Managing Achalasia Doesn’t Have To Be a Tough Pill To Swallow

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  • Опубліковано 29 бер 2022
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 35

  • @JunlugoPR
    @JunlugoPR Рік тому +6

    I was diagnosed with type 2 Achalasia on august of 2022, and on march 15 I’m gonna be getting a Heller Myotomy, God bless these doctors and anyone who is diagnosed with this disorder. Take care.

    • @jlc-th7zr
      @jlc-th7zr 3 місяці тому +1

      Hi how are you doing now? I was diagnosed November 2022.

    • @JunlugoPR
      @JunlugoPR 3 місяці тому +1

      @@jlc-th7zr I’m doing very good, hope everything goes the same for you, take care. 🙂

    • @swapnilsalunkhe7461
      @swapnilsalunkhe7461 2 місяці тому

      Heller Or POEM which will be good?

    • @JunlugoPR
      @JunlugoPR 2 місяці тому

      @@swapnilsalunkhe7461 Heller

  • @pamfergusontaylor567
    @pamfergusontaylor567 9 місяців тому +2

    I’ve never been graded.I’ve been dealing with mine since 1994

  • @heithdmohler
    @heithdmohler 11 місяців тому +1

    Finally. You guys were great . Now the question is how do we get to speak with a surgeon.

  • @khaliddurrani6432
    @khaliddurrani6432 4 дні тому

    Poem my friend is a surgical procedure done under GA that our Endo bros keen on becoming endo-surgeons have taken over.

  • @PhilWright
    @PhilWright 2 роки тому

    Im scheduled to see Dr. Raja April 20th. Im hopeful to get more answers on my Condition Achalasia.

  • @isaurotamez8547
    @isaurotamez8547 Рік тому +2

    I suffered with Achalasia and had the Heller Myotomy with Fundoplication in 2018 but did not work as well as it should have. In 2020 I had the P.O.E.M. surgery and it's been a great relief; however, I do get bouts of indigestion which I was told to expect, but I can live with that. Eating is no longer a challenge, just stay away from drinking cold drinks with my food. Drinking cold drinks (with food) makes it hard to swallow.

    • @dogger37JC
      @dogger37JC 9 місяців тому

      Good to hear. I too had the Heller Myotomy and it failed. I’ve been trying to find out what my options are now.

    • @silvershoes9724
      @silvershoes9724 4 місяці тому

      @@dogger37JC hey do you mind me asking how long after surgery did it actually last for?

    • @dogger37JC
      @dogger37JC 4 місяці тому

      @@silvershoes9724 It was never as good as the surgeon said it would be. Around a year after the procedure I noticed a change for the worse and within 3 years it was back to being a struggle to eat again.

  • @KJ-xc6qs
    @KJ-xc6qs Рік тому

    I had type 2 Achalasia with a hiatal hernia and a largely dilated esophagus. On May 16, 2023, Dr. Ken Chang of UCI conducted a POEM procedure without addressing my hernia. Instead, he prescribed Protonix twice a day, which he said I may have to use for the rest of my life. The post-op barium test showed no leakage, but very slow movement into my stomach.

  • @nursefayeeren5533
    @nursefayeeren5533 Рік тому

    Do we have any study for longevity of this treatment POEM, hpw lpng os ot good for?

  • @tbritz13
    @tbritz13 Рік тому

    I had my esophagus cut 52 years ago. Now , apparently my achalasia has returned. What am I looking at? I have a meeting with a specialist, but can't get in to see him till May 9th.

  • @beans-beans-theyre-good-fo8943

    I have type 2 Achalasia and have done well with poem.

    • @nursefayeeren5533
      @nursefayeeren5533 Рік тому

      I have type II and will have this procedure next week 01/31/23. I am afraid a bit. Any suggestions?

    • @beans-beans-theyre-good-fo8943
      @beans-beans-theyre-good-fo8943 Рік тому +1

      @@nursefayeeren5533 definitely take it slow as far as introducing solid foods. I ate something solid I was craving before my doctor said it was safe and hurt my esophagus a little. Take it slow, listen to your body and sleep propped up. I do have issues with acid reflux now but I have also learned how to manage it well. Poem definitely saved my life though. I was severely malnourished and dehydrated. I always recommend the surgery and would do it again if I had to

  • @mickywhaley1382
    @mickywhaley1382 24 дні тому

    I had POEM 3/16/24 i am very sorry but i got to say . I takes 5-6 days not 2 days to recup from the effects of POEM surgery . Really does very painful for 2 days after . Then very uncomfortable.. just like a pulled muscle feels, because the esophagus is a muscle .

  • @niteshrai2097
    @niteshrai2097 Рік тому

    I have also type 2achlasia cardia..... And have done well with poem.... Dr kapil sharma in delhi he is best Dr.....

  • @guycraig2030
    @guycraig2030 14 днів тому

    My procedure did not work 3 months ago here in Phoenix, the last barium procedure showed all the Muscle is no longer working, so really a problem ,,,the Doctor has walked away from me…real problem. My primary is no help,,this is rough trying to Eat, get down.

    • @khaliddurrani6432
      @khaliddurrani6432 4 дні тому

      Remember it’s the man behind the gun that matters. That is where the experience matters. You need to change your shrink.

  • @stephanieb9403
    @stephanieb9403 Рік тому +1

    I had the Heller Myotomy 9/1/2020 and still vomit every single day. I have been suffering with eating since 2018.

    • @almabayone9392
      @almabayone9392 Рік тому

      I’m having problems eating. I have a diagnosis of EGJ outflow obstruction. How old when you started having problems?

    • @isaurotamez8547
      @isaurotamez8547 10 місяців тому

      I also started vomiting every day after my Heller, very frustrating. all that stopped after my P.O.E.M.

    • @dogger37JC
      @dogger37JC 9 місяців тому

      I had the Heller procedure in 2015. It was better for about a year but then slowly deteriorated until 2018. Now I’m back to struggling to get food down. So frustrating.

  • @timpoos4635
    @timpoos4635 7 місяців тому

    I had a dilation and it changed my life. I can swallow anything no problem now. It’s been 10 months since the procedure

    • @eovf99
      @eovf99 6 місяців тому

      its been less than a week after my dilatation............so far so good

    • @Arunkumar-hq2ht
      @Arunkumar-hq2ht 2 місяці тому

      Have u done balloon dialation??and are u ok now??

    • @timpoos4635
      @timpoos4635 2 місяці тому

      @@Arunkumar-hq2ht yes

  • @AmbiPrettyBiznezSkincare
    @AmbiPrettyBiznezSkincare 10 місяців тому

    And if none of those works then there are other options not mentioned😊

  • @503sld
    @503sld 5 місяців тому

    This has to be the worst analogy I`ve ever heard! Swallowing pills is a daily issue for me, even after being operated.