Re: Re: Follow up appointments after the surgery

[Guest guest]

Got it.  Thank you Cara, Notan and

It seems like one month check up is necessary so I might as well go see Dr.

Dempsey, atleast he is at a drivable distance and knows 's condition well .

I know he had said he tells his patient to repeat barium test after 3-4 months.

It looks like follow up schedule follows along these lines:

2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months and probably will be ones a year eventually.

Oh, I have another question.  When do you think it is a good idea to have

try fried chicken?  When I asked Dr. Dempsey he told to try a little and

see but I

was going to wait till 6 weeks to be on the safe side.  What do you think or

when did you all start eating anything and everything after the surgery?

I am very thankful to God and to you all as I can see his happy face when he

eats something new which he was not able to eat before without gulping 5 glasses

of water to

push it down.  He had the toughest time with yogurt which he liked, he use to

say that the water would just sweep through it without pushing it down.

I hope and pray for more successful outcome stories and we  do not forget he

still has achlasia and do remind him to take small bites.

Thanks,

Priti

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From: spotoca <cspoto@...>

achalasia

Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 6:10 PM

Subject: Re: Follow up appointments after the surgery

 

I agree with Notan. That is what I am doing with Dr. Luketich. I am seeing a

local GI and having records sent over.

> >

> > ...He wanted to see again after a month. is doing well

> > and is not having issues and I am wondering if that trip to PA is

> > needed for a follow up again. ...

> >

>

>

> You can ask that doctor if your son can be seen by a local doctor and

> the information forwarded.

>

> notan

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Priti,

 

It is both gratifying and heart warming to read of 's progress.

 

You ask an excellent question regarding when he can eat a certain food, in this

case fried chicken. 

 

My surgery was done in another " era " (before lap myotomies were done), and so it

is difficult to give a time frame from my experience. I can suggest to you that

you should try proceeding a little at a time and see how it is tolerated. We

begin with clear liquids and progress to more complex foods.At any point in time

there can be food that previously went down fine, but at a later date may not.

This is not something to be upset about for, as you said, we are not cured, just

treated.

 

Just try experimenting, as Dr, Dempsey suggested, a little bit at a time to 

see how the food goes down.  I have stated many times, but it bears repeating,

that all meals begin and end with a " clearing " drink so that the esophagus does

not have " obstructions " when beginning a meal, and does not have food sitting

there when we end a meal that can just cause problems over time.

 

Know that you are doing great with the questions you have been asking.

 

From: Preeti Mahajan <priti19.mahajan@...>

Subject: Re: Re: Follow up appointments after the surgery

" achalasia " <achalasia >

Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2011, 8:23 PM

 

Got it.  Thank you Cara, Notan and

It seems like one month check up is necessary so I might as well go see Dr.

Dempsey, atleast he is at a drivable distance and knows 's condition well .

I know he had said he tells his patient to repeat barium test after 3-4 months.

It looks like follow up schedule follows along these lines:

2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months and probably will be ones a year eventually.

Oh, I have another question.  When do you think it is a good idea to have

try fried chicken?  When I asked Dr. Dempsey he told to try a little and

see but I

was going to wait till 6 weeks to be on the safe side.  What do you think or

when did you all start eating anything and everything after the surgery?

I am very thankful to God and to you all as I can see his happy face when he

eats something new which he was not able to eat before without gulping 5 glasses

of water to

push it down.  He had the toughest time with yogurt which he liked, he use to

say that the water would just sweep through it without pushing it down.

I hope and pray for more successful outcome stories and we  do not forget he

still has achlasia and do remind him to take small bites.

Thanks,

Priti

________________________________

From: spotoca <cspoto@...>

achalasia

Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 6:10 PM

Subject: Re: Follow up appointments after the surgery

 

I agree with Notan. That is what I am doing with Dr. Luketich. I am seeing a

local GI and having records sent over.

> >

> > ...He wanted to see again after a month. is doing well

> > and is not having issues and I am wondering if that trip to PA is

> > needed for a follow up again. ...

> >

>

>

> You can ask that doctor if your son can be seen by a local doctor and

> the information forwarded.

>

> notan

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Preeti wrote:

>

> ... When do you think it is a good idea to have try fried

> chicken? ...

