tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post1660938457053522731..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: barium swallow and modified upper GIellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-72007079603026829442017-04-02T09:05:31.041-05:002017-04-02T09:05:31.041-05:00been there done that, fun to watch.hope they decid...been there done that, fun to watch.hope they decide a fixOut on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-2555275938377239912017-04-02T08:54:19.139-05:002017-04-02T08:54:19.139-05:00I sure hope you can get to the bottom of this and ...I sure hope you can get to the bottom of this and put an end to whatever is happening. It must be so distressing for you and your family. Our bodies deceive us in the weirdest ways. Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-20744783598262424932017-04-01T21:28:00.774-05:002017-04-01T21:28:00.774-05:00I'm so glad you're getting this checked ou...I'm so glad you're getting this checked out! I periodically have trouble swallowing food - it just seems to get stuck partway down & I can feel it slowly, painfully, making it's way down my esophagus. SUPER annoying! Mostly happens with chicken or beef. I'm thinking of becoming a vegetarian. The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-87293100444924261712017-04-01T20:16:46.070-05:002017-04-01T20:16:46.070-05:00Sounds like quite an ordeal. i hope they find out ...Sounds like quite an ordeal. i hope they find out what's wrong and can provide an easy solution.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-8601537069512412282017-04-01T19:42:50.694-05:002017-04-01T19:42:50.694-05:00There are things about the human body that simply ...There are things about the human body that simply aren't understood -- or are only partially understood, at best. It does sound as though you're getting the good going-over you deserve, and I hope some answers come. It must be distressing to have to pay such close attention to things that we mostly take for granted. Who sits around and thinks about swallowing? Well, you do. I hope the day comes sooner than later that you can stop having to pay such close attention. It has to be anxiety producing.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-75538589722981026752017-04-01T18:06:56.438-05:002017-04-01T18:06:56.438-05:00Speech language person has exercises you can do. M...Speech language person has exercises you can do. My husband won't do them. The breathing spasm thing is a mystery. That must be a scary time.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-65825061244885277362017-04-01T15:54:38.024-05:002017-04-01T15:54:38.024-05:00How bizarre. And it just goes to show once again t...How bizarre. And it just goes to show once again that we are all so different and that sometimes there are just no real answers. <br />You've been very brave. You really have. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-31137005658378059892017-04-01T15:27:24.454-05:002017-04-01T15:27:24.454-05:00I'm not worried about the wacky spasms because...I'm not worried about the wacky spasms because I can breathe just fine through those plus I've learned how to minimize it...thoughtful eating, swallow while looking down. it usually happens when I'm socializing and eating but not always and it can be set off by crisp things but also cooked oatmeal did it once and spicy stuff can do it too. it's the not being able to breathe spasm that I would like to understand. the ENT did say, when I asked, that in 90% of the times if I passed out whatever muscle would relax and I would be able to breathe again. maybe next time I'll just pass out instead of fighting through it to get back to full breathing. I've never aspirated enough (or at all?) to get pneumonia, one of the reason the speech therapist doesn't think I'm actually aspirating/choking.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-67096596788946720022017-04-01T15:01:47.600-05:002017-04-01T15:01:47.600-05:00My husband and I both have swallowing disorders, b...My husband and I both have swallowing disorders, but my husband's is much worse. His epiglottis and glottis have paralysis and he aspirates often and gets pneumonia. Been through so many tests. Go here go there. ENT says he stops after the vocal cords and gastro goes from there all the way down. My husband is having his throat stretched Friday and new feeding tube (Mickey) put in. Hope yours all goes well. They do those swallowing tests with different things. Hubby needs crisp things. donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-83759594225787586712017-04-01T13:53:02.093-05:002017-04-01T13:53:02.093-05:00Yes, this definitely deserves the "scary shit...Yes, this definitely deserves the "scary shit" label. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-45087324675171099622017-04-01T13:41:44.652-05:002017-04-01T13:41:44.652-05:00Gross!!!
OK, if you can do that, I'm gonna tel...Gross!!!<br />OK, if you can do that, I'm gonna tell my snot story.livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.com