Researching next steps on Achalasia treatments, and I come across some suggestion that Measles and Chickenpox/Shingles may trigger it... Guess who caught all 3! Even more reason to be joyful that chickenpox vaccines are now standard for kids in the uk finally!

#achalasia

Long Covid Awareness Week Long COVID Awareness Week, March 9–15, featuring expert talks, patient panels and community events to raise awareness and support people living with Long COVID.

I've spent four years in #Boston. My sole job is to recover from all the ways that #COVID x2 destroyed my body.

I'm still alive, w/most of my piss and vinegar intact, due to the support of my big ole #healthcare team at #MassGeneral.

#Recovery is ongoing. ♿️🧠🫁🫀

#PTSD #LongCOVID #achalasia #health

So I'm normally NOT a #data geek when it comes to my #health. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I just got my first #AppleWatch a couple weeks ago. ⌚️

I then added the #StressWatchApp‼️

Have a look-see 👀

(This is how #LongCOVID #diabetes #fibromyalgia #achalasia & #CPTSD translate for me) 🤯

#disability #stress #pain #anxiety

Key Points: Calculating the CARS endoscopic score and performing FLIP panometry during endoscopy can assess the likelihood of an esophageal motility disorder and potentially expedite its diagnosis. A CARS score > 4 combined with FLIP-REO is highly predictive (100% specificity/100% positive predictive value) of an EGJ obstruction diagnosis (achalasia or confirmed EGJOO) on HRM.

🆕🔥Combined utility of #CARS endoscopic score & #FLIP based on real‐time assessments‼️
🎯Combination of CARS score ≥ 4 & reduced #EGJ opening on FLIP is highly predictive of an EGJ obstruction diagnosis #Achalasia #EGJOO👏
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#ANMS #ESNM

CT chest shows a markedly dilated, fluid-filled oesophagus with smooth distal tapering—classic achalasia. Diagnosis confirmed on high-resolution manometry (Type II). Post-POEM, dysphagia improved from 3 to 1, showing excellent multimodal concordance.
#Achalasia #POEM #GIImaging #Manometry #GastroAGI

I did a thing.

Six years post #COVID, I drove (alone) for an hour to meet a new friend. I stayed #calm in a crowded cafe for 3 hrs then drove home.

Huge win(s). ♿️

I insist on having a LIFE, dammit.

Watch me #recover. 🫶🏼

#PTSD #achalasia #trauma #survivor #McLeanHospital #mentalhealth #LongCOVID

Survived it twice before the #vax was available.

Then survived its near fatal complications. #achalasia #starvation #dysautonomia

Have maintained my #COVID boosters since.

Still here. 🖕🏼🖕🏼

But keep trying to dumb the rest of us down. 🙄

#ignorance #vaccines #healthcare #chronicillness #survivor

Everyone, if you can sit around the table and enjoy a good meal, know you’re blessed! I dream of eating out again and actually eating what I order instead of taking one bite and getting a to-go box.
#achalasia

I've lived with invisible #disabilities my whole life - #fibromyalgia #asthma #depression and #PTSD.

#COVID added a #heartattack and #achalasia. Then a #stroke.

Childhood #sexual #trauma weakened my body long ago, preparing me for #LongCOVID and #dysautonomia.

My body attacks •itself•
now.

♿️🏥😷

#PHYSIOLOGYOFGITANDPATHOLOGIES25
#HirschsprungsDisease #Achalasia #ChagasDisease #GITPathologies #MyentericPlexus #CongenitalMegacolon

Today, I said #goodbye to Sid Not-So-Vicious

I was not his primary hooman but he comforted me thru months of #achalasia starvation and bouts of severe #depression and #PTSD as I struggled to recover from #LongCOVID

You are precious and I will miss you 🐈‍⬛ 🫶🏼 ✍🏼

#Obsidian 19 Nov 2005 - 29 Oct 2025

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Cedars-Sinai Experts Highlight Digestive Health Advances | Newswise Cedars-Sinai physicians and investigators will share their research findings, aimed at improving outcomes for digestive disease, during the international conference of the American College of Gastroen...

