silver_shoes
28-07-22, 01:02
Hello all. In a bit of a state mentally this evening and just wondering if anyone here has ever suffered from this?
I have had acid reflux for many years. Recently, well over the last 18 months or so, I’ve had swallowing difficulties. This started off as only occasional, but more recently has got worse. Been on PPIs but clearly not worked great.
I had a barium swallow the week before last and today I went back to the hospital for an appointment with my consultant to be given results.
I was devastated to hear that I have a narrowing of the oesophagus, which he feels it is most likely to be due to the fact that I’ve had bad reflux all these years. They need to do an endoscopy, with a view to balloon dilatation of the oesophagus. I’m not having the endoscopy until the end of August 😞 because my consultant wants to be on me to be on the list of a particular doctor for the procedure, and that is his next available slot.
Does anyone else, or has anyone else in the past, had a stricture of the oesophagus, and had a positive outcome from this?
Feeling very scared :(
I have had acid reflux for many years. Recently, well over the last 18 months or so, I’ve had swallowing difficulties. This started off as only occasional, but more recently has got worse. Been on PPIs but clearly not worked great.
I had a barium swallow the week before last and today I went back to the hospital for an appointment with my consultant to be given results.
I was devastated to hear that I have a narrowing of the oesophagus, which he feels it is most likely to be due to the fact that I’ve had bad reflux all these years. They need to do an endoscopy, with a view to balloon dilatation of the oesophagus. I’m not having the endoscopy until the end of August 😞 because my consultant wants to be on me to be on the list of a particular doctor for the procedure, and that is his next available slot.
Does anyone else, or has anyone else in the past, had a stricture of the oesophagus, and had a positive outcome from this?
Feeling very scared :(