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My doctor is recommending the pneumatic dilitation. I'm willing to try this. I've read other posts on other sites that this can help for years and in some cases research shows as effective as hm. Anyone out there with a good experience with the dilitation?
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janski angie5252
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i had a dilatation around 9 or 10 years ago now and 8 am still getting relief from it.
Before this procedure I had lost around a stone in weight and could not sleep due to coughing, plus eating was difficult of course.
My surgeon opted for the OGD and it has proved the right treatment for me.
It is not so invasive and you can have more if required.
Hope this helps, and good luck.
Jan
Sapper806 angie5252
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AlanJM angie5252
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The dilatation is an easy procedure (relatively) for the doctors to do, and it can be successful. Some people manage with a dilatation every so often and keep more or less trouble free for some years. It won't be a magic bullet and you will need to be careful with what you eat and how you relax and so on, as you would with any procedure. Dilatation does not involve cutting any muscles; it simply stretches the lower oesophageal sphincter.
?For quite a lot of people, the benefit of dilatation does not last for more than a few months, and if this happens you probably need then to be thinking very carefully about the long term, since repeated dilatations can make the tissue fibrous and make the prospects of surgery a bit less successful.
So it is a good initial option which should be OK at least for the short term. The best approach is to make sure that you get a full and accurate diagnosis and then go for the procedure, recommended by your surgeon, that will give you the best long term benefit. So if it turns out that dilatation does not work effectively for very long, do not keep repeating this in an indefinite cycle, go for a procedure that will give you benefit for longer.
ducky1 angie5252
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When i was first diagnosed with achalasia i had the dilation done
and unfortunately only lasted 1 week . The second one was better but i still
had problems within 3 months of having it done.
The surgeon who did my hellers myotomy told me they no longer perform
the dilation because of the risks and it is only offered as an alternative for someone who can't have the surgery.
I was told that having the dilation too many times can damage the tissue
making surgery more difficult in the future.
I do hope you have better luck with the preocedure as i know many people on here have had success from it.
janski ducky1
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Do not be put off but look at all the options and talk to your specialist, everyone is different.
Cheers
jan
janski
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marilyn19717 angie5252
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1blindmice angie5252
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Had mine done October 11th. Already had regulr dilation and boxto with no relief. After this surgery first two weeks lots of chest pain, but got meds for that. I feel SO much better. I have a swallow issue which is a different illness on it is on which causes other problems. But that 24/7 feeling of carrying 100lbs in my gut is gone. No more regurgitation of eaten food. Now my surgeon said the surgery is simple, it's if there is a perferation afterthat is hard. Now the surgon I saw is an expert in his field, Dr. Ritcher at USF Tampa and has done of 12k plus where my local GI said most GI doctors only do 5 to 75 their entire professional career.
Good luck to you, I like this because it is the least evasive and you can go back to normal life. I hope helps you as much as it did me. And they can do it again.
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