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@margaretmary Hey Margaret! He did not have any other procedures. As soon as he was properly diagnosed, his POEM was scheduled 8 weeks later. By the time he went in, it was so bad that even water was causing bad pain. It was even coming back up. The day after his surgery, they did the swallow test. There were no leaks. The Barium went down, but not all of it. Some of it sat there still. However, the doctor said my husband's esophagus had a twisted shape now, due to the advanced state of Achalasia. This is his 3rd day after surgery. He is able to get down liquids, without any coming back up. However, he got pain with a smoothie (no chunks). He doesn't know if it is due to the surgery site, or if stuff was beginning to back up again. He did say it felt like it was backing up. We are so worried it didn't work.
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I had pain with a smoothie as well on day 4. I was afraid it was too thick. The pain when swallowing has not gone away now. I’m taking extra strength Tylenol which helps some.
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Hi Jenn: My hope for him is that the POEM was successful. He is getting liquids down and of course that is wonderful news. He may want to take his time with the post op diet by extending his clear liquids a day or two before going to full liquids, then soft diet and then regular diet assuming that is the protocol. I highly recommend bone broth. I drank so much of it while on the liquid diet. It was soothing and has 8 gr of protein per cup. You can reach out any time if I can be of help. I do appreciate these discussion forums because it gives even those of us with rare conditions a chance to connect and compare our experiences. My continued best wishes.