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Posted 4/19/2012 1:47 AM (GMT 0)
Hi people,
I was an avid lifter and athletic. One day in april of 2008, out of no where i started getting heart burn and same time this "air hunger" or shortness of breath. The only thing i was doing in the months prior was lifting heavy weights in my training and eating a high protein high calorie diet. I also had recent statrted using a lifting belt.

Fast forward 4 years now and i am no where the person i used to be. I am constantly sob. There is a positive corelation between SOB and acid reflux cause i feel my chest burning after eating a lot . If i have a bad GERD day the next day will be horrible in terms of breathing.

I am strongly wanting to consider nissen surgery so I can breathe normal again. Has anybody else been in my position, and if so can they please tell me if the nissen improved their breathin
Posted 4/19/2012 12:32 PM (GMT 0)
i had the same experience that you did. i am only 58, was in good health, then gerd hit along with a hiatial hernia. went on nexium. i have horses and about 2 years ago, i noticed shortness of breath everytime i worked with the horses. sometimes when i was riding, i would feel like i was going to black out if i rode too fast. by this time i had almost no voice left [due to acid on my vocal chords], so i became a recluse in my own house. stopped going anywhere. i honestly felt like my life was over. i would sit, day after day, month after month, looking out at my beautiful horses, just standing there looking at me. my husband and family started doing things without me and i just continued in a downward spirial. about 3 months ago, my daughter said "ENOUGH"!!!!!!! she found a surgeon, set up all of the pre-op's and made me go. today i am 8 days post nissen and i feel great! right now, even though just after surgery, i can breath better than i have in 5 years. everyday i feel better. i am soooooo happy she pushed me and wish i had done it sooner. i lost a lot of precious time with family that i can never get back. don't wait amother day. find a good surgeon and get it done! you will be so glad that you did.
Posted 4/19/2012 1:51 PM (GMT 0)
grenada

Hello and welcome to HealingWell.  I am sure you will be hearing from Denise and some of our other members who have had breathing problems with their GERD. Acid reflux can cause lung problems for some people.

I am going to post a link for you to read -

Denise's Nissen Fundoplication Surgery:
My Forum Journal

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=45&m=2183443

Again a warm welcome to you.

Posted 4/19/2012 2:12 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Grenada


I've also had SOB as well.  But no issues with (at least I'm aware of) any acid or mist getting into my lungs).  Doesn't appear to be asthmatic in nature, more just like i'm really out of shape.

I used to be an avid runner and noticed in January when I went running (now my running had tapered off quite a bit before the holiday season so I had chalked it up to just being out of running shape) and noticed I was getting winded a lost faster than I had before, seemed it was more effort to run the same amounts.  Since the GERD/LPR issues surfaced in January, I've not been running as I was worried it would exacerbate my issues.

A Barium Swallow found a small hiatal hernia, so I am not sure if that is contributing to my SOB, or the fact perhaps it's just from the fact I've not been running, so my cardio has fallen off and so I'm getting winded faster.

 

Post Edited (Cylon101) : 4/19/2012 8:33:08 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/19/2012 3:30 PM (GMT 0)
Hi horsecarzylady. good to hear about your success. Let me ask you did you have to do a pH test or manommetry before teh surgery.??

Can i just go to a surgeon straight with a ppo insurance, or do i need to get a pH and manommetry. I can understand the manommetry cause they want to see the strength of the esophagus for swallowing, but do i need the pH test even if there is zero doubt i have reflux.
Posted 4/19/2012 5:58 PM (GMT 0)
grenada, i had an endoscope first. given a general, then he did a scope of my eso [along with biopsy] and went on into the stomach for a look see and another biopsy. 2 weeks later i went for a barium swallow. the next week i was sent to the heart center for an echo and a thallium stress test. my surgeon said this surgery has some chest pain after that can mimic heart attack so he wanted to rule out heart disease beforehand. i went straight to the surgeon with my insurance, although i had been diagnosed with reflux 5 years ago and have been on nexium ever since.
Posted 4/19/2012 6:01 PM (GMT 0)
ps. grenada, my answer sounds confusing. yes, i went straight to the surgeon. he ordered all of the pre-op tests i just had. from the first test to surgery was about 6 weeks.
Posted 4/19/2012 6:02 PM (GMT 0)
Awesome. i have allready had an endoscopy, a barium swallow, echo and stress echo, LOL. As you can see i hav been trying hard to get to the bottom of this for a while.
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