And NO! Get your minds out of the gutter. LOL
Seriously, do any of you have swallowing/digestive problems? I've had them since I can remember. Ten years old, I believe.
A few months ago I got a piece of steak stuck in my esophagus and had to have it removed by an endoscope. I was told that I had a 'ring' and that my esophagus needed to be widened in one particular spot. For anyone with these kind of problems, it can put a HUGE dent in your dinner plans with friends. Sometimes it's just easier to stay home and never go out to eat again. Most of the time when I am at a friends house, I'll pass on just about everything that looks like it has a good chance of getting stuck.
Well....I never did have that procedure done because by the time I could get an appointment, I was to be on vacation and I haven't yet rescheduled it.
Last night I ran into the same problem, except this time it was chicken. The only bite of food I had to eat all day, was the last. Now I am on clear liquids for 24 hours. After 3 hours of trying to get it to go down, I gave up and off I went to the ER. This time, they put me under general anesthesia and intebated (sp) me. I was admitted for observation overnight. Boy am I glad to be home!!! I hate hospital beds.
Anyway, I was told by this doctor that I might have an abnormal esophagus, where the muscle constricts at both ends at the same time. In other words, it goes nuts and gets tied up in knots.
Please tell me I am not the only one with this problem!!!
Want to hear something ironic? Yesterday I went on a "crop walk" which is a walk for hunger. I walked 2 miles with my 6 year old son and then I had a bite of chicken and got to feel what it was like to be hungry. It wasn't fun!
Seriously, do any of you have swallowing/digestive problems? I've had them since I can remember. Ten years old, I believe.
A few months ago I got a piece of steak stuck in my esophagus and had to have it removed by an endoscope. I was told that I had a 'ring' and that my esophagus needed to be widened in one particular spot. For anyone with these kind of problems, it can put a HUGE dent in your dinner plans with friends. Sometimes it's just easier to stay home and never go out to eat again. Most of the time when I am at a friends house, I'll pass on just about everything that looks like it has a good chance of getting stuck.
Well....I never did have that procedure done because by the time I could get an appointment, I was to be on vacation and I haven't yet rescheduled it.
Last night I ran into the same problem, except this time it was chicken. The only bite of food I had to eat all day, was the last. Now I am on clear liquids for 24 hours. After 3 hours of trying to get it to go down, I gave up and off I went to the ER. This time, they put me under general anesthesia and intebated (sp) me. I was admitted for observation overnight. Boy am I glad to be home!!! I hate hospital beds.
Anyway, I was told by this doctor that I might have an abnormal esophagus, where the muscle constricts at both ends at the same time. In other words, it goes nuts and gets tied up in knots.
Please tell me I am not the only one with this problem!!!
Want to hear something ironic? Yesterday I went on a "crop walk" which is a walk for hunger. I walked 2 miles with my 6 year old son and then I had a bite of chicken and got to feel what it was like to be hungry. It wasn't fun!
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