

having

> the

> > anaesthetic, so I don't intend to add to his worries.

> >

> > Wishing you an end to suffering.

> >

> > xx

> >

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