Hit from back in car accident. Is it possible for neck/esophageal muscles to be weakened causing acid reflux?

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What kind of doctor can confirm this?

I think this is why i suddenly have persistent heart burn mostly after I eat and when I wake up in the morn.
not necessarily but you should see a gastroenterologist - raise the head of the bed about 3-4 inches and take a glass of cold milk last thing before going to bed .Get a CT/MRI scan done of the abdominal area to check if there is any problem due to the accident.  (+ info)

What are the contraindications for undergoing Esophageal Surgery?

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Further to your other questions re: oesphogeal surgery, the contra-indications include an adverse ASA score. This is the scoring used by anaesthetists to assess a patient's risk factors during surgery. It goes I - VI, I being the best. If it is III or more, the anaesthetist will have to have a very good reason to carry out the surgery, as the risks will be too high for the patient.
Contra-indications include: obesity, diabetes (unless controlled), cardiac disease, terminal disease of any type, respiratory disease, neurological diseases, or life-syle habits such as drug abuse, alcohol abuse, or cigarette use. These are general contra-indications for any surgery, but apply to oesophageal surgery equally well.
The main contr-indication to any surgery will be patient compliance - not always considered, but an essential issue!  (+ info)

How does esophageal cancer affect your digestive system?

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It will eventually cause you to have a difficulty in swallowing, often painful. So therefore, it makes it hard for you to eat anything. In relation, patients lose weight and become weak, and their immune system diminishes. Most have to remain on a pureed or even liquid diet for nourishment. Last resort would be a G-tube, which is a tube inserted into the stomach for liquid feedings.  (+ info)

Is esophageal dysmotility common after anterior cervical spine surgery?

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This is five days post-op.
no  (+ info)

Im having surgery for Puliminary Atresia questions inside?

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Im 14 this is my first follow up surgery sense my first which was when i was 2 days old.

Questions-

How serious is this surgery?

What is the recovery time?

Will I be fine after surgery?

Hospital time after surgery?

How do they operate on this surgery?

Thanks for all of the answers.
1. any heart surgery is serious.
2. probably about 5-7 days in the hospital, and about 6-8 weeks full recovery.
3. Yes you should be fine.
4. probably 5-7 days
5. Ummm they cut your chest open, then they cut the heart open and fix it then sew you up??? haha


i couldnt find to much on the surgery, so i based it off a valve replacement surgery, because thats the kind of surgery i need and i've researched.


good luck, i hope your surgery goes well. I may be getting surgery next month, i go for a stress test and pulmonary function test at the end of this month so it depends on the results of those. Im 16 years old and i have Aortic stenosis, bicuspid aortic valve, aortic regurgitation, and an enlarged aorta so i need surgery to fix those.


GOOD LUCK!  (+ info)

What type of doctor would I see if I think I have Esophageal Cancer?

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I would prefer a definite answer. Thank you so much.
You should see a Gastroenterologist and they will perform a scope.  (+ info)

Does anyone else have esophageal spasms?

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I have had esophageal spasms for over 20 years. I am 52. I have had my throat dilated, but it never lasts. My doctor is very good, and has suggested Botox, but everything I read says that that doesn't last. There are like 2 problems: the spasms and a stricture. It is very hard to eat. Does anyone else have this problem? What really helps you? Does Botox help? Thanks!
i assume these spasms also affect your speech, that is, as you are talking, your throat tightens a bit and you sound like someeone is choking you?

There is a name for this condition, but that doesnt matter so much. What you should do is make an appointment with your general family doctor wtho should then refer you to a specialist or two (an ear,nose, and throat doctor and hopefully a boardd-certified speech pathologist)

Yes, different treatment options exist, but you won't know until you obtain proper dx and trreatment. Call your primary care doc today and disuss your plan.

Good luck!  (+ info)

what's the combined name for tricuspid atresia, pulmonary atresia, and hypoplastic right ventricle?

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What is the name for hypoplastic right ventricle, pulmonary atresia, and tricuspid atresia? not just one or two but all three together. what's that called?
and yes a person with all three can survive, my 3 year old daughter is living proof. she had 3 surgeries starting with 4 days old 6 months old and a month shy of 3 years old. we knew before she was born. however, she has some restrictions..
The last post is incorrect. They were referring to tetralogy of fallot, and that includes 1. VSD, 2. Pulmonary Stenosis, 3. Overriding Aorta, and 4. Right Ventricular Hypertrophy. The conditions you described together are not cumulatively referred to as any congenital defect that I am aware of. They are each a diagnosis on their own, and existing together, I am not under the opinion that a patient could survive without immediate corrective surgery, and even then, with a low probability of survival.   (+ info)

A person have a esophageal cancer, why would the doctor insert a tube in the doudenum instead of the stomach?

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is that because the stomach can reverse the food to the esphagos, and create a problem in breathing?
They place the tube in the duodenum for several reasons.
First, if the tube is past the stomach and in the duodenum, the feedings cannot be refluxed backwards into the esophagus which causes problems with aspiration pneumonia and reflux esophagitis to an already damaged esophagus Gastric feedings are harder to tolerate for the pt than j tube or other type feedings.
Secondly, if the tube is in the duodenum, it takes the stomach out of the digestion process and prevents nausea for a cancer pt who has already been unbelievably sick to their stomach.
Thirdly, the tube is in the duodenum to increase the likelihood the nutrients will be processed thru the small intestine and not thrown up before it gets there.
Radiation and chemotherapy make people increadibly sick sometimes, so the likelihood of tolerating g tube feedings are less if you take them into the stomach vs the duodenum.
I personally prefer jejunostomy feedings which are even lower in the intestinal track.
Prayers for you and your sick relative.
RN in Oncology for many years.  (+ info)

Why do people get esophageal cancer?

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My stomach is almost always irritated due to too much coffee drinking and stress and I get heartburn easily. I dont get hearburn everyday but I continously have issues with my stomach. Can I eventually get this type of cancer?

p.s. I eat plenty of fruits,veggies,fiber and drink lots of water after the coffee.
Long term acid reflux is a strong risk factor for developing esophageal cancer.

Cancer is caused by genetic damage to cells and then the cells get out of control becoming cancer cells. The damage to esophageal cells by acid over years damages the DNA making them change type, increasing the chance they will turn into cancer cells.

you should try to minimise the amount of reflux you get. If you can link it to certain drinks and foods such as coffee, alcohol, spice, high fat etc you should cut down on these to reduce reflux.

You should also consider taking regular antiacid medication. If over the counter tablets work for you to ease heart burn then take these. If these arent strong enough you should go to the doctor for some proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and even have an H.pylori test and a course of antibiotics. H. Pylori is a stomach bug that increases the amount of acid in the stomach and can worsen reflux.  (+ info)

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