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by dave106, Jan 13, 2008 08:47AM
To: Nissan
I had the Nissan several months ago...I went thru the normal problems of learning to eat etc. I was having severe chest pair prior to and after the surgery. I spent a couple wks at Mayo recently. They did a series of tests and determined that some of the nerve endings in my esphagus were inapporiately firing ( Mayos term ) causng pain signals to the brain. They put me on Trazodone to eliminate the pain..but lthere are so many side effects I had to stop taking it. I feel pretty good now but have terrible excess gas at times. A couple days ago I started taking Beano..I did not have much faith that it would work, but since starting it, my stomach pain has been minimized and I feel much better. I also have an RX for a hydrocodone liquid which I can take if the pain in the chest gets bad. It only takes a small sip of the liquid to help with the chest pain. Mayo felt that over time and if I was able to continue the Trazodone, the nerve endings could be retrained to stop the pain firings. I hope this information helps. Dave
by sarahwoodward, Jun 29, 2008 07:31PM
To: COR
I have the exact same symotoms I had my surgery when I was a infant 21 years ago...What did you doctor do to help you breathe and get rid of the chest pains
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