Esophageal Spasms: What are they and how did I cope with the pain?? (They eventually went away around the one year mark)
What are they - The Mayo Clinic Describes them as painful muscle contractions that affect your esophagus, the hollow tube between your throat and your stomach. Esophageal spasms can feel like sudden, severe chest pain that lasts from a few minutes to hours.
Esophageal spasms usually occur only occasionally. But for some people, the muscle contractions are frequent and can prevent food and liquids from traveling through the esophagus. Esophageal spasms can lead to chronic pain and swallowing problems.
Treatment for occasional esophageal spasms may not be necessary. But if esophageal spasms interfere with your ability to eat or drink, treatments are available.
Well mine did - they interfered with my daily life, the pain was so intense that I eventually went on medication to help control and hopefully prevent the spasms from happening. Help? Yes Prevent? No - well not at first. At around three months post op, I phoned my surgeon and explained that I was experiencing what felt like cotton stuck in my throat, I had sharp radiating pain under my rib cage and I had a hard time catching my breath (He suspected that I was was feel was actually Spasms). So, being the great surgeon that he is he called me in for tests - to be on the safe side..
Diagnosis: Esophageal Spasms and had what appeared to be ulcers on my esophagus
Medications: First we tried Carafate (liquid) this helped with the pain in my esophagus not related to the Spasms but did not help with the Spasms themselves. Next step: Valium, this medication worked to lesson the contractions in my esophagus (let me just say I was so skeptical about taking Valium - when I went to pick the medication up I told the pharmacist "they are for my esophageal spasms" which he replied "yes, that's what it says on the prescription") - I felt so silly!! The Valium really did help..At first I took it regularly as prescribed and then PRN (as needed) when I had a flare up. Tried to lower my stress level, exercise and started drinking Yogi Teas (not selling just stating what worked for me).
Fast Forward to my one year mark: The spasms were all but gone - would occasionally get one if I was extremely tired or over stressed (have only had a handful since my one year mark)
Please check out the following links regarding Esophageal Spasms:
Wendy Ryan's Story - She is a local news anchor who underwent the procedure around the same time I did.
nlm/nih.gov - study Esophageal Spasms
Hope this helps :) and KNOW this to shall pass, as you move forward and heal. A wise person once told me it takes 6 months to year to heal from this surgery & a life time of living.
I am 15 years post-Nissen and have daily spasms unless I take Dexilant before 11 am. I cannot be without this med. It's scary and frustrating.
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Nine years post Nissen and I have had spasms for years. I swore I was having a heart attack and went to the ER around 5 times for this over the years. I finally had a cardiac cath done and everything was fine- no stenosis or blockages. Doctor says it is esophageal spasm! It is so severe. But I never wand to have it redone it was so bad!
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