Re: Is the Barium Swallow normal or not?

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What does normal mean in this context? You have a gastric tube for an

esophagus. Some surgeons believe in making them more narrow that others

do. I don't know how narrow your's is suppose to be but 5mm sounds

narrow but workable. You wouldn't want to try swallowing an egg in the

shell though. If 5mm works, then fine, but they need to find what

doesn't work.

notan

[Guest guest]

I suffered for 5 years with extreme symptoms.  I had dilations which did not

work, had botox which worked for a short time. I was only 54 at the time.

When I had my barrium swallows, it was NORMAL every time.  Yet my food normally

would not go down, it would churn and I would spit nasty thick phlegm, it was

awful!  Also painful esophageal spasms.  

FINALLY I was sent for manometry which showed I wasn't crazy, that something was

terribly wrong...achalasia!  I then had a heller myotomy with partial

fundoplication with great success!!!  

I would not give any weight to the barrium swallow...it is hit or miss, very

unreliable in my case!

Hope this helps and good luck~  

[Guest guest]

Thank you Notan. Seeing surgeon next Monday.

from the UK

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From: notan ostrich & lt;notan_ostrich@... & gt;

achalasia

Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2011 2:30 PM

Subject: Re: Is the Barium Swallow normal or not?

 

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What does normal mean in this context? You have a gastric tube for an

esophagus. Some surgeons believe in making them more narrow that others

do. I don & #39;t know how narrow your & #39;s is suppose to be but 5mm sounds

narrow but workable. You wouldn & #39;t want to try swallowing an egg in the

shell though. If 5mm works, then fine, but they need to find what

doesn & #39;t work.

notan

[Guest guest]

, so glad you had a great outcome. May I ask - did the Heller have any

effect on your spasms? Have they gotten better or worse? I'm planning on the

surgery next year, but very concerned that the spasms will get worse as I've

heard this can happen.

Thanks,  Kim