I saw an ENT today. It wasn't the same one that I saw before surgery because I've moved. He said that I still have inflammation that appears like from reflux. That isn't surprising because I still...
LPR symptoms are considered atypical reflux symptoms. I would say that I had atypical LPR symptoms or atypical atypical reflux. My main complaint was a constant "straining" of my voice. It felt like...
I'm about a month out from the surgery now. The pain and discomfort is pretty minimal. The main issue still is dysphasia. It's not too bad though and food only gets stuck about once or twice a week....
I've seen a few questions about physical activity after surgery. Yesterday (about 2 1/2 weeks after surgery), I went rock climbing and felt great. I didn't do as before surgery, but was surprised to...
Week 2 It's two weeks out and my incisions have healed up and I'm no longer in too much pain. My one issue is dysphasia which has been pretty bad at times. Before, whenever something got stuck I felt...
I honestly think that my LPR symptoms are better. They haven't completely resolved, but it's still early. It makes sense that some of the Pepsin is still on the laryngeal tissue so I've been using...
I know that there are a lot of people on this forum contemplating the LINX procedure. It took a long time for the LINX to be approved by my insurance which gave me time to carefully consider its pros...
Nope, they're just who handles external health insurance appeals in Minnesota....
I was denied by BCBS-MN last fall, and then again this spring, after which it went to an external agency through the Minnesota Department of Commerce. the agency which handled the appeal was called...