Posts by rapidbadger8

Ever since my gallbladder surgery and that intense endoscopy, swallowing has been a total nightmare. I had an esophageal diascopy done, and it turns out there’s some serious narrowing going on... and now I've officially been diagnosed with AHALAZIJA. I was scrolling through this forum and saw a post above that hit way too close to home—the regurgitation, especially at night, the heavy coughing fits while sleeping, the trouble swallowing, and those constant stomach pains... it's basically my life right now. I'm just trying to navigate this mess. Honestly, I'd love to connect with someone who actually gets it and can swap stories about dealing with the same stuff. Is surgery really the only way out? I have to go in for an endoscopy once a year just to stay on top of things and make sure nothing catastrophic happens. My doctor's take is that we should wait until I literally can't swallow anymore before even considering surgery. The absolute worst part of this whole ordeal? I have a massive appetite and I am hungry all the time.