Nissan surgery

Hy Lynda, it's wonderful to hear that the grumplings will go. If you ignore the grumblings, what happens? For me, gas builds up so I have to eat. Don't try to force yourself to eat too much...stick with the small meals more often. I made the mistake of taking lots of fibre over the last few days and boy did I pay for it. I was bloated so much and the discomfort was so great that I couldn't stand it. I spoke to a friend who went through the process of what changes I made to my diet and found that I have been taking too much fibre. My thinking was that if I eat more fibre stuff, the grumplings will come less, that didn't work.

I am better today. Lynda, did you have a full wrap and are you able to burp okay. I can burp but not the way I used to. Can anyone answer the question as to whether the burping gets back to normal over time.

Take care.

Cindy

I have an appointment to see my surgeon on September 15 at which time, I have my list of questions. I shall post the questions and the reply once I talk to him.

Denise, would it be possible to

Post Edited (Cindy123) : 8/15/2011 9:28:50 AM (GMT-6)

Hi Lynda, I get the grumblings and the gas build up but NO nauseousness. I had a good day yesterday which gave me some hope again. I try to eat every 2 hours or so and I drink plenty of hot water.

I used to be able to take lots of fibre but it seems as though my stomach is still in the healing stage. Trust me, after having the weekend I had, I am staying away from fibre.

I hope and pray that you are right about your theory as to why the stomach grumbles. I get hungry too more at work than I do at home but the stomach still grumbles every 2 1/2 hours or so. For example, I had oatmeal for breakfast at 8:00 and I am positive by 10:00 or 10:30 I would have to eat something, so I made some veggies instead which I'll have with a couple of beano.

Lynda that rumblings that you are feeling in the morning will definitely stop in a few months, for me anyway. I think mine stopped last month which was my 5th month. You are lucky though that you are able to burp out the air. I found it difficult to burp in the mornings until I eat something. I find that I get some burps now but I am not sure if they are burps or is it just the stomach burping itself, if that makes sense.

I will definitely post my questions and answers once I see the surgeon.

Hope you have a great day.

Take care.

B.

Hi Denise,

I can burp some big ones too and I also don't have any control over it, but do you still get those times when you can't burp???? Last night I ate late around 8:30 and went to bed about an hour later but for some reason, the burps wouldn't come as freely or come at all. I just took a gas x and went to bed. The couple of times that I woke up during the night, I could feel the stomach bloated a bit but nothing that I took on. You know what I do, I drink a cup of hot water or a tea after every meal....it's a guarantee that you will burp quite a few times to release the gas. Denise can you burp when you are lying down?

This is day 2 that I haven't had the rumblings, however, it could be because as soon as I start to feel hungry I eat something. It's also a good thing that I don't put on weight easily or I'd be in trouble right now. I ate like a pig today....I had oatmeal this morning at 8:00 (a big bowl), a bowl of veggies with two beano at 10:30, at 12:00 I had a small soup with salmon sandwich, at 2:00 I had a donut and half a cup of coffee and I just had some strawberries and a yogurt. I am hoping that will be it until I get home.

Take care Denise and I am curious to know if you still have that problem where sometimes you can't burp even now. You had your surgery in 2009 right????

Cindy

Denise you are too funny. I know I am not able to burp lying down but do you feel the need to burp sometimes when you are lying down, and if you do, what happens?????

I can drink pop or anything for that matter, however, on the rare occassion that I do, I let it sit for a couple of minutes before drinking it. I can drink smirnoff ice easily.


Take care Denise

Denise, my favourite drink has always been barcardi white, sprite and lime....it's so refreshing....I could use a vacation now.

On a serious note:

I am going to attempt to explain something to you and maybe you might have an answer for it. Sometimes I feel I want to burp and it feels like it's coming up to my throat but doesn't actually come out but goes back down and it follows with a slight slight pain. Eventually it comes. The more I relax the more it comes easily. Have you had this happened to you during your recovery.

