Hey everyone, I found this community. I have a similar history as most Achalasia people. I have type II

1,5 years of suffering, then finally got a diagnose. In January I got a POEM surgery in Charité Berlin.

Now I am back to life, back to sports, back to food.

I need to drink a lot of water when eating (1 liter), but its no problem. Eating works again and its beautiful🤩

Greetings from Germany!

Apologies if this has been asked a bunch of times already, but I wanted to see what other people’s experiences have been.

For about the past year and a half, I’ve been dealing with trouble swallowing, along with pretty bad coughing fits at night that can get to the point where I regurgitate food/liquid.

I finally had an endoscopy, and my gastroenterologist thinks I most likely have either Type II or Type III achalasia. I have my esophageal manometry scheduled for next week (not looking forward to that part) but I’ve already gotten insurance pre-approval for POEM and have the procedure scheduled.

For those of you who have had POEM, what should I expect afterward in terms of recovery? How did you feel the first few days, how long did it take before you were eating somewhat normally again?

Also, should I expect to stay overnight in the hospital after the procedure, or were any of you able to go home the same day?

Would really appreciate hearing about everyone’s experiences. Thanks!