Spasms

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Kelley

Like this only works for me but its worth a try and there is no drugs involved.

I drink water. I mean like a pint of water when the spasms start and believe it or not it works.

I think its because most spasms are the esophagus going into spasm and contracting, so the water puts pressure on the E and forces the spasms to stop.

I am a year post hellors and it works everytime.

good luck

mariamichelle <michelle.mcnair@...> wrote:

> > I was wondering if anyone had any surefire way to relieve spasms. Thanks,> KelleyHi Kelley - I can only share what works for me. I've been post op for more than 15 years so I've had some time to experiment. I will add a clause though: what works for me may not for you and vice versa. There are several other posts - including pepto debs detailed post about medications etc. that you should look over. This post will only be my own experiences.A magnesium supplement does not relieve spasms but seems to help reduce them, I haven't tried the large doses of Vit. B yet, I'm waiting for my pregnancy to end before I try anything new.I take ginger quite a bit and that seems to be a good preventative. You can buy it in capsule form and I take one every evening before bed. It's also really easy to keep

in my purse so I pop one whenever I feel spasms coming on. Together will a large drink of water it seems to help alot. If you have access to hot water you can also make ginger tea, the hot water works very well - I guess from relaxing the muscles. Vanilla yogurt works well for easing the pain, usually within a minute or two. If I feel especially stressed, I drink Camomile tea at night before I go to sleep to help me relax. I also have a prescription for Ativan and will take that if the spasms or my stress level is bad so I can get a good nights sleep.I also completely gave up caffeine years ago - figured I didn't need the stimulation - that was a huge help.Unfortunately, not one single 'fix' but hopefully you can take some of these ideas and experiment and find what works for you.good luck, happy swallowing!!-__________________________________________________

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sorry to hear this george sure hope the drs can do something for you, have they suggested surgery for the achalasia, know what a pain the spasms can be have difuse spasms top part of esphogus and A at bottem did have the surgery which helped, also maybe if they can help you more is it possible you could get your job back as a corrections officer, am guessing they know why you resigned, if not explain to them maybe they will understand maybe for now go back part time see how it goes, anyways do wish you luck

sue

Muller <gjmuller242@...> wrote:

I have had "A" for 14 years now and it has ruined my career as a corrections officer. I worked for the Rockland County Sheriff's Department for 15 years. I had to resign my position as a Corrections Officer due to the severity and frequency of my esophogeal spasms.I get them 2 to 3 times a week. I felt if I resigned before getting fired for missing so much work that I would have a better chance of being approved for medical disability through my state retirement system which I was a member of. Well, I was wrong! I was just receintly denied medical disability. I'm at a loss now. I dont know what to do or who to turn to. My Dr's have tryed everything to help my spasms to no avail. I am now out of a good paying job, and about to be fired for calling in sick at my present job which is less stressful that my job with the Sheriff's

office. Spasms suck! Muller

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,

I'm sorry to hear about your employment problems. Have you tried

contacting any of the " rare disease " organizations to see if they can

help you with the bureaucracy? Since most people have never heard of

" A " , it can be tough to convince them how tough the symptoms can be.

I'm not the best " test subject " since my " non-cardiac chest pain "

episodes seem to be less frequent and shorter lived than most other

posters, but I haven't noticed any correlation between mental or

emotional stress and NCCP. I've been so stressed out by my job that

(combined with " A " ) I've been virtually unable to eat but I never had

NCCP during those periods. All but 1 or 2 of my NCCP episodes have

occurred when I was either in a too warm or too cold environment, when

I skipped lunch, or during a high altitude hike (when I also had

altitude sickness).

Jeff

>

> I have had " A " for 14 years now and it has ruined my career as a

> corrections officer. I worked for the Rockland County Sheriff's

> Department for 15 years. I had to resign my position as a

Corrections

> Officer due to the severity and frequency of my esophogeal spasms.

> I get them 2 to 3 times a week. I felt if I resigned before getting

> fired for missing so much work that I would have a better chance of

> being approved for medical disability through my state retirement

> system which I was a member of. Well, I was wrong! I was just

> receintly denied medical disability. I'm at a loss now. I dont

know

> what to do or who to turn to. My Dr's have tryed everything to help

> my spasms to no avail. I am now out of a good paying job, and about

> to be fired for calling in sick at my present job which is less

> stressful that my job with the Sheriff's office. Spasms suck!

