Update..I'm home

Just got home about a hour ago.  I had another stricture and that was corrected this morning, I was able to keep my liquid drink down so I was allowed to go home...couldnt wait for a shower.  They also think I have something called mortility disorder which is going to be corrected by medication..I need to do more research on it so I can understand it better, they explained it but I was still half asleep.  Thanks everyone for all your well wishes.

Pam - so glad that they were able to fix the stricture and you can keep things down again. I've never heard of the "mortility disorder" - I'll have to google it. I hope that the meds work and you are feeling great in no time.

Thanks for the update.

Liz

Here's what I found... just incase anyone else is curious

In normal digestion, food is moved through the digestive tract by rhythmic contractions called peristalsis. When someone suffers from a digestive motility disorder, these contractions are abnormal. This disorder can be due to one of two causes:

• A problem within the muscle itself
• A problem with the nerves or hormones that control the muscle's contractions

Intestinal walls consist of layers of muscles. In normal conditions, these muscles contract and relax in a coordinated, rhythmic fashion that propels food from the esophagus to the stomach, and through the intestine to the anus. But in the presence of a motility disorder, these contractions don't occur in a coordinated fashion. This results in food not passing through the intestine properly. When there is a motility disorder, the following symptoms may occur:

• Difficulty swallowing
• Heartburn
• Gas
• Bloating
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Constipation
• Diarrhea

Gastrointestinal motility disorders may be associated with the following conditions:

• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Diabetes
• Gastroparesis — paralysis of the stomach
• Esophageal spasms — irregular contractions of the muscles in the esophagus
• Hirschsprung's disease — a congenital disorder in which poor motility causes obstruction of the large intestine
• Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction — a rare disorder of the muscles and nerves in the intestine
• Scleroderma — a progressive hardening and scarring of the skin and connective tissues
• Achalasia — an esophageal motility disorder

Wow - sounds like you've really had a difficult time. I certainly hope you're doing better soon.

Glad they got the stricture fixed.

Im gonna bet they are putting you on reglan for the motility disorder?  Very common drug for it.  Also used in nausea (because it helps speed things up, even in ppl without motility disorder, it helps get stuff out of the stomach and calm the nerves so to speak)

Keep us posted!

Pam - good to see you back and posting. Hope everything goes smoothly from now on.
Lisa

Glad to see you're home and feeling better - hope they get this other issue resolved for you soon. Take care and take it easy for a while - probably need to build your strength back up since you haven't been getting much nourishment lately.

Pam,

Glad you are home and healing!!

Beth