Re: Hi all - I' back - Andy

[Guest guest]

Hi Andy! So good to hear from and so glad things went well.I know

you are enjoying all the good foods you havent had in a long time,

but do take it slow and remember to stay on soft foods for a while.

Get you plenty of rest and do keep us posted on your progress as you

feel up to it.

Ps- My son says once a achalasian always a achalasian : ) You can

just eat now as one. Kids..lol

Hey how are the doggies? I bet they missed you!.

Take care-Tonia

>

> Firstly thanks to all of you for your support, help and advice -

Things

> would certainly have been much different without the invaluable

knowledge

> gained on here from all of you.

>

> Thanks also to Ann and Pippa for the 'get well' cards that were

there

> waiting at the hospital before me - bit of detective work on

Pippa's part I

> suspect and thanks again to Pippa for keeping you all updated.

>

>

>

> As far as I knew I was going in Thursday at 3.30pm with surgery the

> following day but I was booked in for surgery the same day at

5.30 - thought

> it stage when the admissions clerk said I was just in for one

night! Anyway

> no time to panic, stayed in home clothes until the anaesthetist

had visited

> then changed into gown and paper pants - nice! Then the consultant

visited

> to check things and an hour later I walked to the anaesthetic

room, within

> minutes I was prepared and under.. and hour later I was back in my

bed with

> just one drip with fluids and paracetamol - thought it would have

been

> something stronger like morphine but didn't need it. In fact I had

no pain

> whatsoever - one of the nurses commented 'I won't get extra points

for being

> brave' but I said no there is no pain. Had a very good night, just

the

> oxygen mask and drip which was removed mid morning and was told I

could

> leave the same day. However later in the afternoon they checked my

temp and

> it had risen slightly (around 38) so they said they would rather

keep me in

> just to be ultra cautious. It rose a little more (38.4) by late

evening so I

> had some more paracetamol's and by this morning it was around 36

so after

> another visit by the consultant I was def allowed to leave and

here we are

> now.

>

> Regards the food it was quite weird as I have not felt any

different whilst

> it was going down... Surgery Thursday evening and by breakfast I

was on a

> bowl of rice crispiest and tea (this was a def no beforehand), mid

morning

> was biscuits and tea (again a no beforehand) lunch was chicken

soup, mashed

> potato and gravy followed by rice pudding (again apart from the

mash this

> was also a no). Evening meal was soup, scrambled eggs and ice cream

> (surprise surprise this would also have been a no before surgery).

This

> morning was tea and biscuits around 6.30 and cereals around 8.

All of this

> just seemed to go somewhere it didn't before and with no problems

or pain or

> anything - should I have been expecting much more as from what I

have read I

> have had an easy ride - definitely not complaining though and to

get private

> treatment paid for by our National Health Service was a big bonus -

would

> recommend it to anyone if they get a chance. My only thing at the

present is

> slight discomfort when I cough so I just hold a cushion on my

stomach and

> take it steady.

>

> My follow up is with a local nurse in a week to remove the staples

and in a

> month with the consultant.

>

>

>

> For reference my consultant was Mr Ackroyd -

> http://www.surgery4obesity.co.uk/introducing.asp - and I was

treated at the

> Claremont Hospital - http://www.claremont-hospital.com/ - my bed

was

> exactly as per the shared room layout and I had the first bed on

the left -

> He also treats NHS as I was - it was just to help the NHS waiting

lists that

> my surgery was taken out of the system

>

>

>

> Does this make me an ex -Achalasian ?

>

>

>

> Andy

>

> Yorkshire, England

>

[Guest guest]

Spoke too soon – not bad though, it was just about not

being able to feel things any different whilst eating. Well I can now. Just had

some stew and dumplings, only a little meat and well chewed but the carrots and

dumplings I could def feel go down – lovely – sheer bliss, at last.

Andy

PS Not picking the dogs up till tom, they will be another

excited so best have another days rest first

From: toniasdogsandi

[mailto:toniasdogsandi@...]

Sent: 19 January 2008 16:59

achalasia

Subject: Re: Hi all - I' back - Andy

Hi Andy! So good to hear from and so glad

things went well.I know

you are enjoying all the good foods you havent had in a long time,

but do take it slow and remember to stay on soft foods for a while.

Get you plenty of rest and do keep us posted on your progress as you

feel up to it.

Ps- My son says once a achalasian always a achalasian : ) You can

just eat now as one. Kids..lol

Hey how are the doggies? I bet they missed you!.

Take care-Tonia

>

> Firstly thanks to all of you for your support, help and advice -

Things

> would certainly have been much different without the invaluable

knowledge

> gained on here from all of you.

