Re: Re: My husband was diagnosed with Achalasia today

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Hi. The first doctor that I spoke with is Dr. Jay Marks at Cedars-Sinai in LA. Kenny saw Dr. Lambroza in New York.

Re: My husband was diagnosed with Achalasia today

Is this the doctor you are speaking about, he is in New York area. Maybe you are thinking of Mount Sinai?

http://www.lambroza .com/

Hi everybody,> > > > I hope this posting finds you all well.> > > > Wow! After 4 years of seeing different doctors (holistic and western > > medicine) and suffering from achalasia... it is finally confirmed today.> > > > To make a very long story short, my husband, Kenny, has had the classic > > symptoms of achalasia - food stuck in

esophagus, regurgitation, weight > > loss, choking in bed at night, and total frustration - for 4 years!!! > > He had all sorts of tests done....by holistic doctors ("You're possibly > > allergic to wheat.") to gastroenterologists . Unfortunately, none of > > them were specialists in "motility disorders". > > > > How did I figure out that Kenny has achalasia?? Google.com!! !!> > Seriously! I have googled "food stuck in chest", "food stuck in > > esophagus", "regurgitation of food", etc. and for so long, the > > word "achalasia" NEVER came up. But, a google result took me to a blog > > where a man suggested to another blogger that he might > > have "achalasia." So, I googled the word. I read an article by Dr. > > Jay Marks on Medicinet.com

and there it was!!! The symptoms were > > exactly the same....hallelujah! ! > > > > The next morning, I called Dr. Marks (Cedars-Sinai Hospital) and left > > him a voicemail. He called me back the very same night while I was > > rereading his article!! He suggested that Kenny see Dr. > > Schaefer, a gastroenterologist in New York. My husband did, and Dr. > > Schaefer referred Kenny to Dr. Arnon Lamboza who did the tests. Well, > > it's confirmed that Kenny has achalasia.> > > > I joined this group about one month ago and I'm so pleased with > > how the members support each other. Kenny was told about the 3 most > > popular treatments - myotomy, balloon and botox. > > > > Our question is "Are there any holistic treatments?? " If anybody knows > > of successful holistic treatments, please let me

know.> > > > Thank you all for reading this. I'm very appreciative of all your > > feedback. > > > > Peace,> > > > Sayydah > > New Jersey > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ---> > Never miss a thing. Make your homepage.> >>

Never miss a thing. Make your homepage.

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sayydahg wrote:

> How would a myotomy affect his breathing?

Long-term it is unlikely to effect it. Short-term he is going to be sore.

> How would botox affect other organs or lungs...

It is not likely to effect them. Recently there has been a warning

because some children have die after Botox treatments because it did

effect things away from the treatment area. The chance of something like

happening seem to be very small.

> what if the balloon dilation causes a rupture and then require surgery??

Sometime that leads to a open surgery where they spread open the ribs.

The recovery for that would be much slower than for a myotomy but in

time should not be a problem. The odds of that happening are small but

should be considered. Some ruptures are small enough that they don't

require surgery and will heal on their own.

Surgery can lead to adhesions. This is where fibrous tissue (scar

tissue) grows and joins organs together. Some people are more prone to

it than others. The odds are small that it will cause problems but in

his case he may want to be very clear with his doctors about anything

that could cause problems with the sax. That would include pain and

function problem from adhesions.

Botox and dilatation have some issues if he ever has a Heller myotomy

later on.

notan