Re: surgery scheduled April 30

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Hi

are thay doing it keyhole or open

Andy

On 22/04/2008, jadelucygove <jadelucygove@...> wrote:

HiMy name is and I live in Ontario, Canada. About 4 years ago I wasdiagnosed with Achalasia, but the doctor told me that my symptoms were

all in my head and that I should manage my stress better. Over theyears things got worse. I have had many dilations. Finally after 4years they are doing a heller myotomy. I am scheduled for April 30.I was just wondering what to expect after the surgery. How long till I

can get back to my normal routine? I am so excited to get this doneafter suffering for so long. Thanks.... ------------------------------------

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> >

> > Hi

> >

> > My name is and I live in Ontario, Canada. About 4 years ago

I was

> > diagnosed with Achalasia, but the doctor told me that my symptoms

were

> > all in my head and that I should manage my stress better. Over the

> > years things got worse. I have had many dilations. Finally after 4

> > years they are doing a heller myotomy. I am scheduled for April

30.

> > I was just wondering what to expect after the surgery. How long

till I

> > can get back to my normal routine? I am so excited to get this

done

> > after suffering for so long. Thanks....

> >

> >

> > ------------------------------------

> >

> >

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Hi ,

I was diagnosed with A almost 3 years ago and had 2 dilations since.

Now I'm scheduled for my heller myotomy on May 15th, so that's 2

weeks later then yours.

Also wondering what to expect of all of this! Getting nervous and

everything. The thought that everything will gett better soon keeps

me going these days. I've lost a lot of weight and feel pretty week

lately and I can better not tell you about my moods!

To bad that the doctor wasn't taking you seriously in the beginning

with your symptoms! My 'luck' was thad I have a girlfriend who also

has A and she advised me to a hospital with a doctor who's familiar

with A.

She did my dilatations but I get my myotomy in an other hospital by

an other doctor/surgeon.

Hope everything goes well in about a week! Will you let us know soon

how you experienced it all?

from the Netherlands.

>

> Hi

>

> My name is and I live in Ontario, Canada. About 4 years ago I

was

> diagnosed with Achalasia, but the doctor told me that my symptoms

were

> all in my head and that I should manage my stress better. Over the

> years things got worse. I have had many dilations. Finally after 4

> years they are doing a heller myotomy. I am scheduled for April 30.

> I was just wondering what to expect after the surgery. How long

till I

> can get back to my normal routine? I am so excited to get this done

> after suffering for so long. Thanks....

>

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Welcome to the Group.

The first thing to do is to forget about your original mis-diagnosis. It is SO common for achalasia to be mis-diagnosed because it is so rare. It simply is not the first thing that GIs think of.

I am glad that you do not have to wait too long now for your surgery. The waiting period is horrible. It gives you too much time to think. As for recovery time back to normal, that largely depends on what normal is for you. For instance, if you are a trapeze artist in a circus.............only joking! One important aspect is what job you do. The ability that gets compromised most of all is lifting. The ability to lift increases weekly, but at first you will not even be able to lift a pan of water. You will suddenly discover how heavy water is! It could be a few months before you are carrying shopping bags again.

Eating-wise, my advice is to stick to a mushy diet for the first 4 or 5 weeks and then to start adding more solid food. The patience involved in this is well worth the wait and pays dividends, as you are giving your oesophagus the chance to heal.

I am heading for 2 years now since my myotomy and am really well and love eating. I hope that you have as much success as I (and Andy) have had.

Best Wishes from Ann in England

Ask away with your questions. There is always someone here to help you.

From: jadelucygove <jadelucygove@...>Subject: surgery scheduled April 30achalasia Date: Tuesday, 22 April, 2008, 3:05 PM

Hi My name is and I live in Ontario, Canada. About 4 years ago I was diagnosed with Achalasia, but the doctor told me that my symptoms were all in my head and that I should manage my stress better. Over the years things got worse. I have had many dilations. Finally after 4 years they are doing a heller myotomy. I am scheduled for April 30.I was just wondering what to expect after the surgery. How long till I can get back to my normal routine? I am so excited to get this done after suffering for so long. Thanks....

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Hi ,

I am from Thunder Bay, Ontario! Where are you? My Doctor is Dr. Ken Gehman. He is awesome! I had my esophagectomy 6 months ago, and last night I ate corn on the cob and steak. Hope you are close!

Love to hear from you,

achalasia From: jadelucygove@...Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:05:34 +0000Subject: surgery scheduled April 30

Hi My name is and I live in Ontario, Canada. About 4 years ago I was diagnosed with Achalasia, but the doctor told me that my symptoms were all in my head and that I should manage my stress better. Over the years things got worse. I have had many dilations. Finally after 4 years they are doing a heller myotomy. I am scheduled for April 30.I was just wondering what to expect after the surgery. How long till I can get back to my normal routine? I am so excited to get this done after suffering for so long. Thanks.... You could win $1000 a day, now until May 12th, just for signing in to Windows Live Messenger. Check out SignInAndWIN.ca to learn more!