> Muller

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I was going to suggest doing what you can to fight your denied

disability too. I really like Jeff's idea of the rare disease

organization, althout I imagine that might be hard to find. At any

rate, he has a great point with the fact that our disease is rare. So

rare that most doctors haven't even heard of it. Aside from my GI and

the Radiologist, every Dr. I've talked to has given me blank looks

when I mention Achalasia and try to draw a scenerio between it and

other (in my opinion resultant) problems.

At any rate, in previous posts on this board there is a WEALTH of

information. This and the Heller Myotomy are the most talked about

subjects. There are suggestions for anti-depressents and other drugs,

as well as breathing & drinking techniques. I'm actually getting ready

to go dig through them for some information about nitrites/nitrates

cause the lady at the health store didn't have any idea what I was

asking for

I suggest you dig too, I'm sure you'll find some options that you can

at least try.

-Jess

> >

> > I have had " A " for 14 years now and it has ruined my career as a

> > corrections officer. I worked for the Rockland County Sheriff's

> > Department for 15 years. I had to resign my position as a

> Corrections

> > Officer due to the severity and frequency of my esophogeal spasms.

> > I get them 2 to 3 times a week. I felt if I resigned before

getting

> > fired for missing so much work that I would have a better chance

of

> > being approved for medical disability through my state retirement

> > system which I was a member of. Well, I was wrong! I was just

> > receintly denied medical disability. I'm at a loss now. I dont

> know

> > what to do or who to turn to. My Dr's have tryed everything to

help

> > my spasms to no avail. I am now out of a good paying job, and

about

> > to be fired for calling in sick at my present job which is less

> > stressful that my job with the Sheriff's office. Spasms suck!

> > Muller

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-- I'm so sorry that none of the antidepressants, anticonvulsants, or various smooth tissue relaxing drugs will work for your NCCPs!!!I was just thinking about you the other day and hoping that we hadn't heard from you lately b/c you were doing well. I'm so sorry this isn't the case!Debbi in Michigan

I have had "A" for 14 years now and it has ruined my career as a corrections officer. I worked for the Rockland County Sheriff's Department for 15 years. I had to resign my position as a Corrections Officer due to the severity and frequency of my esophogeal spasms.I get them 2 to 3 times a week. I felt if I resigned before getting fired for missing so much work that I would have a better chance of being approved for medical disability through my state retirement system which I was a member of. Well, I was wrong! I was just receintly denied medical disability. I'm at a loss now. I dont know what to do or who to turn to. My Dr's have tryed everything to help my spasms to no avail. I am now out of a good paying job, and about to be fired for calling in sick at my present job which is less stressful that my job with the Sheriff's office. Spasms suck! Muller

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On 7/7/2005 at 8:02:34 A.M. Central Standard Time you wrote:

can someone please explain what these "spasms" are that I see in these notes?

, these spasms are pains that usually start in the chest.

Mine go then through to the back, radiate out the arms and

sometimes into the neck and jaw. There are some variation

to this for most of us. Doctors and patients often confuse these

pains with acid reflux and they get treated for that, but the

meds do not work. These spasms I am told mimic a heart

attack or angina pains.

My first symptoms were the spasms, and you can certainly

have them prior to surgery. However, most people say after

the surgery they are back for a short time but then they usually

go away after time.

Hope this helps,

Maggie

Alabama

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Sonet:

Some of us had painful spasms -- like charlie horse in the chest -- at onset or

throughout our progression of achalasia, others do not. These spasms return

for a time for some of us after surgery -- our esophagus is undergoing alot of

changes because of being messed with and the muscles (which have irratic

signals from our brain to begin with) get confused and start contracting

paintfully.

Since surgery, I have tended to get them when I get too rambuntous with that I

try to eat or when my activity or excitiement level is too high. They

apparently

diminish with time (my already have). Nonetheless, the joy of complete

swallowing is worth the struggle to manage the spasms.

I had the thorascopic procedure called video assisted thoracopic heller

myotomy -- no wrap.