>

> Thanks also to Ann and Pippa for the 'get well' cards that were

there

> waiting at the hospital before me - bit of detective work on

Pippa's part I

> suspect and thanks again to Pippa for keeping you all updated.

>

>

>

> As far as I knew I was going in Thursday at 3.30pm with surgery the

> following day but I was booked in for surgery the same day at

5.30 - thought

> it stage when the admissions clerk said I was just in for one

night! Anyway

> no time to panic, stayed in home clothes until the anaesthetist

had visited

> then changed into gown and paper pants - nice! Then the consultant

visited

> to check things and an hour later I walked to the anaesthetic

room, within

> minutes I was prepared and under.. and hour later I was back in my

bed with

> just one drip with fluids and paracetamol - thought it would have

been

> something stronger like morphine but didn't need it. In fact I had

no pain

> whatsoever - one of the nurses commented 'I won't get extra points

for being

> brave' but I said no there is no pain. Had a very good night, just

the

> oxygen mask and drip which was removed mid morning and was told I

could

> leave the same day. However later in the afternoon they checked my

temp and

> it had risen slightly (around 38) so they said they would rather

keep me in

> just to be ultra cautious. It rose a little more (38.4) by late

evening so I

> had some more paracetamol's and by this morning it was around 36

so after

> another visit by the consultant I was def allowed to leave and

here we are

> now.

>

> Regards the food it was quite weird as I have not felt any

different whilst

> it was going down... Surgery Thursday evening and by breakfast I

was on a

> bowl of rice crispiest and tea (this was a def no beforehand), mid

morning

> was biscuits and tea (again a no beforehand) lunch was chicken

soup, mashed

> potato and gravy followed by rice pudding (again apart from the

mash this

> was also a no). Evening meal was soup, scrambled eggs and ice cream

> (surprise surprise this would also have been a no before surgery).

This

> morning was tea and biscuits around 6.30 and cereals around 8.

All of this

> just seemed to go somewhere it didn't before and with no problems

or pain or

> anything - should I have been expecting much more as from what I

have read I

> have had an easy ride - definitely not complaining though and to

get private

> treatment paid for by our National Health Service was a big bonus -

would

> recommend it to anyone if they get a chance. My only thing at the

present is

> slight discomfort when I cough so I just hold a cushion on my

stomach and

> take it steady.

>

> My follow up is with a local nurse in a week to remove the staples

and in a

> month with the consultant.

>

>

>

> For reference my consultant was Mr Ackroyd -

> http://www.surgery4obesity.co.uk/introducing.asp

- and I was

treated at the

> Claremont Hospital - http://www.claremont-hospital.com/

- my bed

was

> exactly as per the shared room layout and I had the first bed on

the left -

> He also treats NHS as I was - it was just to help the NHS waiting

lists that

> my surgery was taken out of the system

>

>

>

> Does this make me an ex -Achalasian ?

>

>

>

> Andy

>

> Yorkshire, England

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Andy

Its good to see you post so soon after your surgery, just take things

nice and slow with the diet and no heavy lifting for a while.

You certainly were treated very well in that hospital think it might

have been a bit different if it had been in a NHS one!

Have a list of questions with you when you go for that check up.

Pippa

>

> Firstly thanks to all of you for your support, help and advice -

Things

> would certainly have been much different without the invaluable

knowledge

> gained on here from all of you.

>

> Thanks also to Ann and Pippa for the 'get well' cards that were

there

> waiting at the hospital before me - bit of detective work on

Pippa's part I

> suspect and thanks again to Pippa for keeping you all updated.

>

>

>

> As far as I knew I was going in Thursday at 3.30pm with surgery the

> following day but I was booked in for surgery the same day at 5.30 -

thought

> it stage when the admissions clerk said I was just in for one

night! Anyway

> no time to panic, stayed in home clothes until the anaesthetist had

visited

> then changed into gown and paper pants - nice! Then the consultant

visited

> to check things and an hour later I walked to the anaesthetic room,

within

> minutes I was prepared and under.. and hour later I was back in my

bed with

> just one drip with fluids and paracetamol - thought it would have

been

> something stronger like morphine but didn't need it. In fact I had

no pain

> whatsoever - one of the nurses commented 'I won't get extra points

for being

> brave' but I said no there is no pain. Had a very good night, just

the

> oxygen mask and drip which was removed mid morning and was told I

could

> leave the same day. However later in the afternoon they checked my

temp and

> it had risen slightly (around 38) so they said they would rather

keep me in

> just to be ultra cautious. It rose a little more (38.4) by late

evening so I

> had some more paracetamol's and by this morning it was around 36 so

after

> another visit by the consultant I was def allowed to leave and here

we are

> now.