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Hi , Thankyou so much for your reply. I live in Stouffville Ontario. I am about 60 minutes north of Toronto. Unfortunately I am not close to you. It is nice to talk to people that have been through the same thing. The hospital phoned yesterday and confirmed my appointment so it looks likes everthing is a go. I am looking forward to eating steak and corn on the cob too. Right now I have difficulty with liquids going down. They just sit there,in my esophogus until I burp like a truck driver to get it down. It's so embarrasing. Anyway,feel free to e-mail me anytime. Thanks,,,,,

<_40@...> wrote: Hi , I am from Thunder Bay, Ontario! Where are you? My Doctor is Dr. Ken Gehman. He is awesome! I had my esophagectomy 6 months ago, and last night I ate corn on the cob and steak. Hope you are close! Love to hear from you, achalasia From: jadelucygove (DOT) caDate: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:05:34 +0000Subject: surgery scheduled April 30 Hi My name is and I live in Ontario, Canada. About 4 years ago I was diagnosed with Achalasia, but the doctor told me that my symptoms were all in my head and that I should manage my stress better. Over the years things got worse. I have had many dilations. Finally after 4 years they are doing a

heller myotomy. I am scheduled for April 30.I was just wondering what to expect after the surgery. How long till I can get back to my normal routine? I am so excited to get this done after suffering for so long. Thanks.... You could win $1000 a day, now until May 12th, just for signing in to Windows Live Messenger. Check out SignInAndWIN.ca to learn more!

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Dear Ann, Thankyou so much for the reply. I am getting so excited about my surgery, The hospital phoned to confirm my appt,and I have my pre admission tests this Friday.I am glad that everything went well for you. These are all positive things that are good to hear. As far as the lifting goes, I have a 15 year old daughter that can help me carry the bags when I go grocery shopping. Ann Higgs <lilac_blossom_lady@...> wrote: Dear , Welcome to the Group. The first thing to do is to forget about your original mis-diagnosis. It is SO common for achalasia to be mis-diagnosed because it is so rare. It simply is not the first thing that GIs think of. I am glad that you do

not have to wait too long now for your surgery. The waiting period is horrible. It gives you too much time to think. As for recovery time back to normal, that largely depends on what normal is for you. For instance, if you are a trapeze artist in a circus.............only joking! One important aspect is what job you do. The ability that gets compromised most of all is lifting. The ability to lift increases weekly, but at first you will not even be able to lift a pan of water. You will suddenly discover how heavy water is! It could be a few months before you are carrying shopping bags again. Eating-wise, my advice is to stick to a mushy diet for the first 4 or 5 weeks and then to start adding more solid food. The patience involved in this is well worth the wait and pays dividends, as you are giving your oesophagus the chance to heal.

I am heading for 2 years now since my myotomy and am really well and love eating. I hope that you have as much success as I (and Andy) have had. Best Wishes from Ann in England Ask away with your questions. There is always someone here to help you. From: jadelucygove <jadelucygove (DOT) ca>Subject: surgery scheduled April 30achalasia Date: Tuesday, 22 April, 2008, 3:05 PM Hi My name is and I live in Ontario, Canada. About 4 years ago I was diagnosed with Achalasia,

but the doctor told me that my symptoms were all in my head and that I should manage my stress better. Over the years things got worse. I have had many dilations. Finally after 4 years they are doing a heller myotomy. I am scheduled for April 30.I was just wondering what to expect after the surgery. How long till I can get back to my normal routine? I am so excited to get this done after suffering for so long. Thanks.... Sent from . A Smarter Email.

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,

I had the surgery in July 2004, and it went very well. I just had an

esophagectomy and after the 'ectomy, the lap heller was nothing! You

will recover quickly. I did have to have a dilation not long after the

lap heller, but did fine, until about a year ago. My esophagectomy was

Feb. 25.

God Bless you----you will be fine and don't be scared.

> > >

> > > Hi

> > >

> > > My name is and I live in Ontario, Canada. About 4 years ago

> I was

> > > diagnosed with Achalasia, but the doctor told me that my symptoms

> were

> > > all in my head and that I should manage my stress better. Over the

> > > years things got worse. I have had many dilations. Finally after 4

> > > years they are doing a heller myotomy. I am scheduled for April

> 30.

> > > I was just wondering what to expect after the surgery. How long

> till I

> > > can get back to my normal routine? I am so excited to get this

> done

> > > after suffering for so long. Thanks....

> > >

> > >

> > > ------------------------------------

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

> > > >

> > > > Hi

> > > >

> > > > My name is and I live in Ontario, Canada. About 4 years

ago

> > I was

> > > > diagnosed with Achalasia, but the doctor told me that my

symptoms

> > were

> > > > all in my head and that I should manage my stress better.

Over the

> > > > years things got worse. I have had many dilations. Finally

after 4

> > > > years they are doing a heller myotomy. I am scheduled for

April

> > 30.

> > > > I was just wondering what to expect after the surgery. How

long

> > till I

> > > > can get back to my normal routine? I am so excited to get this

> > done

> > > > after suffering for so long. Thanks....

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > ------------------------------------

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest guest]

Excuse me! I resemble that remark..

Andy

Yorkshire, England - Truck Driver

No, only joking but I know what you mean - some are ignorant pigs to put it mildly.

2008/4/23 Gove <jadelucygove@...>:

I burp like a truck driver to get it down. ,,,,,

<_40@...> wrote:

Hi , I am from Thunder Bay, Ontario! Where are you? My Doctor is Dr. Ken Gehman. He is awesome! I had my esophagectomy 6 months ago, and last night I ate corn on the cob and steak. Hope you are close!

Love to hear from you,

achalasia From: jadelucygove@...Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:05:34 +0000

Subject: surgery scheduled April 30

Hi My name is and I live in Ontario, Canada. About 4 years ago I was diagnosed with Achalasia, but the doctor told me that my symptoms were all in my head and that I should manage my stress better. Over the

years things got worse. I have had many dilations. Finally after 4 years they are doing a heller myotomy. I am scheduled for April 30.I was just wondering what to expect after the surgery. How long till I can get back to my normal routine? I am so excited to get this done

after suffering for so long. Thanks....

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