The other thing is that my throat has been hurting me a bit and to be honest I think it has to do with my drinking too much hot tea and hot water which may have caused an irritation. However I noticed that the last two nights while I am sleeping I felt the need to burp (I am a very light sleeper) and can feel the burp coming all the way to my throat but wouldn't come out but what did came was some sort of, I am going to use the word flem, but it was more like saliva which made me ran to the bathroom to see what it was. This happened twice now. Can you shed some light. I usually put a B12 pill under my tongue before I go to bed and I am not sure if in the process of it breaking down that it causes saliva to get stuck at my throat or is it acid? The saliva didn't taste like anything. It was pink saliva because of the B12. If it was acid, how would I know. I don't feel any burning in the esophagus. Have you experienced anything like this during your recovery. I had a barium swallow done a couple months ago and my surgeon said everything is normal. I have no acid reflux. Let me know your thoughts and do you think its something I should worry about.

Thanks

Cindy

p.s. Do you think that because the air is coming allthe way to my throat but doesn't actually come out, it is pushing whatever I have inm y throat or esophagus to come up???

I had my laparoscopic NISSAN surgery 15 years ago and it was a complete success. All of my symptoms are gone. I can eat anything any time of day and never experience any discomfort from heartburn. Frankly, my stomach works better than ever. Post operative, I can now drink tomato juice or orange juice in any quantity without any discomfort.

In my opinion, there are two areas that are most important in the success of any NISSAN surgery: 1.) The Patient Selection Process 2.) The Surgeon and His Procedure.

Not all patients who suffer from GERD are necessarily good candidates for NISSAN surgery. People who are able to control or suppress acid reflex symptoms with medications are better candidates for NISSAN surgery than others who are seeking the surgery as a last ditch effort. Additionally, individuals who have a large hiatal hernia make poor candidates for NISSAN surgery. Although the hernia will be repaired as part of the NISSAN procedure, it will have a propensity to "re-open" thereby allowing the stomach to protrude into the chest cavity where the LES sphincter and the NISSAN wrap overlay cannot fully function to close off the esophagus from reflex. Fortunately, I was able to suppress my acid reflex successfully with medication and my hiatal hernia was almost non-existent. I chose Nissan surgery to spare myself from a life-time of taking costly acid reduction medications and their potentially harmful side effects.

Not all surgeons who perform NISSAN surgery are adequate at their craft or knowledgeable on the subject matter. I chose a surgeon who is a renowned and highly successful laparoscopic practitioner. He teaches classes on the NISSAN procedure here in Texas, and has published several articles on the subject. He uses a full 360 degree wrap and 6 centimeters of hand-sewn union joining sutures. In my surgeon's opinion, the "short and loose wrap" is a joke because it often comes undone. The down side of having more sutures and a tighter wrap is that the healing process is slow. It took me five months post operative until I could swallow solid foods again with complete ease. Considering that the "cure" appears to be permanent, the short term pain was well worth the long term gain.

JohnnyRebel, this is very informative.  I now understand why the surgeon said to me that I was a good candidate for the surgery.  I, like you, could supress the acid reflux with medication, the trick would have been to find the correct dosage for me since I had silent acid reflux.  I also didn't want to be on these acid pills as they suppress your stomach from producing the acid you require to breakdown your food.  I had a small hiatus hernia, the size of a lemon according to my surgeon.  I was more afraid of getting cancer with silent reflux, hence the surgery. 

My question to you JohnnyRebel, how long did it take you to fully recover?  I had my surgery January 31, 2011 and I would say I am able to burp 95 percent of the time now.  I started noticing a tremendous difference from my 7th month on.  I can eat anything and everything.  Nothing upsets my stomach.  My surgeon told me that I would be able to burp and would be able to vomit.  I haven't had the occassion where I needed to vomit.  He mentioned that vomiting is such a violet reaction that I would be to. 

What I get is a slight rumbling in my stomach when I get hungry and I can feel some gas building, why I don't know.  I was told by many people on this forum that that will also go but it will take some time.  Did you experience this? and if so, do you remember how long it took for it to go??????  I don't think my wrap was doen too tight and I say this because I can eat the way I used to without having to chew chew chew.

Please let me know your thoughts!!!!

Cindy   

Thank you for sharing this with us.  I am sure many people would benefit from reading this.