About to have procedure

Hi Jdeerel,

Welcome to Healing Well! Glad you you've joined the forum. It's a great place to be when you're recovering from surgery. Here are some links to Post-Nissen eating guides you might find helpful:

www.preopguide.com/PostFundoDiet.html


www.upmc.com/patients-visitors/education/nutrition/Pages/diet-after-nissen-fundoplication-surgery.aspx


www.nissenfundoplication.com/nissen-fundoplication-diet


/healthonline.washington.edu/document/health_online/pdf/Esophageal_Diet_After_Surgery_3_11.pdf

Also, here is a link to my early recovery journal, so you can see what one person experienced:
www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=45&m=2183443

Please be sure to ask any questions that might come to mind. We'll be here to welcome you to the "Wrapped Club" when you feel well enough to post again. Best of luck with your surgery!

Take care,
Denise

I had a lap Nissen done Thursday.

My doctor said I can read all I want on the internet, but the foods to avoid are bread/pasta, meat, carbonated beverages, and raw vegetables. He said it's from decades of experience that he says this. His mentor in his laparoscopic/robotic residency was a lap Nissen pioneer in Chicago.

He knows that I'm an intense engineering type person, so he paid special attention to making sure I was very clear on listening to him.

It's now Sunday and every day is much better. Thursday after the surgery I thought I was going to die. I've never felt like I've been hit by a car like that. Day two I knew I was not ready to leave the hospital. Day three was ready to leave but went up and down as pain killers came and went. Today, I took one pain pill just to keep on top of it and had a bowl of broth, a Popsicle, and water. I'm taking care of myself now and pretty much out of the woods and on the way to recovery. No PPIs since Thursday, which means about ten years of meds are, for now, hopefully over.

I wouldn't read too much about what people experienced because we're all different. Just be ready to really fight for a couple of days. I questioned whether I'd really messed up, but just four days out I don't wonder anymore. Stay determined and strong, ask your nurses for help and don't be ashamed, and you'll be out in no time.

Hi Jdeerel,

I had mine on 1/15 and 9 days into recovery I'm thrilled with it. My reflux would seem to be gone for good at this point. I was having terrible problems before, was taking pantoprazole (Protonix) and still popping otc antacids like candy. Didn't seem to matter what or if I ate I would have issues. Bending would make it worse & sometimes did bring on attacks but I also would have attacks 'out of the blue'. Since my wrap i have not taken any thing for reflux & have not even had a hint of heartburn.

As far as the recovery goes so far mine has been pretty smooth. I have had some shoulder pain which I think may be partially from the CO2 gas used in surgery. (I already had a torn Rotator cuff & tendinosis.) I have had some pain right below the rib cage and in general all around my abdomen which gets better each day. I also had a very large paraesophageal hernia that was rather nasty in that the top 3^rd & bottom 3^rd were above the diaphragm while the middle 3^rd was below so I'm not surprised that there is some pain. I have been very fortunate in that I have not experienced any swallowing issues either pre or post op.

As far as coffee goes my surgeon told me no caffeine at first. I have my 1^st follow-up Thursday & am hoping to get the OK since I can live with the mushy foods but darn I miss my coffee.

Hi all. Well I had my surgery and this is day 5. I'm still very sore. I was wondering if anyone has experienced some type of involuntary feeling. It's not a burp, it's more like a hiccup but it's not. Very hard to describe and it happens throughout the day and night. My back and neck have also been very sore.

Thanks, Jdeerel