Guest guest Posted August 14, 2000 Report Share Posted August 14, 2000 - Finally got around to reading this article. Thanks - it's excellent! How did you find it? It doesn't come up on the metasearches I've done. Regards, Carol An excellent article Dear Carol, Thanks for your reply. I will be asking my local pharmacy for Cola Syrup! I recently found an excellent article in the website of the Arizona Associates in Advanced Laporoscopic Surgery http://www.aalaparoscopic-surgery.com/achalasi.htm It provides a history to the present day and a very advanced description of the laporoscopic surgery. It does take a while to load (86kB) but it's definitely worth it. With best regards Wemyss -----Original Message-----From: sentto-1073445-42-964947411-charles=wemyss.co.ukreturns (DOT) onelist.com [mailto:sentto-1073445-42-964947411-charles=wemyss.co.ukreturns (DOT) onelist.com]On Behalf Of Carol HaggasSent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 12:34achalasiaegroupsSubject: Re: A brief medical history Hello, -Have been meaning to respond to your message for some time now, justfinished up a big project and so am playing catchup with e-mails.You explained your condition very well and so I must say, welcome to theclub! I think we all sort of find our way of coping with this disease,through trial and error mostly. For instance, one of the things I relied onto help ease the chest pains (which I assume are spasms of the LES) and tomove clogged food down rather than up and out, is an over-the-counter remedyfor nausea called Cola Syrup. It's essentially the base syrup for the sodaCoca-Cola. As a child, my mother used to give me a spoonful or so if mystomach was upset and I always have some on hand because I hate feelingnauseous. How I discovered it for my achalasia was sheer accident: I had aparticularly bad weekend a few years back of not being able to swallowanything, including my own saliva. I had regurgitated so much that mythroat was raw. Not having a cough syrup in the house, I just grabbed theCola Syrup bottle. Within seconds the spasm pain was gone - felt like arosebud unfurling in my chest. Next I tried it when food was lodged and itworked better than water for helping those clogged morsels pass through.Before my surgery, I found those foods that I could and couldn't eat. Drysnack foods always worked - chips, dried cereals, pretzels, etc. - andalmost anything sweet, regardless of the consistency. Fresh fruits werehard, as were some fresh vegetables like tomatoes. Breads were impossible.So I existed on a lot of mashed potatoes, soups, applesauce, puddings. Allthis has changed since my surgery and now I eat anything I like.I agree with you on stress and the role it plays. I've had a few episodesof chest pains in the last two weeks, the first I've had since my surgery inNov. I'm under a lot of stress right now, so I'm not likely to rush off todoctor. I was prescribed Levsin for these attacks and they work veryquickly. Hopefully my life will calm down and I won't have the spasmsagain. If not, then I guess we re-evaluate the situation.Hopefully your condition is stable and manageable but should you find itnecessary to go on to the next level of treatment, I would encourage thesurgery and hope you can find someone with laparoscopic experience. Myoperation was done in about 90 minutes and I was hospitalized for 2 days,although I think I could have come home after one. No pain from operationother than gas used in laparoscopy settles in neck and shoulders and takes awhile to dissipate.Hope this info has helped - take care,Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2000 Report Share Posted August 15, 2000 Dear Carol, I use www.dogpile.com as my metasearch engine. The article comes up on the first page! With best regards Wemyss [mailto:charleswemyss (DOT) co.uk] -----Original Message-----From: sentto-1073445-65-966316498-charles=wemyss.co.ukreturns (DOT) onelist.com [mailto:sentto-1073445-65-966316498-charles=wemyss.co.ukreturns (DOT) onelist.com]On Behalf Of Carol HaggasSent: Monday, August 14, 2000 21:58achalasiaegroupsSubject: Re: An excellent article - Finally got around to reading this article. Thanks - it's excellent! How did you find it? It doesn't come up on the metasearches I've done. Regards, Carol An excellent article Dear Carol, Thanks for your reply. I will be asking my local pharmacy for Cola Syrup! I recently found an excellent article in the website of the Arizona Associates in Advanced Laporoscopic Surgery http://www.aalaparoscopic-surgery.com/achalasi.htm It provides a history to the present day and a very advanced description of the laporoscopic surgery. It does take a while to load (86kB) but it's definitely worth it. With best regards Wemyss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2000 Report Share Posted August 20, 2000 - Thanks for the tip about Dogpile. I forget about this as a great search engine (I usually use ixquick for meta-searches). The article you found is wonderful - probably the best to date on the subject. Hope you are well - Take care! Carol An excellent article Dear Carol, Thanks for your reply. I will be asking my local pharmacy for Cola Syrup! I recently found an excellent article in the website of the Arizona Associates in Advanced Laporoscopic Surgery http://www.aalaparoscopic-surgery.com/achalasi.htm It provides a history to the present day and a very advanced description of the laporoscopic surgery. It does take a while to load (86kB) but it's definitely worth it. With best regards Wemyss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Thanks for that link. It's useful to have such articles to send friends who have too much brain fog to read a book. :-) Miriam > > For all of you who have questions or problems arising from your condition that you are at a loss to understand, I would read this article. I bet you will find the answer there. This doctor really DOES know what he is talking about and his paper is so easy to understand. > > This is another one from Mandy. > > Luv - Sheila > http://www.healthy.net/scr/Article.asp?Id=528 & xcntr=1 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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