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December 10, 2009 at 7:23 pm #65042

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hi gals, i tried to avoid a scope again—but i havae been having more and more problems swallowing food, so i finally broke down and saw our surgeon yesterday. i am scheduled for a scope on monday morning to dilate my esophagus again. i had a ring last time that he clipped in about 4 places. he assumes this is what i have again. he says the ring does not expand like the esophagus does and that is why i have food getting stuck when i try to swallow it. he says they use a balloon now to fracture the ring. wish me luck!

December 10, 2009 at 9:11 pm #65045

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Good luck!! Hopefully this is the last time.

December 10, 2009 at 9:23 pm #65046

hellbennt
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wow. do they know what causes the ring?

December 14, 2009 at 11:31 pm #65123

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there was another ring. he told my husband he thought it was a hereditary thing. i think it is just caused by my reflux—but i have a real problem with taking PPI’s for the rest of my life. the local surgeon isn’t fond of fundo’s, but the kids ped gi told me i should go “on a road trip” to have a fundo, anyway.

i did get the surgeon to take biopsies in the duodenum this time, but he only took 3.

i was in and out of the hospital in 2 hours. i napped in the afternoon and shopped this evening.

December 19, 2009 at 5:55 pm #65178

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wow, sorry you had to go through that and that they found another ring!! have they ever found high #’s of Eos cells when doing biopsies?
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