Guest guest Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is s. I was just recently diagnosed with Achalasia. I never knew there were support groups for this. It has been a long road to the diagnosis but I am glad to know what I have and can now seek out proper treatment. During my journey to the diagnosis it was thought that my gall bladder was to blame so it was removed in August 2009. When my symptoms didn't go away I went back the doctor who prescribed acid reflux meds. None worked. I was finally sent to a specialist The first one just gave me amitriptlyne(sp) which didn't do anything to ease the symptoms. The second doctor I saw has been great. He told me how things were going to progress in the search for a diagnosis. Now I will be seeing him in a few months to discuss surgery. I have had the botox injection which has led him to be more certain that what I have is achalasia. I look forward to getting to know everyone and learning more about this condition and seeing others experiences with surgery and how successful it was. s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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