Dysphagia after TOE probe?

[david0174]

Hi

My wife has had an ablation procedure carried out at The Royal Brompton Hospital 11 days ago. She is now suffering the symptoms of dysphagia. This condition, I think, has been bought on by the TOE probe that was used and that the procedure took 4hrs. She finds it painful when swallowing and feels like there is a blockage in her oesophagus. Does this condition get better over time and how long should it take to feel normal again? Huge thanks in advance!

[CDreamer]

Yes it does and I think most of us get it to a greater or lesser degree but it may take some weeks to disappear.

[david0174 in reply to CDreamer]

Many thanks my wife feels re-assured as the hospital just says "that's unusual " But they are keeping an eye on her so let's see what happens over the coming weeks.

[Icenae]

I had this after my last ablation. Felt like an obstruction in my oesophagus. Great difficulty eating. A scan showed a large haematoma in my oesophagus. Omeperazole helped a bit. But I could not eat solids for a while. Lots of soup. Took a while to heal. But she should report this.

[david0174 in reply to Icenae]

Many thanks for your reply. See my longer reply 😎

[Buffafly]

As long as it improves it is OK but if it gets worse report.

[david0174]

Many thanks for your reply see my longer reply 😎

[Kresta]

I always have a sore throat and trouble with swallowing and indigestion after I've had a general anaesthetic where they put a breathing tube in. I should think that having a TOE would cause discomfort for some people too.