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Posted 3/23/2016 12:35 PM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone,

I had a nissen about 2 years ago. I had some violent vomiting episodes where nothing but water came up. Anyways, after my last episode which was really violent, (I could barely breath between wretching episodes), I ended up having symptoms of my GERD again. I had to go back onto the prilosec at 40 mg twice daily. I had a bravo test done and it indicated significant reflux. The doctor did another upper endoscopy and looked at my wrap and said that it looked good and was still tight, (which I don't believe). Now I am waking up in the night coughing and choking due to regurgitation. It is causing me to not be able to sleep with my CPAP machine. Anyway, I am thinking that it is time to get a second opinion. I would think that if the wrap was tight, then I would not be having these symptoms. I was symptom free until after my most recent violent vomiting episode which was December 2014. My symptoms have even gotten worse since then. I've been more symptomatic over the past month.
So, has anyone experienced anything similar to my experience? As much as I do not want to have the surgery again, I think that it may be necessary.

Well, that's about it. Thanks for listening.

:)
Posted 3/23/2016 2:19 PM (GMT 0)
Uniandra,
I had a full Nissan with large hernia repair March 2015. It worked great for a while. In October of 2015 I started feeling some acid reflux as I slept and started having spitting up/vomiting episodes of water like substance. It seemed anytime I would bend over to pick something up I would expel that water. I had a endoscopy which "looked fine", bravo test that showed significant reflux and a barium swallow that my gastro guy dismissed (radiologist indicated wrap had slipped). I visited my surgeon he believed my wrap had slipped. I had the surgery again Feb 8,2016 and I was worried it didn't work because the healing process took a lot longer. For weeks, I was having the same results as before the surgery. My surgeon said the hearing process would take longer because he had to redo everything as my hernia had reoccurred and he had to take the wrap down and redo it. He used a biological mesh for the hernia repair this time. For weeks I burped excessively and threw up that same watery/gel like substances and eating was difficult. I started to notice improvement over they past 3 weeks. Burping is going away and I don't have the spit up episodes anymore. No reflux at night.
I'm taking it really easy this time and not lifting much of anything hoping to keep everything intact this time around. Please follow your instincts on how you're feeling and should you need a redo, confirm that your surgeon has experience with redo's. Some doctors won't do them.
Good luck to you.
Posted 3/23/2016 2:31 PM (GMT 0)
Fundrider,
Thank you for sharing. I also think that you gave some good advice. I am thinking that I will get a second opinion. I also had a barium swallow, which did not show anything, but then again the only test that came back positive for reflux before I had the procedure was the bravo test just like what is going on now. However, my reflux is worse now than it was before. I have an appointment with the gastroenterologist in April. I am going to get another opinion after I meet with my current doctor.

Again, thank you for sharing.
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