Re: newly diagnosed with ..essted..find expert doctor?

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hello lindsay,

what I meant was forcing food down only makes the esophagus larger, and in some

cases may contraindicate surgical approaches. when it's treated early and

aggressively, achalasia responds better to treatment. however when it advances

over decades, management of the symptoms becomes the last line of defense. in my

case the DEA just arressted my doctor, leaving me without any care ,besides a

new CT scan which shows end stage achalasia ,,, something my GI and I

already knew.

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> > Your experts will want to perform a dilatation, then another, and another;

inject botox into the LES, perform manometry testing, endoscopies, possibly try

nifedine or Ca channel blockers; perrhaps a myotomy with or without a

fundoplication.

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> > By this time it may be too late. The damage to your esophagus is

irreversible.

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