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Posted 10/24/2009 12:44 AM (GMT 0)
Link to part 1 of 3, nissen surgery

 

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=45&m=1554801

Link to part 2 of 3, nissen surgery

 

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=45&m=1584019&p=1

This is Part 3 of 3

Posted 10/24/2009 12:49 AM (GMT 0)

Here you go Griff  :)

couchtaker posted on 10/22 @ 6:53 PM said...
Griff, I take probiotics. All it does is keep me from tooting. ;))
Have you ever thought of laser eye treatment. I had mine done two years ago. I used to be blind as a bat, but now I see 20/15. :)
The surgery is not that bad. I barely felt the pressure of the suction. My eyes were horribly blood shot for two weeks, but no pain. I had to wear special googles for a day and every night for a week. My vision was blurry for three days and took a full month for my vision to perfect.
Good luck in seeing the doctor.

Joy

Health problems: sleep apnea, hypothyroidism, GERD, glaucoma, OA, environmental, food, and drug allergies, asthma, high cholesterol, pre-diabetic

Medications:Nexium 2X a day, 300mg Zantac, K-Dur, Lasix 2X a day, Zyrtec, Zocor, Lumigan, fish oil, B12, Substex, calcium + D, Advair, Albuteral, nebulizer

 

I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it!

Posted 10/24/2009 12:51 AM (GMT 0)

griffdawg posted 10/22 @ 9:33 said...

hello! i got glasses today! never have before... lol im supposed to use em for driving and seeing the board far away.. big surprise lol wow laser eye? where'd u get it done? was it costly?
doc/surgeon never called me back.. again...
my chest still feels bizarre like something's there but its not... and still slight burning on left side...
oh and driving to eye doctor's wow... made me nausea of course it could just be my dad's driving lol
so i guess ill call tomorrow and see again.. sigh.. life:D
griff

tonight i had some steak and sweet potatoe, sugar snap peas, lil bread with tons of butter... i ate too much (which isnt currently a lot) but was worth it lol
<3

Posted 10/24/2009 12:54 AM (GMT 0)

couchtaker posted 6:28PM said...

I had to travel all the way to Gainsville to see the top specialist in the area (he has a satellite office in the nearby town). It cost $2,200 per eye. :(

Joy

Posted 10/24/2009 1:44 AM (GMT 0)
thank u kitt for everything as always! today my shoulders r bothering me and my whole upper body feels tite again... its bizarre..
my hands and fingers r still bothering me.. im afraid to go to a doc and hear more health issues.. bleh:p
grub has been decent today im eating good.. this morning was a lil heart burny though... maybe too much maple syrup on oatmeal? hmm..
helping everyone get ready for our big garage sale tomorrow.. i just want the crap to go lol
joy: wow.. but everyone i talk to says its worth it.. i wonder if at my age i should even bother...
i guess ill try glasses and see how it goes.. im supposed to wear em for driving.. an distance.. so cashering and computer work i wont use em... feeling lik eh tonite so im gonnaa crash way early.. nite everyone!
griff
Posted 10/24/2009 3:42 PM (GMT 0)
Griff, I would of had it done years ago, but I couldn't afford it back then. I'm 41 now, he said I may need reading glasses in a couple of years, because the surgery doesn't affect the aging part of eyes. :(


Please ask the doc if it's a vitiamin defecency that's affecting you.


Joy
Posted 10/25/2009 1:40 AM (GMT 0)
joy: oh! maybe i will hold off, everyone and i mean everyone in my family has glasses... hm..
iono i take a flinstones vitamin every morning...
today's heartburn's been bad... which brings my spirits down:(
s¨m dayz r better than others huh?
griff
Posted 10/25/2009 2:01 AM (GMT 0)
My brother had it done when he was 32. He is very happy about it. He was blind as a bat before and still doesn't need glasses. He's five years older than me.