So far, little or no problem with acid reflux, I am glad to report. By the way,

thanks for reminding me about the gas pains in the shoulder blade.

That is exactly what it was!

Peg

> What sort of spasms happen after surgery? Are there any other side

> effects that occur? I am having a lap hellers and fundoplication and

> have no idea of any side effects. Sure would love any input. Thanks

> Sonet

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Hi Sonet,

I had spasms

before and after surgery, although they came on more often after surgery. Mine

felt like really bad heartburn, right under the breastbone. I was on some

pretty good acid blockers, so I know it couldn’t have been heartburn.

What worked for me was chugging/drinking as fast as I could – really cold

water. Sometimes, I’d need crackers or chips or something crunchy to

continually be going down my throat. They are no fun, but luckily, not

everyone gets them. Mine subsided within a few weeks after surgery. I only

get them now when I’m stressed out, which I am doing my best to avoid.

The only

other side effect from surgery that I experienced was the gas pains in the

shoulder. This also diminished within a few days I think.

Take care,

in BC

From:

achalasia [mailto:achalasia ] On Behalf Of sonet_smutny

Sent: August 14, 2005 8:54 PM

achalasia

Subject: spasms

What sort of spasms happen

after surgery? Are there any other side

effects that occur? I am having a lap hellers and

fundoplication and

have no idea of any side effects. Sure would love

any input. Thanks

Sonet

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> Well they have started. This one was a duesy. I am not sure how to

> stop them any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I feel like my

> chest is caaving in. I used to get them at the begining of my symptoms

> and then they went away with some milk, now that is not working so

> well. Thanks Sonet

Many people find that drinking cold or hot beverages helps (cold water

always seems to work for me, though I'm a poor example because I don't

get spasms very often).

[Guest guest]

Popsicles -- as soon as they start -- that saved me!

Peggy

> Well they have started. This one was a duesy. I am not sure how to

> stop them any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I feel like my

> chest is caaving in. I used to get them at the begining of my symptoms

> and then they went away with some milk, now that is not working so

> well. Thanks Sonet

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I finally emailed my Doctor after 45 minutes and he said that if I

continue to get them he can prescribe an antispasmatic called Bentyl

and that should help. I could not stop that thing and I thought I was

going to cry for a while. Thanks for all of the advice. Sonet

> > Well they have started. This one was a duesy. I am not sure how to

> > stop them any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I feel

like my

> > chest is caaving in. I used to get them at the begining of my

symptoms

> > and then they went away with some milk, now that is not working so

> > well. Thanks Sonet

[Guest guest]

Sonet - Sorry to hear about your spasms. The thing that works the best

for me is ...take 2 Extra Strength Gaviscon - let them melt in your mouth

...don't swallow whole. Lie down with a hot water bottle on your chest. I

think the hot water bottle relaxes the esophagus and it always " feels good "

when suffering this pain. Although it doesn't happen immediately, the spasm

does subside and go away. This may not work for everyone but is the only

solution for me, and might be worth a try.

Hope it helps some.................All the best, , Vancouver BC

spasms

> Well they have started. This one was a duesy. I am not sure how to

> stop them any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I feel like my

> chest is caaving in. I used to get them at the begining of my symptoms

> and then they went away with some milk, now that is not working so

> well. Thanks Sonet

>

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On 9/22/2005 at 10:03:06 A.M. Central Standard Time Kathie wrote:

I have filled out 2 of the forms. Both times, his research assistant called me, asked a few more questions, and thanked me for sending the additional information. I do not know if it will really help, but at least I know I tried.

Good for you. It is time for these doctors to know the difference

in heartburn and spasms. Tell them if they want more info

on these spasms to join this group.

Hugs,

Maggie

Alabama

[Guest guest]

I also never heard any of my doctors ever mention

" spasms " . Right after surgery, before I was allowed

to drink anything I had a spasms so bad all of my

vitals were not good and the nurse called the doctor.

They gave me a shoot of pepcid. While I was having

the spasm, they did a barium swallow and the doctor

said she did not see anything in the esophagus. But

the doctor still never mentioned " spasms " . The first

time I heard mentioned of " spasms " was on this web

site. But now I know, it's not heartburn.

