Guest guest Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 My husband is still having complications from his lapro myotomy and stomach wrap in feb. He has had 4 dialations since to get rid of the ledge or shelf that was caused when the stomach wrap was done. He has lost 60 lbs. since the surgery. He is nauseous all the time, lethargic and vomits atleast once a week. He eats small healthy meals like he is supposed to. He looks anorexic and sickly. His stomach gets very bloated once a week at the least and has missed more work than he has ever in his life! We are struggling financialy because of it. I am about to contact an lawyer about this. He is so lethargic and is getting depressed. He was better off before the surgery when he was choking on his food. Atleast he was feeling good and could work. The endoscopies and dialations helped with the spasms and is allowing the food to pass a little better but it is still sitting in his stomach to long, causing bloating and rotten egg burps. He has been in the emergency room a few months ago for all of the above. We are getting scared and worried that this has caused permanent damage to his body and his malabsorbtion is taking a toll on his system. Any advice or someone who has had the same problem PLEASE HELP. I have a call in to his dr. so if there are any ideas of what to ask him or things to check to speed up the process for procedures, colonoscopy? xrays? tests??what to do??? Steph wife of . achalasia@... Myotomy next week and hope that all goes well for you.Recent Activity: New Members 2 Visit Your Group MARKETPLACE Get great advice about dogs and cats. Visit the Dog & Cat Answers Center. Hobbies & Activities Zone: Find others who share your passions! Explore new interests. Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get the Toolbar now. Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 I don't know where you are located or who the doctor/hospital is, but it sounds like it may be time to seek out another opinion somewhere else by a surgeon that is very experienced with achalasia. in NY Any ideas? My husband is still having complications from his lapro myotomy and stomach wrap in feb. He has had 4 dialations since to get rid of the ledge or shelf that was caused when the stomach wrap was done. He has lost 60 lbs. since the surgery. He is nauseous all the time, lethargic and vomits atleast once a week. He eats small healthy meals like he is supposed to. He looks anorexic and sickly. His stomach gets very bloated once a week at the least and has missed more work than he has ever in his life! We are struggling financialy because of it. I am about to contact an lawyer about this. He is so lethargic and is getting depressed. He was better off before the surgery when he was choking on his food. Atleast he was feeling good and could work. The endoscopies and dialations helped with the spasms and is allowing the food to pass a little better but it is still sitting in his stomach to long, causing bloating and rotten egg burps. He has been in the emergency room a few months ago for all of the above. We are getting scared and worried that this has caused permanent damage to his body and his malabsorbtion is taking a toll on his system. Any advice or someone who has had the same problem PLEASE HELP. I have a call in to his dr. so if there are any ideas of what to ask him or things to check to speed up the process for procedures, colonoscopy? xrays? tests??what to do??? Steph wife of . achalasia@... Myotomy next week and hope that all goes well for you.Recent Activity: New Members 2 Visit Your Group MARKETPLACE Get great advice about dogs and cats. Visit the Dog & Cat Answers Center. Hobbies & Activities Zone: Find others who share your passions! Explore new interests. Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get the Toolbar now. Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest . Unsubscribe . Terms of Use .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 STEPHANIE wrote: > ... The endoscopies and dialations helped with the spasms and is allowing the food to pass a little better but it is still sitting in his stomach to long, causing bloating and rotten egg burps. ... If food is getting to the stomach fast enough but it is not emptying from the stomach then the problem is no longer the esophagus. Have they done anything to speed the emptying of the stomach? Beyond taking a look with a scope to see what action is in the stomach, a barium X-ray is used to see if food stays in the stomach after a fast. It is often used when gastroparesis is suspected. There is also gastric emptying scintigraphy. It is one type of gastric-emptying study. If stomach motility is a problem, treatment options generally include: diet, medications, surgery, and dilatation or Botox of the pyloric sphincter. Also, but experimental, there is Electrical Gastric Stimulation. It is like a pacemaker for your stomach. Diet is usually the first choice -- less fat, less fibrous food, more water and small meals. There are other, less common tests that can also be done: Gastric duodenal manometry -- to test the contractions of the stomach. Scintigraphic Gastric Accommodation -- to test how well the stomach relaxes. Small Intestinal X-ray -- to see if something in the small intestines is blocking the outlet of the stomach. Stomach motility problems can be caused by damage to the vagus nerve. It is possible to damage the vagus nerve during a heller myotomy for achalasia. I recommend reading: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gastroparesis/ notan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 So sorry to hear that your husband is still sick and dealing with all of this. Sounds like the group has given you some good obtions, see if the doctor will run more tests on the stomach...tell them you need ANSWERS!!! If they are not willing to help you then research some of the experts and try to get to one asap! Sadly, it could just be a minor surgery to help fix this, but you have to be pushy with them. I wish you all the best! Julee So Calif. ________________________________ From: STEPHANIE ARTERS <stepherlynn@...> achalasia Sent: Thu, October 7, 2010 7:22:31 AM Subject: Any ideas? My husband is still having complications from his lapro myotomy and stomach wrap in feb. He has had 4 dialations since to get rid of the ledge or shelf that was caused when the stomach wrap was done. He has lost 60 lbs. since the surgery. He is nauseous all the time, lethargic and vomits atleast once a week. He eats small healthy meals like he is supposed to. He looks anorexic and sickly. His stomach gets very bloated once a week at the least and has missed more work than he has ever in his life! We are struggling financialy because of it. I am about to contact an lawyer about this. He is so lethargic and is getting depressed. He was better off before the surgery when he was choking on his food. Atleast he was feeling good and could work. The endoscopies and dialations helped with the spasms and is allowing the food to pass a little better but it is still sitting in his stomach to long, causing bloating and rotten egg burps. He has been in the emergency room a few months ago for all of the above. We are getting scared and worried that this has caused permanent damage to his body and his malabsorbtion is taking a toll on his system. Any advice or someone who has had the same problem PLEASE HELP. I have a call in to his dr. so if there are any ideas of what to ask him or things to check to speed up the process for procedures, colonoscopy? xrays? tests??what to do??? Steph wife of . achalasia@... Myotomy next week and hope that all goes well for you.Recent Activity: New Members 2 Visit Your Group MARKETPLACE Get great advice about dogs and cats. Visit the Dog & Cat Answers Center. Hobbies & Activities Zone: Find others who share your passions! Explore new interests. Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get the Toolbar now. Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use ..                  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 I have noticed the same thing. Seems like it didn't used to bother me but maybe as I've gotten older, it affects me more. I find that when I get home from work and errands and it's dark, I'm then ready to pack it in and go to bed and watch TV..... whether it's 6 pm or 8 pm. I have started trying to "schedule" a activity or chore (and make myself do it) after dark. It keeps me vertical longer and a little more active. I was thinking also if you played some of your favorite music while you're doing this chore, it could also help your mood. Good for you for going to the gym 4 times a week ! I am surprised that that doesn't do more to help you. I've been having trouble lately getting myself to go and I think DST is part of the problem as my time to workout is in the evenings. Good Luck ! From: flnancy1958 <pravern@...> Sent: Thu, December 9, 2010 6:22:49 AMSubject: Re: Any ideas? Research SAD--Seasonal Affective Disorder on Google. I have it too where basically once it is dark, all I want to do is stay home and hibernate until morning. The only thing that really works is lighting up your environment. Good luck if you come across anything better, but that would be my guess of what is wrong.>> Hello all,> > I've noticed that since the recent change from daylight saving time to standard > time my mood and general alertness have also changed. Whether it is related to > less sunlight hours who knows.> > I supplement my vitamin D intake with upwards of 4000 I.U.'s daily.> > My diet has been clean and I go to the gym 4 times per week. have been using my > machine everyday making soups, smoothies etc. > > > Any ideas or comments of what else I can do? Are there any good smoothie > recipes I should try?> > Thanks guys,> > > Reno> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 The fact that we now have DST more than true time may have something to do with it. I've actually never liked it, having grown up without it and then having it imposed on pretty much the entire country back in (I think) 1967, but at least it was for a reasonable length of time. The Powers That Be, in their infinite wisdom, have now decreed that we need to be on DST more than we're off it and I find that making the adjustment is a lot harder now, despite preferring true time, than it was in past years. Moving back when the days are already on their way to being so short is an extremely stupid move, IMHO. Re: Any ideas? Research SAD--Seasonal Affective Disorder on Google. I have it too where basically once it is dark, all I want to do is stay home and hibernate until morning. The only thing that really works is lighting up your environment. Good luck if you come across anything better, but that would be my guess of what is wrong. > > Hello all, > > I've noticed that since the recent change from daylight saving time to standard > time my mood and general alertness have also changed. Whether it is related to > less sunlight hours who knows. > > I supplement my vitamin D intake with upwards of 4000 I.U.'s daily. > > My diet has been clean and I go to the gym 4 times per week. have been using my > machine everyday making soups, smoothies etc. > > > Any ideas or comments of what else I can do? Are there any good smoothie > recipes I should try? > > Thanks guys, > > > Reno > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 Hi Reno, I also have had SAD, and purchased this lightbox: http://alaskanorthernlights.com/ It allowed me to function during the winter months. If you cannot buy one, bundle up and get outside and get 20 minutes in the sun every day, many people have found this makes a huge difference also. > > Hello all, > > I've noticed that since the recent change from daylight saving time to standard > time my mood and general alertness have also changed. Whether it is related to > less sunlight hours who knows. > > I supplement my vitamin D intake with upwards of 4000 I.U.'s daily. > > My diet has been clean and I go to the gym 4 times per week. have been using my > machine everyday making soups, smoothies etc. > > > Any ideas or comments of what else I can do? Are there any good smoothie > recipes I should try? > > Thanks guys, > > > Reno > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 Hi y'all....new here! Love reading all your posts! OK- SAD. A couple of thoughts: - I'm a huge proponent of Vitamin D. Looking at PubMed under " vitamin d " you'll see all the diseases associated with low D. I personally think it's a huge part of SAD. I too love Vitamin D Council and feel if there is concern with overdosing (I'm not concerned) to have the testing done. He offers it for $60 or so. - I've heard that Yellow Dock is a great remedy for SAD. - Make sure you're on plenty of omega 3's like fish or flaxseed oil. It is so necessary for the brain to function. - I've heard to get out and walk in the early a.m. when it's light. - Wouldn't exercise help a lot too? Just some thoughts! Hope you find some relief!! I know I don't like it getting dark early and bare trees and all! Jana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 what is d3 ? thought this was about 5htp...now im confused :XOn Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 10:43 AM, FOOD FUN <foodfun@...> wrote: Since I started D3 about a year ago, I am fine. I could tell a difference pretty soon. Not just depression, but motivation also. I have had several frienda and family start D3 and are doing great. One friend totally stopped her depression meds and feels better than when she took the prescription. I take 5000 twice a day and she has 1500 three times a day. Beverly Texas Any ideas? > > > > Hello all, > > I've noticed that since the recent change from daylight saving time > to standard time my mood and general alertness have also changed. > Whether it is related to less sunlight hours who knows. > > I supplement my vitamin D intake with upwards of 4000 I.U.'s daily. > > My diet has been clean and I go to the gym 4 times per week. have > been using my machine everyday making soups, smoothies etc. > > Any ideas or comments of what else I can do? Are there any good > smoothie recipes I should try? > > Thanks guys, > > > Reno ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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