Joy
Posted 10/25/2009 3:49 AM (GMT 0)
i think im actually gonna like em cause well im almost 23...
and i look like im 16 lol.. so i could use the age up...
wat's the name of the place and doc who did ur eyes? hows the vision currently?
griff
Posted 10/26/2009 12:31 AM (GMT 0)
The Blue Laser Group, Dr. Blue

My vision is great! 20/15

Joy
Posted 10/26/2009 10:07 PM (GMT 0)
glad to hear it!lucky!:D
my wrists and hands are really starting to hurt... suppose i better see my doc and add to my medical issues sigh.
eating fine so far, but still getting burning in lower left part of my stomach and iono y...
talked to surgery dept. and the lady was a witch.. kept asking if i wanted appt. in late nov.. im all "hello, its a 4 week follow up from surgery"... at the least they can answer my condition issues but no one seems to call me back.
my back and neck r still causing me issues 2.. sigh..
ah well kinda in a downer mood so ill just read and watch movies as usual..
hope everyone is doing good, miss ya ll!
griff
Posted 10/27/2009 11:26 AM (GMT 0)

Good Morning Griff,

Wrist, hands, back and neck............time to check in with your Doctor me thinks too.

Happy Tuesday !

Kitt

Posted 10/27/2009 6:48 PM (GMT 0)
Griff thi ssurgery takes a toll on you in more way than one. not being able to in take as many calories as I need has affected me in wierd ways. Some times I get tunnel vision. Some times I feel like my brain reacts in slow motion or like I'm looking through a camera...its weird. I also feel dizzy and faint at times. I know I should be taking chewable vitamins but they irritate my esophogus too much.

I'm going to ask my GP if he recomends seeing a nutrionist and ask him to do some blood work.

Hope this gets worked out soon.
Rafael
Posted 10/27/2009 10:14 PM (GMT 0)
rafael, Have you tried liquid vitamins? It may help.

Joy
Posted 10/29/2009 5:54 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Rafe-

I empathize with you.  My brain is messed up from the anesthesia and the pain meds.  I've lost whole days including pre-op days.   I'm going to ask for the op notes of my medical records.  Being given Versed for anesthesia induction is a good possibility.  If I don't make notes I don't remember things for even a few minutes sometimes.  I hope getting off pain meds will make things better.

I don't tolerate liquid vitamins or the chewables, so I am dissolving my tablet in just a little hot water.  It doesn't taste very good, but a lot better than chewing them.  I could add a little juice I suppose.  Just watch out for grit that doesn't dissolve.  I can swallow that, but I didn't have a full wrap.

Posted 10/29/2009 6:09 PM (GMT 0)
Griff-

I find I feel better if I try to move more. I need a nap for an hour out of every 4, but have to get up and practice deep breathing to keep the alveoli from collapsing. I walk around to keep from getting DVT. Walking is lots better than heparin shots in the belly.

I have pain in my right wrist where they put a radial artery line to measure blood pressure... right next to the cyst in my wrist. They stuck me twice, left a bruise halfway round my wrist and halfway to the elbow. I used to do these sticks for a living and never left a mess like this. They don't even put in these lines in most hospitals. Shoulders and arms hurt even with pain meds.

I just found out I am supposed to be sleeping propped up. Why didn't they tell me this before now too? I have a great web and frame chair support for lower backs. I just got it out of my truck and put it on the couch with a pillow on top. I use it upside down. I know they're available online, but watch price. The actual cost is $2.00 by the case. They're often available for $10 or less in pharmacies. I'm going to start using my airplane neck pilow too.
Posted 11/1/2009 5:54 AM (GMT 0)
Greetings Folks,

I'm 18 days post op from my Nissen for "an uncommonly large hiatal hernia" and for the most part feeling great! The toughest parts for me were needing to sleep on my back for the first 1.5 wks and the gas pains in the front of my shoulders. Thanks for the tips about walking to ease the gas. Now my biggest challenge is keeping to the soft foods. I'm dieing for a steak! *laugh*.