Cedars-Sinai Experts Highlight Digestive Health Advances
www.newswise.com/articles/ced...
#cedarssinai #DigestiveDisease #americancollegeofgastroenterology #ACG2025 #gastroenterology #smallintestinalbacterialovergrowth #AcidReflux #Colorectalscreening #Gutmicrobiome #elementaldiet #achalasia

Achalasia is a disorder that affects how the esophagus moves. The main symptom is dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing. Patients may have trouble swallowing liquids or feel like food is stuck in their esophagus. Nebraska Medicine

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#MED #NebraskaMedicine #Achalasia

Two years ago today I got home after Achalasia surgery (POEM).

It’s imperfect, but if my last follow up test comes back good in January I can be discharged from that particular consultant 🥳

#achalasia #POEMproceedure #functionalDigestiveDisorder

Rachael's Story - Achalasia - Guts UK "I was diagnosed with achalasia when I was ten. I had a barium swallow test (a test that involves drinking a white liquid called barium that highlights the outline of the oesophagus, the food pipe), which came up through my nose. I remember crying and feeling so embarrassed, wondering what was wrong with my body."

You can read her full story via the link here: https://f.mtr.cool/rcwzgeojhm 💚

#Achalasia #Gut #AchalasiaAwareness

Every experience of achalasia is different, but by speaking out, Kelly is helping others feel less alone and shining a light on this rare condition 💚

👉 Please share this post to raise awareness. Together, let’s get to grips with guts.

#Achalasia #Awareness #InvisibleIllness

Together, let's get to grips with guts.

#Achalasia #Gut #CIPO #AchalasiaAwareness #CIPO #ChronicIntestinalPseudoObstruction (🧵4/5)

#Achalasia #Awareness #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness

#Achalasia #Awareness #InvisibleIllness #ChronicIllness

The Link Between Motility Disorders Esophageal Diverticulum

Learn More About The Super Rare Disease- Esophageal Diverticulum

" #HellerMyotomy is the standard procedure used to treat #achalasia, where the lower #esophageal #sphincter is cut to relieve pressure, so that food & liquid can pass thru. #AcidReflux can occur after..so a partial #fundoplication may be done.": buff.ly/vMuTxAG

Our friends at @AchalasiaAction are doing incredible work supporting people with achalasia. Don’t forget to check them out for more resources and support!

#Achalasia #AchalasiaAwareness #AchalasiaAwarenessMonth #Awareness #Symptoms #UpperGI #Stomach #Oesophagus

Together, let’s work towards a better future for those like Stephen, impacted by digestive conditions such as achalasia. Side by side, we will get to grips with guts 💚

#Achalasia #AchalasiaAwarenessMonth #DigestiveHealth #Awareness (🧵3/3)

#Achalasia #AchalasiaAwarenessMonth #Awareness #InvisibleIllness #ChronicIllness #Spoonie

#Gastroparesis #Achalasia #Awareness #StemCellResearch #Research

Learned that my bad ass, take no prisoners, don't gimme no guff, #feminist AF #physician passed away last week.

She was amazing. She helped me heal from #LongCOVID, #achalasia and a #suicide attempt.

Gracias muchas, Dra. #ShirlyTozzi. 💙

#MGB #MassBrigham #MassHealth #doctors #Venezuela #Boston

A close cropped photo of a letter. It reads: Diagnosis Achalasia Treatment: POEM procedure October 23 Plan: - Follow-up Barium study January 26 - If good oesophageal drainage confirmed discharge.

Got a letter confirming I can hopefully see one less consultant from next year 🥳🤘

#achalasia

Great news! If I pass another test in January I can be discharged from one of my consultants 🤘🥳

#achalasia #poemsurgery

Two siblings with triple A syndrome Triple A syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder presenting as adrenal insufficiency, achalasia and alacrima, often accompanied by neurological complications. We present the cases of two sibli...

The #Alacrima doc set done! What is #AAA syndrome?
#Triple_A_syndrome is an inherited disorder characterized by three specific features: #Achalasia, #Addison disease, and #Alacrima (a reduced or absent ability to secrete #tears).
casereports.bmj.com/content/17/1...
Published.

🧵2/2

I've orchestrated my entire life from a second floor bedroom for more than three yrs. I nearly starved to death from #achalasia in 2022. I've been weak since.

I get #dizzy just standing upright. I topple.

My first "goal" in PT?

The #strength to take a shower w/out supervision.

Badassery 💪🏼

PSA: avoid inhaling pie!

Although, this is the first aspiration of the year, which is pretty dang good going!! Thank medical science for POEMs!

#Achalasia