nissen fundoplication

Hi Denise,

I bet the kids love you when you go into school. The teacher inside you will never go even though you have retired.

All the kids are so happy that I'm back (so they say anyway)! Although they are demanding because they are all completing coursework for their final exam grade.

But I won't change my career and I hope to retire a happy person who feels that I have done a job well done.

I couldn't have gone back so early at two weeks if I didn't have a wonderful parapro and a student teacher. I spent a lot of time in a chair teaching with them walking around the room for me. :)
I did nap a lot in the evenings when I got home. I remember it took about three weeks for my stomach to get used to the exercise again.

Hi Denise and Joy,

It's good to hear from you again and teaching gives us all something in common besides the wrap' Thank you both again for your kind support throughout my initial concerns before my surgery and also post op - you both have helped me a great deal.

I hope that my story, detailed within my thread also as helped and will help others in their own quest for answers - this has always been my intention.

Kitt, I realise that this thread seems to have become quite long but, I consider that it is useful to others. However, if you think that it should now end then that's your decision as moderator. I would prefer to maintain the existing thread instead of creating a new one because all my experience is found in one sole place for others to read if they so wish.

Thanks.

HI Spike,

I sure do understand your reason for wanting to continue this thread but retarting this topic as Part 2 of nissen fundoplication should work out OK.

Here is administrations rule of thumb:

A thread is excessively long and difficult for forum members to navigate and read easily.  When threads get long, they become paginated, which means that members have to click on a Page 2, or Page 3 link, etc. to see more posts in the thread.  When posts gets to 3 pages or more, it becomes a hassle to navigate and could be resolved by starting a new thread on the same topic.  But some threads just won't die and can go on, and on, and on.  Moderators may decide what threads are getting too long, but a good rule of thumb is any thread over 50 posts is a good candidate to be locked. 

As you can see I do let many topics run longer than the rule of thumb but I also restart many threads that get excessively long.

As this seems to be important to  you I will leave the thread continue for now

Kindly,

Kitt

Kitt,

Not to sound ignorant, but what does it mean and how do you follow a new thread, or any thread for that matter? Can you tell computers are not my thing? I find this forum so valuable and I enjoy sharing others' experiences.
peggy

pegster

See thread with your name as the title. 

New question - after I have eatin my main meal, not a large meal, I get a very big dose of nausea not straight away it could be a good half hour later but this is horrible! I start to dry heave, carnt move and start to panic, it last for about 10 minutes then it goes off. I then experience ache in my stomach feel that I need to do a stool, which I don't at that time and go a little disorientated - is this normal?

It's been a while since my last post and so I thought that I'd give an account. I seem to have stopped getting the severe nausea as my last post, I did go to my local GP and I was given medication to take as and when needed. I do use these at times but, once again I believe I have got this under control.

I have learnt to balance the overall quantity of food intake, to ensure that I eat regularly even when I may not feel hungry, to eat small amount and to chew. All this does help a great deal.

I have discovered that I cannot eat burger or some red meat' and I still carn’t eat bread (although I can eat toast on thin bread). This to me is not a problem because there are plenty of other nice foods to eat and drink.

For me I am now just over 12 weeks post op and I wish to reassure others to hold on even when you may feel perhaps things have not worked or being as successful after surgery. From my own experiences, the healing process may take some time.

I still get tired if I do too much and my incisions hurt at times, I still get gas bloat first thing in the morning but this passes. If I eat too quickly or I eat too much then I get bloat pain and need to sit and rest for a while. But as already said, this is not a problem because my overall quality of life as improved so very much.

I also realise that there are things that I cannot do and don't even try to but this is a matter of lifestyle changes that do not really inhibit living.

I hope others can get some encouragement from my experience.

Hi Denise,

You are a good support to others and you have been to me so thank you again.

Well it's been a while since I last posted - overall I think everything is going well. However, I have discovered some foods are a strict no go area for me and so I've learned to stay away from such. At times I still get some pain but this does not last too long, I simply rest up as best as I can until it goes. I'm working full time (teaching) but now have just broken up for the summer holiday (6 weeks off) - so happy. This will give me more time in my recovery process.

 

I discovered that although I feel stronger and can eat a little more, that still there remains a lot of healing to take place inside (now I'm about 24 weeks post opp) - what happened was that I saw two children at my school fighting and so as a responsible teacher I ran (not too fast) towards them and pulled them apart. The result was that I suffered severe stomach pains and also some pain around my wrap for almost four days after that.

 

I have been having what appears to be acid reflux whenever i eat too much or am feeling more stressed (the case recently due to exams etc at school) I know that I need to chill out a bit more but old habits are hard to change!

 

I still recommend this surgery and would do it again - I think that although there remain some difficulties, overall the outcome remains positive and I know that someone once said that healing can take 12 months (plenty of time left for me then).

 

Gez 

Hello Spike

I actually read your lengthy post before my surgery on August 1, 2011 except for the ones you added in July of this year and I remembered nearly everything you said as well as others' replies to you.

I can't tell you how much I needed to read it today nearly 7 weeks post-NF for me.

I'm not happy to have read again about all the problems you had during your long and continuing recovery but you have to understand how much reading your thread today has encouraged me not to give up.

I won't go into the details of my problems except to say that I've lost over 30 lbs and can still eat very little without some stomach pain and much of what I eat - soft or liquid - staying in my esophagus most of the day and night. It burns my throat and nose and I have a thick liquid-like stuff coming from my throat and esophagus when I awaken and I cough all the time.

I'm not asking you for any answers or wanting to compare our situations at all. It's just nice to hear that someone else recently went through what I consider a problematic recovery in my case.

I take it that you're male since your nickname is Spike but I'd like to know for sure if you do take time to read my post to your thread. I've been amazed at the number of people who post on this forum who are male and who express their recovery fears and insecurities just as well as most women do. Makes me feel better that the recovery for NF can and does impact everyone.

I'm bookmarking your thread in my Favorites Folder to read when I get tired of waiting to get better or when I feel like my surgery has failed.

Thanks for documenting your progress and slips backward as well.
It's very comforting to me today.

Rita