Some people have been commenting on vitamins and nutrition. I'm drinking meal replacements. I use 1% milk to keep away from the fat of whole milk, but, I just can't stomach skim milk *blah*.

I don't get to see my surgeon until late November so I'm being pretty careful, or at least I thought I was. I figured I could start lifting 10 lbs AFTER the two weeks so being almost 3 weeks post op I brought a gallon (10 lbs) of milk home today. Lesson learned, stick to 1/2 gallons for now. My stomach was quite tender for several hours afterwards.

Thanks for the tips about liquid pain meds. I wish I'd thought about that when I picked up my prescription of Tylenol 3's.

The information I've learned here has been good. I will pass the site on to my surgeon and see if he'd like to recommend it to other patients. It would have been so useful to have read it before the surgery.

All the best

Susan
Galiano Island, BC, Canada
Posted 11/3/2009 10:25 PM (GMT 0)
Just peaking my head in here to wish everyone a good evening. I hope everyone is taking it easy and letting your body heal.

Me, I'm still dealin with this discomfort. mostly in the morning when the Motrin from the nite before has worn off. I hand and EGD scheduled for tomorrow but I missed getting some paperwork in to the hospital so they rescheduled me for Friday.


Rafael
Posted 11/6/2009 5:02 AM (GMT 0)

sorry i havent' replied to anyone lately on even been on...

currently in horrible pain today....

every morning this weeki wake up with a sore throat spitting yellow junk and red stuff (my teeth bleedin from the yellow)... sigh... my hands and wrists are a pain.. and the back pain tonight is uneblievable...

seeing my doc tomorrow.. i saw surgeon on mon and he was no help:(
is my wrap loose? since the surgery i burp a lot.. but now it hurts to burp (my throat).. and a week long burning in my lower left abdomen.. sigh.. along with tonite's stomach pain.. (feels like burning)...

im hoping for answers tomorrow... seems like all my effort to heal up and take it easy is crashing fast... add that to a close friend passin away this week.. so sorry if i fade in and out everyone i wish u all the best...

griff

Posted 11/6/2009 10:57 PM (GMT 0)
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((griff))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

We are getting ready to call up the herd for you. Get well, friend.
I'm sorry about your friend.

Joy
Posted 11/6/2009 11:47 PM (GMT 0)
hey griff, sorry to hear you are still in pain. hopefully things will change soon.

rafael
Posted 1/8/2010 3:20 AM (GMT 0)
hello strangers! i hope everyone had a good x mas and new years!
As for me.. i'm back in the er's and doctor's again sigh... I'm having non stop issues... and this time round the ppi's thats sorta helped well... now nexium gave me stroke symtpoms... the prilosec burned my nerves so bad.. today i'm having chest pain and throat's burning.. i can't breathe thru my nose i think the acid came up... it... my body's over heating... i'm burping up acid, and i wonder if the wrap failed? i'm burpin up phlem so i assume it's still there.. plus my gallblader spasms too..
back to the doctor's tomorrow mornin... and im trying to avoid urgent care tonite but i dont know if i can make it ... sigh...
miss u all!
merry x mas and happy new year!!
Posted 1/8/2010 6:53 AM (GMT 0)
Wow, griff! I'm really bummed to hear that you aren't doing any better. I'm very shocked that the surgery didn't work for you.

I will keep you in my prayers.

Rafael
Posted 1/8/2010 3:41 PM (GMT 0)
Rats, Griff!

I hope you've found a bariatric doctor. I'm very surprised the surgery didn't do for you. I had high hopes for you. Get well soon my westcoast friend.

((((((((((griff)))))))))))

Joy
Posted 1/8/2010 4:04 PM (GMT 0)
((((((((((((((Griff))))))))))))))))

 

I am so sorry to hear your having nasty issues.  Please know we are here for you.

 

Kitt

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