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Are you feeling better today?

Thank you ladies,
I am feeling better today with the thrush. It seems to be going away with the meds. The last few days I have had some burning sensation in my stomach that does eventually go away, but it is nerve racking completely. I am also finding it harder to eat in the mornings. Its like my brain is saying..Hey your hungry....but my stomach says no way...I hope this passes, because if the stomach cramping and burning would stop I would feel fantastic...3 weeks and 2 days today.

Gastitis is normal. your stomach just went through a lot. I still get burning tummy and still take maalox/zantac/tums when I need to. Just be very careful with your diet and it should totally go away sooner than later.

It will all be ok. All the feelings are normal and mostly due to swelling and the trauma of the surgery. it will get better. Anxiety is ok to have and it is more than ok to ask for help, advice or just for an ear.
I think you will be ok. :)

I feel the same way about my own recovery and fears. Its totally ok. :)
We are in this together.

occasionally my stomach will still burn and hurt and I will get nauseated. I have more good days than bad though and its more of a minor annoyance. I still go to work, eat, walk the dog, live I just take zantac or tums or a zofran to help it feel better.
My hunger comes and goes. Tonight I ate a lot of yummy Chinese food, beef fried rice, lo mein, fried wontons, all with no problems, I just feel full very fast. A few weeks ago I had no appetite. I cant determine a rhyme or reason to it. My bowels started acting normally when I stopped taking so much zofran. It constipates me. I never had dumping syndrome or anything like that, if anything I get backed up. I take a daily stool softener when I know I need to take medications which will do this to me.
I still sometimes get hiccups, I have medication for them when I get them and they dont stop.
Dont be sorry about asking questions!!!! Always ask!

Edit: so I got a noodle hung up in my wrap. That felt funny. I have not been able to feel my wrap in over two months. No spasms or anything, I could just feel it hanging out there. Gross..lol

Post Edited (StephanieJean) : 11/6/2013 4:59:15 PM (GMT-7)

My normal hunger returned after 4 weeks. But, eating a regular sized meal did not return until 8 weeks. Until now, I still had 4-5 smaller meals a day.

I think your stomach issues are due to the fact that the wrap is holding the acid back. My gerd symptoms prior to surgery were stomach ache and nausea on an empty stomach. Just a little bit of food helps it go away. Try using food - just a few crackers, chewed until liquid in your mouth - before you try medications. The club crackers in the green box or the town house crackers in the red box basically melt in your mouth when you chew them. Just 3 or 4 will take the ache away.

Update day 24: Went to my ENT doctor today. He said my vocal chords are not red at all. That is the first time in a year he has said that. He said they are swollen because of the surgery, and I have a sinus infection right now, but he said no acid bath in my throat. He seemed to think I am healing fine, and he has a lady in her late 30's in his office that had this surgery 4 years ago and she is healthy as she can be. All seemed like promising news.

It seems sinus infections are quite common following the nissen. ugh! I'm happy to hear about your vocal chords. That is good news. I always had the ent tell me that, too. My voice is still messed up, though - even after 8 weeks. I don't know when and if it will go back to normal. I should probably go see my ent and ask about it. I still have so much crud/lump in my throat, all the time.

That's great to hear about his other patient, too. :)

I'm glad the crackers help. It's an easy way to get some calories down, too.

Hello smart people who know more than I. I have this intense pressure in my tailbone area... Could it be constipated? I had a small BM today and I just assume with a limited diet my BM's will be smaller, but the tailbone pressure is a puzzle. Anyone had this?

Wow that month went by fast! How is your eating? Are you able to swallow well?

I'm not familiar with that tailbone issue you are having. It took 8 weeks for me to be 'regular', though. When I'm constipated, I have a heavy feeling in my gut, and just feel sluggish overall.

 *´¨`*•.¸ ♥♥ Happy Birthday StephanieJean! ♥♥ ¸.•*´¨`*   Hi MCord, As far as the tailbone goes...the thing I was wondering was whether or not it could be caused by sitting in a propped up position, thus putting more consistent pressure on it.   I expect you've already searched for information, but just in case, here's a link to some information: http://www.medicinenet.com/coccydynia/article.htm   Good to hear you're making progress!  Just keep on keeping on...each day is another day of recovery! Happy healing, Denise