Guest guest Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 So, I had a manometry test yesterday to help them determine what the next course of action is. After I vomited blood two weeks ago, my three scopes and one flouroscopy showed that the bottom of my esophagus is now stretched, a lot! I don't really know what they felt they might see with the manometry, but the technician told me that it was a very interesting test. She showed me how whenever I would swallow, my whole esophagus (or at least the part that actually does anything) would contract at once instead of laddering from top to bottom. The fact that my esophagus is stretched so much in the bottom of it is what concerns me and my wife. My poor wife has only had the pleasure of knowing me much post myotomy, and all she ever had to deal with was me throwing up food that got stuck, not vomiting blood, possible surgery, etc. I am good with not knowing what's going to happen since I know we meet with the surgeon on Monday and he will surely have a plan in mind at that time. My question is how have other people helped their spouse, significant other, etc., through this unknown time period and how do you help them understand that something will be figured out, we just need to trust the doctors to come up with a plan. I think the scary part to my wife is that the technician made a comment that she would be interested in seeing what my surgeon comes up with for a plan since my esophagus is not presenting like typical achalasia patients do. I'm not surprised since I have had no peristalsis in the LES for 19 years, so foods been forced through there all this time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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