Update on achalasia.

I went to meet with the doc's on Monday, they are all very nice and explained everything well.
the doc' wanted to confirm my diagnosis so I had to do some x~rays and drink this nasty berry stuff , while i was there i got the pleasure of being put to sleep twice ! i had a scope put down my throat and a HUGE tube as wide as a straw , shoved up my nose and down my esophagus. What fun that was ! And guess what i have Achalasia , who would have guessed ? For those of you who don't know what Achalasia is..here's the definition: an esophageal motility disorder: The smooth muscle layer of the esophagus loses normal peristalsis (muscular ability to move food down the esophagus), and the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) fails to relax properly in response to swallowing.[1]

So now I'm scheduled for surgery on Dec.17th. Not to excited about that, but what do you do. After the surgery I will have to stay in the hospital for 2 days. Also not to excited about that. So that's the gist of whats going on with me i will keep you updated periodically.

Are you scared ?

Last night we are doing our normal nightly routine.. Gabe's taking a bath , and I'm doing laundry ( washer & dryer are both in the bathroom ) Gabe looks at me smiles his goofy smile and says
" Mom do you know what I'm playing with ?" alittle startled to reply I said barbies ! he laughs and says " are you scared ?" You shouldn't be cuz your on scare taxes !!