Yesterday I received the results of the esophageal manometry I had last week. It confirmed that I have achalasia.
It's taken more than two years to figure that out. I'll go back and describe the steps that got me to this point, starting in early 2008 with a weird gurgling sound in my throat that happened every time I swallowed.
There are several treatment options. I'm not ready to consider surgery so I plan to delay that decision by choosing the temporary botox treatment. I'm also pursuing the treatment of chronic inflammation based on the idea that it could be the underlying cause of the achalasia, as well as the ulcerative colitis I experienced in the early 1980s.
I hope that by telling the story of how I finally got my diagnosis and the actions I'm taking to treat it, this could help someone who has similar symptoms, and that I could learn from any thoughts or comments people would like to share.
