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Posted 1/21/2015 7:43 PM (GMT 0)
Reading these replies was so helpful to me. I had a Nissen fundoplication three and a half weeks ago, and whenever I try to eat soft food, it causes me problems. I thought something was wrong, but the symptoms you are describing fit my situation perfectly. I guess I need to be patient, but I would love something more than soup, applesauce and occasional cottage cheese. Hearing that this process could take six months or longer helps, but I still want to eat. I know better!
Posted 1/21/2015 8:21 PM (GMT 0)
Can you tell me please, if you had any problems with weight before surgery? because my dr requested to lose 27 LB in 5 weeks in order to have surgery. from 237 to 210) i'm so afraid of this surgery. She made me so anxious, even i don't know if to do it or not? i fight with acid eflux since 10 years. In the last 2 years day by day was worse. i start to choke, and cough till i trough out. i need to stop my car, and come done because i can't drive if i don't do it. i cough all the time, day and night, my husband sleep only in between my coughing, normal been mad on me.
Posted 1/21/2015 8:43 PM (GMT 0)
My doctor only told me to switch to a high protein diet before surgery to shrink the liver. After surgery when I saw the pictures, I noticed that they had to retract the liver to get to the stomach, and then I understood why it would help to shrink the liver.

I could stand to lose 30 pounds, but he didn't ask me to do it before surgery. I think I have already lost 10 pounds post-surgery, and at the rate I'm going trying to even eat soft food, I think I'll succeed in losing at least 10 more.

I was also freaked out about the surgery, but it went smoothly. I didn't even take pain pills. I had purchased a bottle of liquid Tylenol beforehand, and the first day I took that. After that, I didn't take anything. The diet is definitely the hardest park. If you eat too much or eat the wrong thing, you pay the price and feel miserable.
Posted 1/21/2015 11:16 PM (GMT 0)
Cpopa:

It would be to your advantage to lose the weight before surgery, as suggested. I'm assuming that you are having the Nissen via laparoscopy and that small amount of weight may make the surgery and recovery a little easier.

Also, please try not to worry, stress will only make your reflux worse. I had the surgery done in April 2014, and it's been a life changer for me. The recovery is a little rough, but the results are worth it.

Sharon
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