Reflux Reflux everywhere

I am sick to death of this! I never used to feel reflux now I have it all the time. I have it when I lie down constantly I have tried raising the bed, tried the chair, the recliner and the sofa and there is no relief, I am now hardly getting 1-2 hours of sleep at night.
If I sit on the couch I get reflux, stand up I get reflux, and as for trying to eat anything I now have to stand up and still get some reflux!
I had a manometry and ph done before Xmas whilst on all meds, it showed pathetic motility (although I did take a large quantity of diazepam before the test as prescribed by GP for spasms) and was still on domperidone - so sphincter pressure went from an 8 previously to a 15 on meds and motility only 1 in 4 normal!
I am having a dilitation on upper sphincter next weds so going to try for another manometry and ph test after that off meds to see what is really happening.
Anyone else had reflux this bad?

Hi Pink, I had reflux pretty much all day. I had had it and the GI sent me to the surgeon. (20++++ yrs ppis used to work, then minimal help)
The surgeon ordered UGI, gastric emptying films, and manometry, then said nothing was conclusive, he couldn't do surgery at that point, Huh! What's wrong with these tests. I thought they think I'm exaggerating how miserable I felt, or I'm loo loo... Quality of life was suffering.... ANYWAY TWO IMPORTANT things .. I was then sent to an Ex MAYO clinic professor , for the impedence test which "woke everybody up" as it was HIGHLY positive confirming the constant acid reflux. This doc re-ordered the manometry, which sowd less dysfunction, but still some...then THE NEXT IMPORTANT thing I found out from this GI doc was that one of THE MAJOR CAUSES , if not the major cause of swallowing motility dysfunction is REFLUX... Go figure. We put two and two together and I had my wrap Aug 2013 and I'm soo soo glad I did. I rarely have anything that feels like reflux, or even heartburn... Sleep fine, can eat many things I couldn't before, like bananas and oatmeal which used to give me worse reflux.. Now I enjoy them... Of course I went through the many of the same recovery issues as you have probably read, but I'm here to say I'm glad I did it and wish I had done it earlier. My likes and dislikes have changed, I eat smaller meals, but have stayed the same weight up or down 5 lbs since surgery. Lots of smoothies while progressing to solids. My GI said also the stomach has it's own set of hormones (specifically GI type hormones) which add to what we like and don't like, how hungry we are, etc. I was in hospital about 24 hr post op, went home, off work 2 weeks, then returned to my part time job. Doctor would have let me go back after one week. No thank you , I needed two weeks. Not too much belly pain at all, but swallowing was painful at first. My eyes were bigger than my ability to swallow, so I had my moments, but just backed off if I tried some food too fast, or thought it was okay, and found out otherwise.... So about 5 months now , and I eat most anything except dry, tuff, or too sticky stuff...enjoy my food. Look at this as a journey and trust you will get the correct answer from wise docs.... Make sure they're experienced and have the practical experience too. My doc had done about 2000 Nissen Fundo's ( I had a hiatal hernia fixed too) . He was experienced with laparoscopic and robotic surgery ( I had laparoscopic) 5 small healing and fading lines. Amazing what they can do. Please keep us informed. GB. Lois

Lois,

Could you tell me the name of the professor that you saw please, I am interested to know more about the motility issues caused by reflux. I'm regurgitating constantly now, and am due to have repeat ph study this weekend, so fingers crossed for that!

Good morning, I have a burning feeling in my throat almost every day, it feels like it's on fire. The worst is in the middle of the night when I wake up with a fluid that feels and taste like vomit and I choke so bad and can't catch my breath untill I drink something. I didn't see a doctor yet cause I'm scared too, I know that sounds dumb but I don't want to do a endoscopy. Has any of you felt like this??

... Go for it , it's no big deal , try and relax
And go through the discomfort of your
fears, and you'll be stronger for any
future fears. That's my experience.
I'm not minimizing your fear. I'm very
Glad I finally surrendered and my quality
of life is so much better I'm sorry I
Waited so long , and I had sim alar issues
to you. Sour stomach and burning and
the meds weren't working anymore.
I will pray for your courage, and that you
trust your little voice that tells you what
your next step should be. GB. Take care,
Your important. :)