Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Hi Vinnie, Â It's good to hear from you. I am SO glad that you are doing so well. Keep up the good work. Â Love from Ann XX From: oneofsevenwives <oneofsevenwives> Subject: Re: New member achalasia@grou ps.com Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 12:53 PM Welcome Holly, You've come to the right place. The folks on the board have a wealth of knowledge about achalasia. In VA > > Hello my name is Holly and I am 24 years old from southwest colorado. > I have been suffering from achalasia since i was 15 and I am scheduled > for my first esophogeal myotomy Aug. 14th and was wondering if anyone > could tell me about their personal experiences with the procedure. I > have had dilations done and had an ER scare back in May when I > developed bleeding ulcers in my esophagus and began throwing up large > amounts of blood and was put in the ICU. I had a dilation done after > that but it was recommended that I have the myotomy surgery done. Im a > bit afraid of having the surgery done after hearing some awful stories > of worse symptoms aftewards and I am also a very slow healer. If > anyone can tell me anything at all of their experiences I would > greatly appreciate any advice I can get. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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