's latest appointment dilemma

[Guest guest]

Hi All

Well went to see surgeon in Liverpool again yesterday after requesting an

earlier appointment. He told me that i need another endoscopy and dilatation

pronto in the next 2 weeks. That last one where the baloon burst didn't work in

their opinion and needs to be repeated. As soon as i get a date for that i am to

ring the surgeon's office and ask his secretary to arrange an urgent appointment

to see him again for a chat ASAP after the dilatation to discuss the possability

of an operation to either destroy the scar tissue where the stricture is or

perform a myotomy. Now i wasn't expecting him to come out with that. So i am

looking at aother dilatation because apparently the burst baloon didn't inflate

long enough before bursting the last time. The surgeon also warned me that the

endoscopist specialist may not be able to dilate the stricture and if this is so

then an operation is a must as the stricture is less than 20cm. Sorry for

wafling on.

from the UK

[Guest guest]

Sorry i should have said that the stricture is less than 20mm and not 20cm.

from the UK

From: Hulmes <christine.hulmes@...>

" achalasia " <achalasia >

Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 9:07 AM

Subject: 's latest appointment dilemma

 

Hi All

Well went to see surgeon in Liverpool again yesterday after requesting an

earlier appointment. He told me that i need another endoscopy and dilatation

pronto in the next 2 weeks. That last one where the baloon burst didn't work in

their opinion and needs to be repeated. As soon as i get a date for that i am to

ring the surgeon's office and ask his secretary to arrange an urgent appointment

to see him again for a chat ASAP after the dilatation to discuss the possability

of an operation to either destroy the scar tissue where the stricture is or

perform a myotomy. Now i wasn't expecting him to come out with that. So i am

looking at aother dilatation because apparently the burst baloon didn't inflate

long enough before bursting the last time. The surgeon also warned me that the

endoscopist specialist may not be able to dilate the stricture and if this is so

then an operation is a must as the stricture is less than 20cm. Sorry for

wafling on.

from the UK