>

> Regards the food it was quite weird as I have not felt any

different whilst

> it was going down... Surgery Thursday evening and by breakfast I

was on a

> bowl of rice crispiest and tea (this was a def no beforehand), mid

morning

> was biscuits and tea (again a no beforehand) lunch was chicken

soup, mashed

> potato and gravy followed by rice pudding (again apart from the

mash this

> was also a no). Evening meal was soup, scrambled eggs and ice cream

> (surprise surprise this would also have been a no before surgery).

This

> morning was tea and biscuits around 6.30 and cereals around 8. All

of this

> just seemed to go somewhere it didn't before and with no problems

or pain or

> anything - should I have been expecting much more as from what I

have read I

> have had an easy ride - definitely not complaining though and to

get private

> treatment paid for by our National Health Service was a big bonus -

would

> recommend it to anyone if they get a chance. My only thing at the

present is

> slight discomfort when I cough so I just hold a cushion on my

stomach and

> take it steady.

>

> My follow up is with a local nurse in a week to remove the staples

and in a

> month with the consultant.

>

>

>

> For reference my consultant was Mr Ackroyd -

> http://www.surgery4obesity.co.uk/introducing.asp - and I was

treated at the

> Claremont Hospital - http://www.claremont-hospital.com/ - my bed

was

> exactly as per the shared room layout and I had the first bed on

the left -

> He also treats NHS as I was - it was just to help the NHS waiting

lists that

> my surgery was taken out of the system

>

>

>

> Does this make me an ex -Achalasian ?

>

>

>

> Andy

>

> Yorkshire, England

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome back to us Andy. I am delighted that things have gone so well for you. But don't try to rush your recovery. Take it gently and be kind to yourself. Best Wishes from Ann xx Haigh <andy.haigh@...> wrote: Firstly thanks to all of you for your support, help and advice – Things would certainly have been much different without the invaluable knowledge gained on here from all of you. Thanks also to Ann and Pippa for the ‘get well’ cards that were there waiting at the hospital before me – bit of detective work on Pippa’s part I suspect and thanks again to Pippa for keeping you all updated. As far as I knew I was going in Thursday at 3.30pm with surgery the following day but I was booked in for surgery the same day at 5.30 – thought it stage when the admissions clerk said I was just in for one night! Anyway no time to panic, stayed in home clothes until the

anaesthetist had visited then changed into gown and paper pants – nice! Then the consultant visited to check things and an hour later I walked to the anaesthetic room, within minutes I was prepared and under.. and hour later I was back in my bed with just one drip with fluids and paracetamol – thought it would have been something stronger like morphine but didn’t need it. In fact I had no pain whatsoever – one of the nurses commented ‘I won’t get extra points for being brave’ but I said no there is no pain. Had a very good night, just the oxygen mask and drip which was removed mid morning and was told I could leave the same day. However later in the afternoon they checked my temp and it had risen slightly (around 38) so they said they would rather keep me in just to be ultra cautious. It rose a little more (38.4) by late evening so I had some more paracetamol’s and by this morning it was around 36 so after another visit by the consultant I was def allowed to leave and here

we are now. Regards the food it was quite weird as I have not felt any different whilst it was going down... Surgery Thursday evening and by breakfast I was on a bowl of rice crispiest and tea (this was a def no beforehand), mid morning was biscuits and tea (again a no beforehand) lunch was chicken soup, mashed potato and gravy followed by rice pudding (again apart from the mash this was also a no). Evening meal was soup, scrambled eggs and ice cream (surprise surprise this would also have been a no before surgery). This morning was tea and biscuits around 6.30 and cereals around 8. All of this just seemed to go somewhere it didn’t before and with no problems or pain or anything – should I have been expecting much more as from what I have read I have had an easy ride – definitely not complaining though and to get private treatment paid for by our National Health Service was a big

bonus – would recommend it to anyone if they get a chance. My only thing at the present is slight discomfort when I cough so I just hold a cushion on my stomach and take it steady. My follow up is with a local nurse in a week to remove the staples and in a month with the consultant. For reference my consultant was Mr Ackroyd - http://www.surgery4obesity.co.uk/introducing.asp - and I was treated at the Claremont Hospital - http://www.claremont-hospital.com/ - my bed was exactly as per the shared room layout and I had the first bed on the left – He also treats NHS as I was – it was just to help the NHS waiting lists that my surgery was taken out of the system

Does this make me an ex -Achalasian ? Andy Yorkshire, England

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[Guest guest]

Thanks again Ann especially for the card.

