Re: Re: Achalasia after Heller Myotomy

January 26, 2012

I also had Fuller @ Cedars last April. Results were good.

Marci

Northern Cal

On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 8:03 AM, Sandy <toomuchclutter@...> wrote:

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> I saw Dr. Fuller @ Cedars. I had surgery about 6 years ago and have

> never looked back. Email me for more info, if you like.-- Sandy in So Cal.

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> > Hi well I'm new to this group tarae83 I'm going to be seeing a Dr kline

> at USC on feb 6th for the first time, I will let you know how it goes. He

> is one that specializes in several espoghaus disorders and there also a few

> others.

> >

> > Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T

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> > Achalasia after Heller Myotomy

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I have had achalasia for about 7 years now. Since being diagnosed with

> achalasia, I have had 2 surgeries. I had a HM with a partial fundoplication

> in 2006 and it seemed to be working well for me for about a year when I

> started to have swallowing issues again. After further testing, they found

> out that I now had a Hiatal Hernia and my fundoplication that was done was

> starting to come undone. This brought me back to the surgical table once

> again in 2009. Since the last surgery, heartburn has been a big issue for

> me. I am on 3 different medications that I take up to 4 times a day (a

> total of 9 doses a day) and I still have heartburn. Now I am experiencing

> some sharp pains in my esophagus/stomach area. I was seeing Dr. Maish

> at UCLA for the past couple of years, but I just found out that she has

> moved to Freemont, CA which is quite a ways from me. I was wondering if

> anyone knew of any doctors in the Los Angeles area that specialize in

> Achalasia. I kind of need someone specialized because Achalasia isnt my

> only esophageal disease. I also have a pretty severe case of Eosinophilic

> Esophagitis. Because of this, I have EGD every 3 months. Needless to say, I

> would like a good doctor that isnt just going to want to cut me open. Any

> suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

> >

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