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Originally Posted by KittyLady
cant eat, cant drink. I have no insurance and neuro wants me to have some doc put a scope down my throat to figure out why I keep choking when I drink and eat. he says they'll admit me. really doc!!!! come on!! I HAVE NOOOOO INSURANCE!!!! RINGING ANY BELLS YET?!?!?! my dh wants me on a dmd and we all know dmd's wont cure anything and wont recover any damage. I am the way I am going to be. I have 2 ears and to many people talking into them. I get confused easy now and cant concentrate when more than one person talks to me. my speech is affected now and I talk slow and garbled and im embarrassed to speak in public. I just want my pillow and blankie and a nice comfy bed to block out the world. Have I leaped into spms??
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Kitty Lady: I also have a lot of swallowing troubles. I went for my upper/lower GI tests...colonscopy and endoscopy. I had explained to the dr that I had difficulty swallowing most likely caused by my MS. While doing the endoscopy he took some kind of tool (sorry for the non technical lingo lol) and he stretched my esophagus ..... it is a lot better now. think of one of those shoe-stretchers....it worked. I have less trouble swallowing and less spasms in my esophagus. I don't know if it lasts, I doubt it but it has definitely helped. I wish I could remember the name for that particular procedure but a gastro doctor should know it off the top of his head.
I have felt exactly as you feel in your post .... my worst relapse which did leave some damage, I couldn't think, I couldn't explain things to anyone and everyone had a freakin opinion. and I didn't have ins for 4 years. I feel your pain. So sorry you are going thru this.
Take care of yourself and know you are not alone ....
janet