Andy

From: Ann Higgs

[mailto:lilac_blossom_lady@...]

Sent: 20 January 2008 14:11

achalasia

Subject: Re: Hi all - I' back - Andy

Welcome

back to us Andy.

I

am delighted that things have gone so well for you.

But

don't try to rush your recovery. Take it gently and be kind to yourself.

Best

Wishes from Ann xx

Haigh <andy.haigh@...> wrote:

Firstly thanks

to all of you for your support, help and advice – Things would

certainly have been much different without the invaluable knowledge gained on

here from all of you.

Thanks also to Ann and Pippa for

the ‘get well’ cards that were there waiting at the hospital before

me – bit of detective work on Pippa’s part I suspect and thanks

again to Pippa for keeping you all updated.

As far as I

knew I was going in Thursday at 3.30pm with surgery the following day but I was

booked in for surgery the same day at 5.30 – thought it stage when the

admissions clerk said I was just in for one night! Anyway no time to panic,

stayed in home clothes until the anaesthetist had visited then changed into

gown and paper pants – nice! Then the consultant visited to check things

and an hour later I walked to the anaesthetic room, within minutes I was

prepared and under.. and hour later I was back in my bed with just one drip

with fluids and paracetamol – thought it would have been something

stronger like morphine but didn’t need it. In fact I had no pain

whatsoever – one of the nurses commented ‘I won’t get extra

points for being brave’ but I said no there is no pain. Had a very good

night, just the oxygen mask and drip which was removed mid morning and was told

I could leave the same day. However later in the afternoon they checked my temp

and it had risen slightly (around 38) so they said they would rather keep me in

just to be ultra cautious. It rose a little more (38.4) by late evening so I

had some more paracetamol’s and by this morning it was around 36 so after

another visit by the consultant I was def allowed to leave and here we are now.

Regards the

food it was quite weird as I have not felt any different whilst it was going

down... Surgery Thursday evening and by breakfast I was on a bowl of rice

crispiest and tea (this was a def no beforehand), mid morning was biscuits and

tea (again a no beforehand) lunch was chicken soup, mashed potato and gravy

followed by rice pudding (again apart from the mash this was also a no).

Evening meal was soup, scrambled eggs and ice cream (surprise surprise this

would also have been a no before surgery). This morning was tea and biscuits

around 6.30 and cereals around 8. All of this just seemed to go somewhere

it didn’t before and with no problems or pain or anything – should

I have been expecting much more as from what I have read I have had an easy

ride – definitely not complaining though and to get private treatment

paid for by our National Health Service was a big bonus – would recommend

it to anyone if they get a chance. My only thing at the present is slight

discomfort when I cough so I just hold a cushion on my stomach and take it

steady.

My follow up is

with a local nurse in a week to remove the staples and in a month with the

consultant.

For reference

my consultant was Mr Ackroyd - http://www.surgery4obesity.co.uk/introducing.asp

- and I was treated at the Claremont Hospital - http://www.claremont-hospital.com/

- my bed was exactly as per the shared room layout and I had the first bed on

the left – He also treats NHS as I was – it was just to help the

NHS waiting lists that my surgery was taken out of the system

Does this make

me an ex -Achalasian ?

Andy

Yorkshire,

England

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[Guest guest]

Hi Andy,

I am glad to know things went ok for you and glad to see you online again. Please do take it easy and don't overdo things! Do take things easy foodwise too!

Love,

Isabella

Hi all - I' back - Andy

Firstly thanks to all of you for your support, help and advice – Things would certainly have been much different without the invaluable knowledge gained on here from all of you.

Thanks also to Ann and Pippa for the ‘get well’ cards that were there waiting at the hospital before me – bit of detective work on Pippa’s part I suspect and thanks again to Pippa for keeping you all updated.

As far as I knew I was going in Thursday at 3.30pm with surgery the following day but I was booked in for surgery the same day at 5.30 – thought it stage when the admissions clerk said I was just in for one night! Anyway no time to panic, stayed in home clothes until the anaesthetist had visited then changed into gown and paper pants – nice! Then the consultant visited to check things and an hour later I walked to the anaesthetic room, within minutes I was prepared and under.. and hour later I was back in my bed with just one drip with fluids and paracetamol – thought it would have been something stronger like morphine but didn’t need it. In fact I had no pain whatsoever – one of the nurses commented ‘I won’t get extra points for being brave’ but I said no there is no pain. Had a very good night, just the oxygen mask and drip which was removed mid morning and was told I

could leave the same day. However later in the afternoon they checked my temp and it had risen slightly (around 38) so they said they would rather keep me in just to be ultra cautious. It rose a little more (38.4) by late evening so I had some more paracetamol’s and by this morning it was around 36 so after another visit by the consultant I was def allowed to leave and here we are now.