--- michelle <michelle.mcnair@...>

wrote:

> here's my take on spasms vs. heartburn. Believe it

> or not, for many

> years, I never even heard about spasms - not a

> single doctor had

> mentioned them to me. I could not however figure out

> why when I

> had 'indigestion' that I could drink half a bottle

> of maalox or the

> like and it didn't help at all. It was probably

> about 5-6 years after I

> was diagnosed before I had a GI say 'spasm'.

> So - if you think it's heartburn and no antacids are

> working at all,

> it's probably spasms.

>

> Is that oversimplifying??

>

> Happy Swallowing!

> - in Va.

>

>

>

>

>

>

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Right to the point!

>

> here's my take on spasms vs. heartburn. Believe it or not, for many

> years, I never even heard about spasms - not a single doctor had

> mentioned them to me. I could not however figure out why when I

> had 'indigestion' that I could drink half a bottle of maalox or the

> like and it didn't help at all. It was probably about 5-6 years after I

> was diagnosed before I had a GI say 'spasm'.

> So - if you think it's heartburn and no antacids are working at all,

> it's probably spasms.

>

> Is that oversimplifying??

>

> Happy Swallowing!

> - in Va.

>

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My surgeon pointed out that the spasms for a long time were not

picked up as a symptom to A. It is only recently that these spasms

have been recognised as part of A. At this point they have not yet

researched this side of it enough and nothing yet is found to help

it. We still need this research to go ahead.

My surgeon Dr Bessell is hopefully going to get a poll together when

he can fit it in his tight schedule on this group for collating.

>

> > here's my take on spasms vs. heartburn. Believe it

> > or not, for many

> > years, I never even heard about spasms - not a

> > single doctor had

> > mentioned them to me. I could not however figure out

> > why when I

> > had 'indigestion' that I could drink half a bottle

> > of maalox or the

> > like and it didn't help at all. It was probably

> > about 5-6 years after I

> > was diagnosed before I had a GI say 'spasm'.

> > So - if you think it's heartburn and no antacids are

> > working at all,

> > it's probably spasms.

> >

> > Is that oversimplifying??

> >

> > Happy Swallowing!

> > - in Va.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

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I have been on Prilosec sense my surgery a year ago.

in Suffolk

In a message dated 6/15/2006 7:44:56 PM GMT Standard Time, michelle.mcnair@... writes:

hey - so you don't have spasms ever??that's awesome but again this may be one of those individual response things because - you name the acid blocker - I've taken it (other than nexium). In the last 10 years, give or take, I've been on Prilosec, Prevacid and now, Protonix - based on what my insurance company would pay for at the time. I never found much of a difference between them. Since we're on the topic of PPI's, there has been some discussion about PPI's causing swallowing difficulties. Here's my story - I had A for 3 years, with difficulty swallowing, before I was ever diagnosed. I was also diagnosed in 1983 LONG before anyone took PPI's (they didn't exist). I'm not saying it may be the case with some, but it is not a direct cause.Hmmm, anyone else taking Prilosec?happy Swallowing!- in Va. posted below saying to , about spasms,> > "I don't think anyone has found a way to prevent them totally."> > Actually, I did. Its been mentioned here before by myself, and of course, I > must mention the usual disclaimer that what works for someone on this Board > may not work for someone else. I drink soda and take nifedipine to combat > the spasms, others cannot tolerate it. My way that did work to prevent spasms > totally had nothing to do with soda or nifedipine.> > Back around 1994, 3 years after my surgery I asked my GI doctor what I could > do about the spasms. We both knew I was using soda & nifedipine at the time, > but I wanted something more, something to prevent it from happening in the > first place (and why should I be so special?)> > He prescribed Prilosec, which most of us have heard of for GERD. Why > Prilosec? Isn't that to stop acid reflux? Are spasms really acid reflux? But how > can that be if I've had the wrap and my LES is mostly contracted shut? How > can Prilosec help?> > Well, we all know that nifedipine, a calcium channel blocker, as recently > posted, was not originally intended to be used by Achalasians, rather for the > heart. Same with Prilosec having a different purpose, but can help other > conditions too.> > I was game. I started taking it (the original Prilosec), and the spasms > stopped. I continued for over a year and a half. Not one spasm. It was like a > cure for Kryptonite! (see "Superman Returns" coming to a theater near you, > June 28th). After reading some not so great things about Prilosec in the > long term sense, I stopped taking it. I got another 6 months reprieve before > the spasms came back again.>

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hey - so you don't have spasms ever??

that's awesome but again this may be one of those individual response

things because - you name the acid blocker - I've taken it (other

than nexium). In the last 10 years, give or take, I've been on

Prilosec, Prevacid and now, Protonix - based on what my insurance

company would pay for at the time. I never found much of a difference

between them.

