Patty

[Guest guest]

It seems the physiology of the sphincter muscle if often confused.

A " sphincter " is the defined term for a circular muscle group. Your

have many " sphincters " in your body. The circular muscles around

your eyes and mouth are sphincters. The cardiac sphincter is the

tight muscle that lies at the opening of the stomach cavity; only

called cardiac because of its locality to the heart. Your rectum is

a sphincter. There are many others as well. Manometry is a rule of

measurement to determine the pressure of such a sphincter. Think

about the times you have placed a tire pressure guage into a car

tire that appeared low and read the measurement. The monotromic

reading of a sphincter are done in the exact way; with smaller

guages thank goodness. When they cut the sphincter of Oddi like

with a sphinterotomy it is very similiar to an episotomy that one

might have done with childbirth. The stent will be placed into the

sphincter of odi to enable the cut to heal so that it stays open.

Using that same practice for an episotomy would not be so

acceptable. I have been so pleased with all the people on this

site. I have learned so very much, and hope to continue to do so.

Treatments are different everywhere and it is very valuable that we

talk about all such treatments so that we as a group can insure that

we are all receiving the best treatment. Beleive me if anybody on

this site thought anything going on with anybody with any physician;

it would be well heard. We stand together to insure that we all are

cared for well, that we all know what information is necessary in

order to achieve the quality of life we deserve. I love that there

are differences in the way some things are done. All of the

differences added together equal knowledge, an opportunity to learn;

and that is something we never; and will hopefully, never stop

doing. Getting the stent pulled is not so bad sug; would rather be

elsewhere, but its not so bad.

Good luck and let me know how it goes.

Warmly