Regards the food it was quite weird as I have not felt any different whilst it was going down... Surgery Thursday evening and by breakfast I was on a bowl of rice crispiest and tea (this was a def no beforehand), mid morning was biscuits and tea (again a no beforehand) lunch was chicken soup, mashed potato and gravy followed by rice pudding (again apart from the mash this was also a no). Evening meal was soup, scrambled eggs and ice cream (surprise surprise this would also have been a no before surgery). This morning was tea and biscuits around 6.30 and cereals around 8. All of this just seemed to go somewhere it didn’t before and with no problems or pain or anything – should I have been expecting much more as from what I have read I have had an easy ride – definitely not complaining though and to get private treatment paid for by our National Health Service was a big bonus –

would recommend it to anyone if they get a chance. My only thing at the present is slight discomfort when I cough so I just hold a cushion on my stomach and take it steady.

My follow up is with a local nurse in a week to remove the staples and in a month with the consultant.

For reference my consultant was Mr Ackroyd - http://www.surgery4 obesity.co. uk/introducing. asp - and I was treated at the Claremont Hospital - http://www.claremon t-hospital. com/ - my bed was exactly as per the shared room layout and I had the first bed on the left – He also treats NHS as I was – it was just to help the NHS waiting lists that my surgery was taken out of the system

Does this make me an ex -Achalasian ?

Andy

Yorkshire, England

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[Guest guest]

Hi Andy Congratulations! My understanding is that once an "A" always an "A" but you enjoy your food. I am! My experience has been about what you described except for "gas" and I think that is just age Take it slow and easy and no rushing stuff and God Luck! Be sure and get some walking in. Millie - VA Haigh <andy.haigh@...> wrote: Firstly thanks to all of

you for your support, help and advice – Things would certainly have been much different without the invaluable knowledge gained on here from all of you. Thanks also to Ann and Pippa for the ‘get well’ cards that were there waiting at the hospital before me – bit of detective work on Pippa’s part I suspect and thanks again to Pippa for keeping you all updated. As far as I knew I was going in Thursday at 3.30pm with surgery the following day but I was booked in for surgery the same day at 5.30 – thought it stage when the admissions clerk said I was just in for one night! Anyway no time to panic, stayed in home clothes until the anaesthetist had visited then changed into gown and paper pants – nice! Then the

consultant visited to check things and an hour later I walked to the anaesthetic room, within minutes I was prepared and under.. and hour later I was back in my bed with just one drip with fluids and paracetamol – thought it would have been something stronger like morphine but didn’t need it. In fact I had no pain whatsoever – one of the nurses commented ‘I won’t get extra points for being brave’ but I said no there is no pain. Had a very good night, just the oxygen mask and drip which was removed mid morning and was told I could leave the same day. However later in the afternoon they checked my temp and it had risen slightly (around 38) so they said they would rather keep me in just to be ultra cautious. It rose a little more (38.4) by late evening so I had some more paracetamol’s and by this morning it was around 36 so after another visit by the consultant I was def allowed to leave and here we are now. Regards the food it was quite weird as I have not felt any different whilst it was going down... Surgery Thursday evening and by breakfast I was on a bowl of rice crispiest and tea (this was a def no beforehand), mid morning was biscuits and tea (again a no beforehand) lunch was chicken soup, mashed potato and gravy followed by rice pudding (again apart from the mash this was also a no). Evening meal was soup, scrambled eggs and ice cream (surprise surprise this would also have been a no before surgery). This morning was tea and biscuits around 6.30 and cereals around 8. All of this just seemed to go somewhere it didn’t before and with no problems or pain or anything – should I have been expecting much more as from what I have read I have had an easy ride – definitely not complaining though and to get private treatment paid for by our National Health Service was a big bonus – would recommend it to anyone if they get a chance. My only thing at

the present is slight discomfort when I cough so I just hold a cushion on my stomach and take it steady. My follow up is with a local nurse in a week to remove the staples and in a month with the consultant. For reference my consultant was Mr Ackroyd - http://www.surgery4obesity.co.uk/introducing.asp - and I was treated at the Claremont Hospital - http://www.claremont-hospital.com/ - my bed was exactly as per the shared room layout and I had the first bed on the left – He also treats NHS as I was – it was just to help the NHS waiting lists that my surgery was taken out of the system Does this make me an ex -Achalasian ? Andy Yorkshire, England

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