Re: Workout on Friday / My Mom

June 21, 2003

Liz, does she have trouble swallowing? or breathing or does she just get

clogged up in her esophogus?

Hang in there, I'm praying for you.

Love,

Workout on Friday / My Mom

Hi Breathers,

Today I did 100 LL breaths working my abs, buns, obliques, quads., and

face. I did 45 this morning and the rest tonight. I also did a Pilates

tape and worked out with weights.

My mom went home tonight. All of her tests came out ok. They're sending

her to a heart doctor. Honestly I think the problem has nothing to do

with her heart. She has a lot of phlegm that builds in her throat that

she gags on after she eats. She's had this problem for a long time and

it's getting progressively worse. She's had a scope done in the past and

even had some kind of procedure that opened up some blockage in her

throat a couple of years ago that helped for a while. So hopefully

they're going to look into that problem. Kista has had this procedure

done also so I guess it's hereditary.

This makes about 4 times that my mom has gone to the emergency room

thinking she was having a heart attack and they couldn't find anything

wrong with her. The doctor that she had in the hosp. thinks that the

blockage or whatever is going on in her throat is causing stress on the

heart and that's why she feels like she's having a heart attack. Please

continue to pray for her.

Thanks!!!

Love, Liz

June 21, 2003

Hi ,

The problem started several years a go when she choked while eating hot

dogs then she got to the point that she had to use a straw when she drank

anything otherwise she would also choke. I don't know which problem

started 1st the hot dogs or the drinking problem. This past year she

started having problems with the phlegm but we think that it's all

connected.

Thanks for your prayers!!!

Love ya!!!

Liz

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On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 07:21:15 -0600 " rdc " <rdc@...> writes:

> Liz, does she have trouble swallowing? or breathing or does she just

> get clogged up in her esophogus?

> Hang in there, I'm praying for you.

> Love,

>

June 23, 2003

The reason I asked Liz is that this is the same thing my mom went through. She

drinks everything through a straw. One thing you might check into is dysphasia

(sp) It is problems dealing with the esophogus.

Please keep me posted on her tests, I'm praying for you.

Love,

Re: Workout on Friday / My Mom

Hi ,

The problem started several years a go when she choked while eating hot

dogs then she got to the point that she had to use a straw when she drank

anything otherwise she would also choke. I don't know which problem

started 1st the hot dogs or the drinking problem. This past year she

started having problems with the phlegm but we think that it's all

connected.

Thanks for your prayers!!!

Love ya!!!

Liz

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On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 07:21:15 -0600 " rdc " <rdc@...> writes:

> Liz, does she have trouble swallowing? or breathing or does she just

> get clogged up in her esophogus?

> Hang in there, I'm praying for you.

> Love,

>

June 23, 2003

Thanks !!!! I'll look into that and then mention it to her. We need

to get this puzzle figured out.

Love, Liz

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On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 22:16:12 -0600 " rdc " <rdc@...> writes:

> The reason I asked Liz is that this is the same thing my mom went

> through. She drinks everything through a straw. One thing you

> might check into is dysphasia (sp) It is problems dealing with the

> esophogus.

> Please keep me posted on her tests, I'm praying for you.

> Love,

>

June 23, 2003

You're welcome. It is really frustrating to go through that I know just from

watching my mom. That is why she finally had to get a g-tube put in. She was

choking on her food and also had and still has alot of phlegm. Hers is caused

by her muscular dystrophy but you can have dysphasia without having MD. I

believe dysphysia has to do with the esophogus. In my moms case, the muscle in

her esophogus no longer works and so when she tries to eat she has a hard time

swallowing and she has a chance of it going into her lungs.

Love,

Re: Workout on Friday / My Mom

Thanks !!!! I'll look into that and then mention it to her. We need

to get this puzzle figured out.

Love, Liz

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On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 22:16:12 -0600 " rdc " <rdc@...> writes:

> The reason I asked Liz is that this is the same thing my mom went

> through. She drinks everything through a straw. One thing you

> might check into is dysphasia (sp) It is problems dealing with the

> esophogus.

> Please keep me posted on her tests, I'm praying for you.

> Love,

>

June 23, 2003

Wow!!!!! This sounds just like my mom. She has a doctors appointment this

morning so I think I'll call her and mention this maybe they can look

into it.

Thank you!!!

Love, Liz

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On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 22:39:12 -0600 " rdc " <rdc@...> writes:

> You're welcome. It is really frustrating to go through that I know

> just from watching my mom. That is why she finally had to get a

> g-tube put in. She was choking on her food and also had and still

> has alot of phlegm. Hers is caused by her muscular dystrophy but

> you can have dysphasia without having MD. I believe dysphysia has

> to do with the esophogus. In my moms case, the muscle in her

> esophogus no longer works and so when she tries to eat she has a

> hard time swallowing and she has a chance of it going into her

> lungs.

> Love,

>

June 23, 2003

I'm glad I could be of help. It seems to be kind of commom anymore and there

are different things that can cause it. Mom went to a speach therapist to learn

some exercises to help her to swallow a little better. I'm glad we got the tube

though because she can get her nourishment through that and then nibble on her

pleasure foods in between.

Let me know what you find out.