Since we're on the topic of PPI's, there has been some discussion

about PPI's causing swallowing difficulties. Here's my story - I had

A for 3 years, with difficulty swallowing, before I was ever

diagnosed. I was also diagnosed in 1983 LONG before anyone took PPI's

(they didn't exist). I'm not saying it may be the case with some, but

it is not a direct cause.

Hmmm, anyone else taking Prilosec?

happy Swallowing!

- in Va.

posted below saying to , about spasms,

>

> " I don't think anyone has found a way to prevent them totally. "

>

> Actually, I did. Its been mentioned here before by myself, and of

course, I

> must mention the usual disclaimer that what works for someone on

this Board

> may not work for someone else. I drink soda and take nifedipine

to combat

> the spasms, others cannot tolerate it. My way that did work to

prevent spasms

> totally had nothing to do with soda or nifedipine.

>

> Back around 1994, 3 years after my surgery I asked my GI doctor

what I could

> do about the spasms. We both knew I was using soda & nifedipine at

the time,

> but I wanted something more, something to prevent it from

happening in the

> first place (and why should I be so special?)

>

> He prescribed Prilosec, which most of us have heard of for GERD.

Why

> Prilosec? Isn't that to stop acid reflux? Are spasms really acid

reflux? But how

> can that be if I've had the wrap and my LES is mostly contracted

shut? How

> can Prilosec help?

>

> Well, we all know that nifedipine, a calcium channel blocker, as

recently

> posted, was not originally intended to be used by Achalasians,

rather for the

> heart. Same with Prilosec having a different purpose, but can

help other

> conditions too.

>

> I was game. I started taking it (the original Prilosec), and the

spasms

> stopped. I continued for over a year and a half. Not one spasm.

It was like a

> cure for Kryptonite! (see " Superman Returns " coming to a theater

near you,

> June 28th). After reading some not so great things about Prilosec

in the

> long term sense, I stopped taking it. I got another 6 months

reprieve before

> the spasms came back again.

>

[Guest guest]

It is my memory that some of us have had some relief from calcium and magnesuim

supplements to relieve spasms and relax the LES. Tums has lots of

calcuim....hmmmm..

Peggy

> >

> > Ae you having chest pains?

> > Achalasia casues muscle spasms that we all call chest pains,

> becasue

> > it is a non-cardiac chest pain which feels like a heart attack.

> The

> > first two I had I went to the emergency room thinking I had a

> heart

> > attck, but didn't, I was misdiagnosed for many years, but that is

> a

> > different story.

> > Maybe the doctor is thinking that if the mammontry rules IN

> > achalasia, then he can rule OUT that your chest pains are heart

> > related.

> > If he thinks the heart is an issue why no EKG or whatever they do

> > now.

> > Ask him what he is thinking

> > Dave-State of Jefferson

> >

>

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hi, Peggy,

I used to believe I have GERD. so whenever I have " heartburn " , I

took a lot of TUM. and they did not help at all. my heartburn used to

last for a couple hours. now it is mild and short.

Quinica

> > >

> > > Ae you having chest pains?

> > > Achalasia casues muscle spasms that we all call chest pains,

> > becasue

> > > it is a non-cardiac chest pain which feels like a heart attack.

> > The

> > > first two I had I went to the emergency room thinking I had a

> > heart

> > > attck, but didn't, I was misdiagnosed for many years, but that

is

> > a

> > > different story.

> > > Maybe the doctor is thinking that if the mammontry rules IN

> > > achalasia, then he can rule OUT that your chest pains are heart

> > > related.

> > > If he thinks the heart is an issue why no EKG or whatever they

do

> > > now.

