Flushing with liquid
Consider your esophagus as a vertical pipe in your chest. When something blocks a pipe, liquid pushes at the blockage. Water adds...
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Easy Solids Before Difficult Solids
Michelle's story: “Having all my kids and grandkids together for lunch on Easter is a joy to my soul. It’’s more than worth all the...
Liquid Before Solid
What’s your sport or physical activity? Golfing, skiing, running, walking, swimming, weightlifting? Whatever your favorite, I bet it...
Who to tell?
My last post focused on speaking your fear. Working up the strength to tell someone about your problem. This is hard and I’m continuing...
Speaking Your Fear
No matter where you share your fear, help yourself work toward speaking your fear to another human. Then work up to sharing it with your...
“It’s NOT a Tumor!”
n Kindergarten Cop, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character said that line. As a radiologist, I help discover why patients have problems...
My first esophagus attack
Waves of severe chest pain. Squeezing pain in the middle of my chest lasting 3-6 seconds that let off. Is this a heart attack? 9-1-1? Am...