Guest guest Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Hope you have success with your doctor and treatment. I too am so grateful for this supportive group and all the information I have learned here. > > First of all, you guys are great! This is the first time I join a group > and I never expected to receive SO much support and advice from those > who experience achalasia! I have learned a lot from all of you and I am > taking your advice:Since I was so confused about *if* I had a true > achalasia diagnosis, I send my brother-in-law (anesthesiologist) in > Texas my records. He showed 2 gastroenterologists my records and both > agreed that it is indeed achalasia with esophageal spasms. They also > agreed that if they were treating me, they would suggest the botox > injections*with* dilation. SO, I am going to Dr. at Ochsner > in New Orleans as some of you have suggested (thanks!) My appointment is > Monday 3/19 and I will be there 1 and 1/2 hours early to make sure I > don't get stuck in traffic and miss the doctor again! He is SO booked > up, but they did hear me out and put me in asap because of my insurance > situation. This doctor is very experienced with A and I will mention > about being treated early and aggressively - and maybe NOT botox, since > it is such a temporary fix. I appreciate this group especially because > my husband is not supportive. I know he cares, and I tried to explain > the road ahead with achalasia, but he's never been sick a day in his > life so he's not really interested in talking about it - maybe that's a > good thing, but I'm grateful for this group and the internet! I'll > keep you posted..... > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 wrote: > > ... My appointment is Monday 3/19 ... > What did you find out? Botox is sometimes a good way to go as a test before surgery when there are spasm such as in DES. If it works then the surgery should work too. A negative result doesn't tell anything about surgery though. notan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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