Age of Lap Nissen

HELLO!

I'm finally seeing the surgeon tomorrow.(for my 2ed preop appointment, since I canceled the one in November)

Surgery scheduled for the 28th of this month. 2 days after I come home from Disneyworld! 

 For all of you that have had the Lap Nissen. How old were you?     I was just wondering if the healing process was shorter for those that are younger? I'm 29 and am just HOPING the recovery won't be too terrible. My 3 year old would appreciate it!  THANKS EVERYONE!!

 

Allison

Alycarr00,

I know you've read the earlier posts regarding the lap fundoplication procedure because I remember chatting with you in November. I am confident that the information you read will apply to you at your age the same as it did for the rest of us. I'm 46 and Porcelain Doll is just a few years younger. So although I'm a bit older than her, I healed and recovered faster than she did. Someone else was younger than us and had the procedure recently, too. I think she was in your age bracket and had kids and recovered quickly.

A month from now it will be all over and you'll know how your body is going to handle the surgery. You'll be able to compare how you feel after surgery with our old posts and you should be able to find one of us whose after surgery issues are the same as yours.

I remember you said your husband worked nights. Do whatever sleeping/resting you can while he is home so that you can have strength to attend to your toddler when he's at work. If possible have him tire your child out during the day so she'll sleep all night. Use the time you have now to cook meals and freeze them in advance. Before surgery I made chicken soup, then removed the chicken and froze it in plastic margerine tubs.(used the chicken to make chicken pot pie for a dinner before surgery). After surgery, I heated the soup and used a blender to puree it so that I had the nutrients of my homemade soup without having to swallow solid food.

Get out a calendar or make one up for your toddler. Mark the day of surgery and then mark 3 weeks to give your toddler a visual. Each day, cross off a day so your toddler can see exactly the amount of time before Mommy feels better. Not that you'll be perfect in 3 weeks, but it's a good timeframe to use. If you feel better quicker that's great, but at least you've prepared your child for 3 weeks. Maybe you can plan something special to do each day and mark it on that calendar in pictures - something quiet like a special new book that you will read while you are recovering, or a movie you will watch together, or maybe a new small doll you can give her one day. Obviously you can't give a new toy each day, but that item spaced in the middle of movies and reading will be a treat. Plus you might be able to teach her how to do a simple chore and tell her that's how she will help Mommy while Mommy isn't well - even a 3-year-old can do something to feel helpful.

Make sure to drop a post after you get home so we know how you made out. You've been waiting for this for so long but it will be worth it.

Thank you Delz for sharing your experience. It is good to hear from people who have actually been there and done that. Thank you for sharing!

Hey Allison - I'm scheduled for surgery the 29th, so here's to recovering together!!

Hey there nocough, just wanted to say thanks for sharing your experience. I find that others feel comfort when they hear about peoples experiences first hand. I appriciate all who share stories!