Nicole:
Please e-mail privately concerning your swallowing problem. If you have medical insurance, as you know, this should be taken care of by a medical doctor. Aspiration from choking and dysphagia can result in serious complications. It is imperative that you seek medical diagnosis and treatment. The exercises and tips given to me by my speech pathologist today are in the context of medical treatment. I will be happy to pass these along, but this should be no substitute for seeing a speech pathologist. Have you had a videoradiology screening/barium swallowing procedure? This will give clues to exactly the problem you have (i.e. tumors, neurological disorder, etc.). I got treatment for this initially back in 2007, but didn't follow thru on the exercises and diet they recommended as I got re-diagnosed with mets to the lungs. Had too much on my plate to deal with. I was overwhelmed with having a re-currence of cancer to the lungs last fall and didn't follow thru
with the exercises, some of which were given to me two years ago. They were saying I had acid reflux, but got diagnosed with the lung mets about 6-9 months later. This dysphagia problem started in the fall of 2005. There are many causes, so your guess is as good as mine. Elderly folks get it all the time. As they age, the nerves in the throat get weaker, making it harder to get food down without choking.
The doctor advised against strong spices (there goes my cayenne I love) as it can trigger coughing/vomiting in the esophogus. I had some hot peppers from the salad bar today as well. I would also avoid excessive intake of highly acidic foods. He told me 1 1/2 years ago to get off tomatoes, lemons and limes and other "acidic" foods, but I won't do it because of my raw diet.
A healthy way to thicken liquids is agar-agar, a seaweed. Just mix in and stir. You can get it cheap at www.iherb.com. Don't use the commerical pharmacy Thick 'n as it contains potato starch and other junk.
Let's talk! E-mail me offlist.
Nancy
--- On Fri, 7/17/09, Nicole Gilbert <ngilbert4787@
From: Nicole Gilbert <ngilbert4787@
Subject: Re: [cancercured] Good News?????
To: cancercured@
Date: Friday, July 17, 2009, 10:03 PM
Nancy,
Congratulations on your new hope!! I can imagine that it feels great!! If they give you any tips on the swallowing things, please pass it along as I have the same problem.
-Nicole-
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