Jerry - submitted my votes in VA....
I have never been around the world but I have hiked part of the Appalachain trail, been to Hawaii on my honeymoon, and been instrumental in saving my husbands life by, drawing and running his PSA......
Todd - Stop by the butcher shop for your elk; may not be as tiring. I am sure it isn't as much fun either but...... Love your blog. S-...
DAVID - Congratulations. Wish your pain could dissolve as easily as your debts. If wishes were horses....... Have a wonderful weekend. S-...
LAURIE - I went to an acupunturist for a couple of months prior to my POEM surgery. He told me right from the start that he wouldn't be able to cure the esophageal spasms but, that what he could do...
JENLL- Calcium channel blocker kinda worked for approximately 5 weeks in conjuction with Dexilant; insurance wanted pre authorization to continue with Dexilant; doc switched me to prevacid instead....
David - Congratulations! Viet Nam was a long time ago but, THANK YOU for your service....
GROVERCAT - Hi. I had surgery for my esophageal issues and I can't tell you how much better I am. I had the opposite of achalasia, which is "jackhammer esophagus". However the surgey used was...
It's not me that isn't interested; it is my husband. It has nothing to do with his ability or inability to achieve an erection, he has a prosthesis. He just isn't interested. BTW he also had...
Todd - Thank you. Thank you and all the guys and gals on this forum. Words cannot express how thankful I am for you and everyone else on here. I read somewhere recently "courage does not always...
Todd - Thank you. Once again you have touched us all with your words. My husband has no desire and I have a hard time being an initiator. He has an implant but without the feeling whats the point....
Get GI to prescribe calcium channel blockers or nitrates. If those don't work go to an anti-spasmodic. The nitrate helped me for awhile before it stopped working....
Tony - Kidney stones are only painful when they pass into the ureter toward the bladder or into the urethra. So, yes could be stones but the blood would be microscopic and not visible if it is...
JACK - We all feel your pain and our thoughts and prayers are with you. "Castration" does sound pretty awful but, isn't that what the Lupron was trying to do anyway? The only difference is the SE....
43 years, WOW! Congratulations and I hope you both have many more....
HI! I had a more severe case of "nutcracker" esophagus. It took over a year to finally get any relief. We started with the ususal GERD drugs, which did nothing; moved on to the calcium channel...
My hubby has had his prosthesis for 18 months as well. He did have an infection post implantation but, a course of antibiotics cleared it up. He had a worse reaction to the pneumonia shot they gave...
TRY LOW DOSE ASPIRIN....
kevans - There are a list of drugs they try for spasms. Have you had a manometry? The manometry will tell you if that is the problem....
cmiller - When you get the urge place your tongue at the roof of your mouth. Sounds strange but, it works. In actuality I left my tongue on the roof of my mouth unless I had to do a swallow. Good...
GC1pink - Started out with severe reflux, over time the issue expanded into difficulty swallowing and chest pain. Had a monmetry done by one GI which showed "jackhammer esophagus", readings were...
GC1pink - I too had excruciating chest pain from esophageal spasms, I had surgery in May which seems to have taken care of them. The type of surgery I had is called POEM (per oral endoscopic...
Glad to hear you are feeling better. Have a wonderful weekend. /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif ...
Iphar- Be sure to include your wife when you go to the doctors etc. She needs to be able to ask questions and understand what is going with you. She may be afraid to discuss it but, the more she and...
PAUL - My husband has been off of HT for over 2.5 and he still has no libido to speak of. He also has low T and on the advice of RO, GP, and Urologist is not going to try T supplements due to...
Silly - Go to an ENT first, then make an appointment with a GI doctor. The ENT can look at your vocal cords and folds and see inflammation....
Tony - I agree it was interesting. I do have a question though. My mothers father had PCa but died of natural causes, my husband had (has PCa), and has been treated surgically and with radiation and...
waleygator - Could be beginning of UTI, you may want to see about getting a urine culture done. Go ahead and call the URO, isn't that what they are for? Do it before the weekend to be safe. Hope you...
ThomasP - When does the chest pain start? Is it constant? Have you had manometry and pH probe? Are you seeing a GI doc or a family care doc?...
/community/emoticons/yeah.gif David - I am glad you had a wonderful time despite the initial hardship; that s all that really matters, isn't it? You and your wife enjoyed yourselves without thought...
Night person... hmm... well, if given a preference I would say yes I am a night person. Unfortunately I have a day job which requires me to get up at 4am (which is technically still night). I would...
I will do research myself but, prior to that...Do all G9's metastasize?...
Keep Calm/Judy So very sorry for your loss....
Thanks PeterDA. You are right, it wasn't hard at all. Here's one for you and Volv9300. {(' v ')} S- /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif ...
Volv9300 - PCa isn't your fault, incontinence isn't your fault, ED isn't your fault. Why hate yourself? Hate the disease, do what you can to fight the disease. Talk to your wife, let her help you...
Aimzee - Yes, I have heard this as well (PAP smears). GYN actually told me that because of my husbands PCa and our lack of intimacy I wouldn't need another one for 2 years unless I was having...
FRANKOBERT - It all depends on the type of cancer and whether or not you have started treatment. PCa, colon cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, etc. do not usually show up on routine lab work...
lobstahguy - When you say you lost your voice do you men totally as in not able to speak at all? I heve had hoarseness for well over a year now. It comes and goes, but mostly I always sound hoarse....
DOGGBONES - I was unable to get the spasms to stop after taking calcium channel blocker, nitrates, and anti-spasmodics I had surgery where they performed a myotomy down the esophagus and through the...
Was looking for GERD related forum and came across this then....
Pediasure, has more calories and protein than regular Ensure. Add starches and carbohydrates like potatoes and rice. In the course of a year I lost ~50 lbs. Just now have gained back 3 pounds 10...
Italian Ice and ICEE pops....
DOGGBONES- Manometry is the way to see if you have esophageal spasms, EGD will not tell you. Based on my own personal experience esophageal spasms cause severe chest pain and can occur every time you...
wjsim - My husband is a G9 with positive margins; he just had his PSA done and he is still <0.01 after 4.5 years. Keep the faith....
You guys and gals make my day. Thanks for the laughs....
GC1 - the chest pain was my primary chief complaint. It was so bad that the thought of eating/drinking made me nauseous. There was no reflux at that point though; not that I could tell anyway. There...
Sixness - Jackhammer esophagus is the next step above nut cracker. Persitalsis is not even and gentle but happens is waves and is very forceful. I beleive the actual name of the test is a CINE; a...
Don't - Hang in there, it will all work out. I also go to JHU for my GI issues and while there are always issues when it comes to any hospital, you can be assured that the doctors in the consortium...
So, I had POEM surgery in May for "jackhammer esophagus" and it seemed to relieve the symptoms after approximately 3 weeks. I can eat a lot of things I wasn't able to before. I still have issues with...
Try taking Zantac 30 mins. before ibuprofen; per GI doctor....