>

Different doctors have suggest different amounts of time. Mine only

required I wait 2 weeks before having a little of whatever I wanted. The

first day after the wait was Thanksgiving and I had a little of

everything. Only very little of each item because I couldn't have eaten

more that soon if I wanted to.

If he is at that time according to his doctor a little moist dark meat

would go down easier than white and would give you an idea if there was

a problem. I think it would be obvious to him if there was a problem.

One thing to remember is that greasy food can cause more acid reflux so

have him pay attention for that. If he is still on PPIs there probably

won't be any.

notan

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

My name is and I'm new to the group. I just had a Heller 6 days ago by

Dr. Holzman at Vanderbilt. For my two week follow up he said if I'm doing fine

to not drive the 2.5 hours to see him to tell him I'm doing well. I am, except

for these spasms (I guess thats what they are?). Very painful but usually go

away with a cold glass of water. Taking dexilant at this point as a ppi.

So far so good. Went bike riding on day 3, scrambled eggs

yesterday and today, along with mashed potatoes tonight! All with their

blessing!

Just wanted to share my little experience with you and provide any assistance I

can.

Sent from my iPad

On Aug 9, 2011, at 7:59 PM, RICHARD FRIEDMAN <cynmark24@...> wrote:

> Hi Priti,

>

> It is both gratifying and heart warming to read of 's progress.

>

> You ask an excellent question regarding when he can eat a certain food, in

this case fried chicken.

>

> My surgery was done in another " era " (before lap myotomies were done), and so

it is difficult to give a time frame from my experience. I can suggest to you

that you should try proceeding a little at a time and see how it is tolerated.

We begin with clear liquids and progress to more complex foods.At any point in

time there can be food that previously went down fine, but at a later date may

not. This is not something to be upset about for, as you said, we are not cured,

just treated.

>

> Just try experimenting, as Dr, Dempsey suggested, a little bit at a time to

see how the food goes down. I have stated many times, but it bears repeating,

that all meals begin and end with a " clearing " drink so that the esophagus does

not have " obstructions " when beginning a meal, and does not have food sitting

there when we end a meal that can just cause problems over time.

>

> Know that you are doing great with the questions you have been asking.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Glad to hear you are doing so well after your surgery.  Keep us posted.  Yes,

the spasms should subside over time.

Thanks for your post!

Priti

________________________________

From: " hawkandkate@... " <hawkandkate@...>

" achalasia " <achalasia >

Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 11:52 PM

Subject: Re: Re: Follow up appointments after the surgery

 

Hello all,

My name is and I'm new to the group. I just had a Heller 6 days ago by

Dr. Holzman at Vanderbilt. For my two week follow up he said if I'm doing fine

to not drive the 2.5 hours to see him to tell him I'm doing well. I am, except

for these spasms (I guess thats what they are?). Very painful but usually go

away with a cold glass of water. Taking dexilant at this point as a ppi.

So far so good. Went bike riding on day 3, scrambled eggs

yesterday and today, along with mashed potatoes tonight! All with their

blessing!

Just wanted to share my little experience with you and provide any assistance I

can.

Sent from my iPad

On Aug 9, 2011, at 7:59 PM, RICHARD FRIEDMAN <cynmark24@...> wrote:

> Hi Priti,

>

> It is both gratifying and heart warming to read of 's progress.

>

> You ask an excellent question regarding when he can eat a certain food, in

this case fried chicken.

>

> My surgery was done in another " era " (before lap myotomies were done), and so

it is difficult to give a time frame from my experience. I can suggest to you

that you should try proceeding a little at a time and see how it is tolerated.

We begin with clear liquids and progress to more complex foods.At any point in

time there can be food that previously went down fine, but at a later date may

not. This is not something to be upset about for, as you said, we are not cured,

just treated.

>

> Just try experimenting, as Dr, Dempsey suggested, a little bit at a time to

see how the food goes down. I have stated many times, but it bears repeating,

that all meals begin and end with a " clearing " drink so that the esophagus does

not have " obstructions " when beginning a meal, and does not have food sitting

there when we end a meal that can just cause problems over time.

>

> Know that you are doing great with the questions you have been asking.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Glad that u are doing well !

For me post - surgery my spasms got worse! Unfortunately my surgery was in 2009

and the spasms are pretty consistent. Room temperature water helps! Just got a

new prescription today for levison. Will keep u posted if it works!

, California

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