Guest guest Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 i had the myotomy in sept. all been good (mostly) this has happened a few times and now has been going on for 2 days. discomfort in the lower E area. i think my food is still in there. but i really have a hard time regurging after the myotomy. i drank liquid . think it is going down.just opened a diet pepsi to see if it goes down. doest feel like gerd nor heartburn.. but have to confess and say i ate popcorn for supper last night and then today i ate sone crispy crispy bacon, which i have eaten before and no trouble. threw all that up, then at noon ate a burger and up it came. then tonight ate little and had discomfort. guess Piggy SISTER should have stopped eating. but kept thinking it was going to go down. guess i will stick to liquid and see what happens. i think the food part isnt going down. dang. what does this mean?? happened a few times (really many times) since the myotomy but not like a whole couple days.. well ----any ideas? i am going to only do liquid for couple days and see what happens. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 I think it's very tempting to forget that the Heller *isn't* a return to pre-Achalasia. It *feels* SO much better, we start to convince ourselves that there is nothing wrong with us. And there IS. Hell, my Heller's only a week old, and I've already pushed the limit a couple of times. . . . It's a rough balancing act to keep from getting so hongry that we throw caution to the wind, and yet keep enough calories and nutrients flowing through the pipe to keep us healthy. Prolly, long term, it means learning to eat in entirely new ways. Focusing on food that is nutrient-dense and calorie-dense so that the small meals demanded can still keep us going strong. I'd do what you're doing for a couple more days, and if it doesn't clear, I'd get to your GI. If he's one of the slow ones, I might hit ER instead. If he IS one of the slow ones, it might be good to be looking around for one who can see Achalasia as an emergency when it warrants. . . Good luck, Sweetie! Don't be beating yourself up, but DO try to be careful!! xox (WV) > > i had the myotomy in sept. all been good (mostly) this has happened a few times and now has been going on for 2 days. discomfort in the lower E area. i think my food is still in there. but i really have a hard time regurging after the myotomy. i drank liquid . think it is going down.just opened a diet pepsi to see if it goes down. doest feel like gerd nor heartburn.. but have to confess and say i ate popcorn for supper last night and then today i ate sone crispy crispy bacon, which i have eaten before and no trouble. threw all that up, then at noon ate a burger and up it came. then tonight ate little and had discomfort. guess Piggy SISTER should have stopped eating. but kept thinking it was going to go down. guess i will stick to liquid and see what happens. i think the food part isnt going down. dang. what does this mean?? happened a few times (really many times) since the myotomy but not like a whole couple days.. well ----any ideas? i am going to only do liquid for couple days and see what happens. Kim > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Hi Kim, and are both right. We want so bad to eat and drink like normal people, to be able to eat the same things our family and friends are eating but there are limitations. I haven't had myotomy yet but had two dilations last year and still can't eat a lot of things I really want to. I envy anyone with Achalasia who can eat steak and anything other than soft food. I am only 8 months into A and am still trying to get my diet right!  I would have thought though after 3 months you wouldn't have these problems so calling your GI couldn't hurt. I hope it gets better for you soon. I know it is so frustrating and I too am guilty of taking too big of bites and not chewing fully and I pay for it later. My doctor had told me that taking smaller bites and putting the fork down for a little while between bites would help tremendously. I know this can be difficult to do especially when most of us are on the go all the time. But with time you will also get a better feel how life after myotomy will be for you.  Good luck!  Kim A ________________________________ From: RICHARD FRIEDMAN <cynmark24@...> achalasia Sent: Thursday, January 5, 2012 10:36 AM Subject: Re: Re: discomfort  Hi Kim,  I think the well intended suggestion for an emergency dilatation is a bit extreme and premature. (WV) has it right with what she said. We're only human that it is " human nature " to want to eat " normally " again after having this operation. While we all make a couple of slips from time to time, you will profit from your experience over time as to what to eat and what not to eat, and when it is better to eat certain foods and when (meaning time of day) you should never touch certain items. Generally speaking, " spongy " items such as popcorn and certain meats, our teeth cannot break up sufficiently to clear thru to the stomach as well as other items. Toast, just another form of bread, has a better chance of going down than it would not be toasted (some people's experience might vary with that example).  It would not be a bad idea to " clear " yourself up before starting over again, as you suggested, by staying with clear liquids for a while. Not just water, of course, but chicken broth, nutritional drinks, etc.  While you indicated that you are drinking with meals, are you also drinking a glass of liquid before you start a meal as well, along with a glass of liquid after you finish a meal? It can make an enormous difference if you having food sitting around after a meal, just waiting to cause problems for your next meal.  While its normal to find it harder to regurgitate after having a myotomy, you should focus your attention on eating slower, drinking more, clearing before and after a meal, and eating less of the items guaranteed to give you problems.  This is all new to you (post-Heller), so don't beat yourself up over it. Just be more patient with the whole process and keep posting here.  From: puddleriver13 <puddleriver13@...> Subject: Re: discomfort achalasia Date: Thursday, January 5, 2012, 10:24 AM  I think it's very tempting to forget that the Heller *isn't* a return to pre-Achalasia. It *feels* SO much better, we start to convince ourselves that there is nothing wrong with us. And there IS. Hell, my Heller's only a week old, and I've already pushed the limit a couple of times. . . . It's a rough balancing act to keep from getting so hongry that we throw caution to the wind, and yet keep enough calories and nutrients flowing through the pipe to keep us healthy. Prolly, long term, it means learning to eat in entirely new ways. Focusing on food that is nutrient-dense and calorie-dense so that the small meals demanded can still keep us going strong. I'd do what you're doing for a couple more days, and if it doesn't clear, I'd get to your GI. If he's one of the slow ones, I might hit ER instead. If he IS one of the slow ones, it might be good to be looking around for one who can see Achalasia as an emergency when it warrants. . . Good luck, Sweetie! Don't be beating yourself up, but DO try to be careful!! xox (WV) > > i had the myotomy in sept. all been good (mostly) this has happened a few times and now has been going on for 2 days. discomfort in the lower E area. i think my food is still in there. but i really have a hard time regurging after the myotomy. i drank liquid . think it is going down.just opened a diet pepsi to see if it goes down. doest feel like gerd nor heartburn.. but have to confess and say i ate popcorn for supper last night and then today i ate sone crispy crispy bacon, which i have eaten before and no trouble. threw all that up, then at noon ate a burger and up it came. then tonight ate little and had discomfort. guess Piggy SISTER should have stopped eating. but kept thinking it was going to go down. guess i will stick to liquid and see what happens. i think the food part isnt going down. dang. what does this mean?? happened a few times (really many times) since the myotomy but not like a whole couple days.. well ----any ideas? i am going to only do liquid for couple days and see what happens. 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