> > > Ask him what he is thinking

> > > Dave-State of Jefferson

> > >

> >

> >

> >

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I took a supplement from my TCM called Myocalm that included calcium and

magnesium,

valarian root, lotus flower root and I had great success with calming spasm and

improving

swallowing. Don't need it now as I am post myotomy.

Peg

> > > >

> > > > Ae you having chest pains?

> > > > Achalasia casues muscle spasms that we all call chest pains,

> > > becasue

> > > > it is a non-cardiac chest pain which feels like a heart attack.

> > > The

> > > > first two I had I went to the emergency room thinking I had a

> > > heart

> > > > attck, but didn't, I was misdiagnosed for many years, but that

> is

> > > a

> > > > different story.

> > > > Maybe the doctor is thinking that if the mammontry rules IN

> > > > achalasia, then he can rule OUT that your chest pains are heart

> > > > related.

> > > > If he thinks the heart is an issue why no EKG or whatever they

> do

> > > > now.

> > > > Ask him what he is thinking

> > > > Dave-State of Jefferson

> > > >

> > >

> > >

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hello david. i know how disabling the spasms are. for a long time i

thought i was trying everything..until i learned to control them by

gulping water as soon as i felt one coming on. and i certainly

learned to recognize the earliest onset of a spasm. i read that

years ago in someone else's story about achalasia and it works for

me, which the angina medicines did not. good luck. sherry

> >

> > Ae you having chest pains?

> > Achalasia casues muscle spasms that we all call chest pains,

> becasue

> > it is a non-cardiac chest pain which feels like a heart attack.

> The

> > first two I had I went to the emergency room thinking I had a

> heart

> > attck, but didn't, I was misdiagnosed for many years, but that

is

> a

> > different story.

> > Maybe the doctor is thinking that if the mammontry rules IN

> > achalasia, then he can rule OUT that your chest pains are heart

> > related.

> > If he thinks the heart is an issue why no EKG or whatever they

do

> > now.

> > Ask him what he is thinking

> > Dave-State of Jefferson

> >

>

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hello david. i know how disabling the spasms are. for a long time i

thought i was trying everything..until i learned to control them by

gulping water as soon as i felt one coming on. and i certainly

learned to recognize the earliest onset of a spasm. i read that

years ago in someone else's story about achalasia and it works for

me, which the angina medicines did not. good luck. sherry

> >

> > Ae you having chest pains?

> > Achalasia casues muscle spasms that we all call chest pains,

> becasue

> > it is a non-cardiac chest pain which feels like a heart attack.

> The

> > first two I had I went to the emergency room thinking I had a

> heart

> > attck, but didn't, I was misdiagnosed for many years, but that

is

> a

> > different story.

> > Maybe the doctor is thinking that if the mammontry rules IN

> > achalasia, then he can rule OUT that your chest pains are heart

> > related.

> > If he thinks the heart is an issue why no EKG or whatever they

do

> > now.

> > Ask him what he is thinking

> > Dave-State of Jefferson

> >

>

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[Guest guest]

I had a really bad one out of the blue yesterday afternoon while driving. I

stopped and got

a lemon sorbet icee and that did the trick!

Peggy, who loves lemon sorbet!

> > >

> > > Ae you having chest pains?

> > > Achalasia casues muscle spasms that we all call chest pains,

> > becasue

> > > it is a non-cardiac chest pain which feels like a heart attack.

> > The

> > > first two I had I went to the emergency room thinking I had a

> > heart

> > > attck, but didn't, I was misdiagnosed for many years, but that

> is

> > a

> > > different story.

> > > Maybe the doctor is thinking that if the mammontry rules IN

> > > achalasia, then he can rule OUT that your chest pains are heart

> > > related.

> > > If he thinks the heart is an issue why no EKG or whatever they

> do

> > > now.

> > > Ask him what he is thinking

> > > Dave-State of Jefferson

> > >

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> >

> > Send instant messages to your online friends

> http://uk.messenger.

> >

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[Guest guest]

My husband just had his second hip replacement in 6 months. This time

he has been having spasms in his upper leg, especially when he is

trying to sleep. Any suggestions on how to prevent these. His doctor

has prescribed valium to help.