I have achalasia and had balloon dilation two years ago. It seemed to work at first, but lately I'm having
pain across upper chest. I went back to doctor who listened to my chest with stethoscope and said everything
sounded fine. That was about six weeks ago. Pain remains. No one in my area performs POEM and I'm 80 years
old, perhaps too old for operation. Just wondered if anyone had similar experience with balloon.Was thrilled
with initial results. Getting discouraged now. Also had botox shot before balloon. That was also wonderful but
only lasted about three months. Can't be repeated I'm told because it causes scarring which makes POEM
more difficult to perform. Any input appreciated. Glad all the POEMS seemed to produce proper results.
One additional question, what were ages of POEM people. Don't see much information about this.

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