Tif surgery now nissen

I had the tif surgery 10/31/11. Seemed to work in beginning then a couple of months into it it failed. I having a nissen done 3/15/13. The surgeon is going to take down the tif then do the wrap. When I had my endo done they saw 3 fasteners and pretty sure there were 7 put in. A word of advise to people looking to have tif done watch how much your lifting. I sometimes wonder if lifting weights to soon may have an impact on the surgery. I love to know if anyone else has gone down this road ?
Steve

When did you have your tif? Also where did you have yours done? I was just wondering. I'd like to know how you make out. I still wonder sometimes if I'm making the right decision. Good luck
Steve

For me, I'm willing to do pretty much anything that will improve my condition. Having painkillers as my only way to control my symptoms is awful. Was in a foot race the other day and ended up losing my voice for two days because of the reflux coming up. Also, heartburn/throat issues will impact my career. I'm hoping for any improvement pretty much.

No, I'm not on any PPI's right now because they simple do not help. Therefore, there is no reason to throw down 40 dollars a month for ppis. That's why I haven't been taking them at least. My symptoms right now that I'm having is occasional stomach pain, but my main issues is hours of pain in my chest and my throat with a occasional burning in my nostrils. I just got done with the 24 hr amblutory ph study and during the day I did noticed 6 times where my ph drop below 2. This surprised me because my symptoms are typically worse at night.

I did a restech 24 hr ph probe a few months back with a local ent and I had 144 reflux episodes during the night, but they weren't very dramatic. They ranged around a ph of 5.5 all night with the largest drop to a ph of 4.9. That probe was placed right behind my tongue, so I'm excited to see the results of the probe placed in my chest.

Oh well, In a month when I have my follow up I'll find out if I'm having surgery again or not. Until then I'm just going to deal with it.

Let us know how your surgery went on 3/15/2013! Hope everythings doing great for you now days!

I hate spell checker -- I was saying. Some surgeons have to much pride to think they can do something wrong or even entertain what you as a patient has to say.

Thanks bill. I've seen a lot of threads from you and appreciate the response.
Steve

Bill
Was wondering after your surgeries how long was it before you got off pain and nausea medicine? If you even used it. Also you said go slow with the diet. Could you give me some info on what you ate and didn't eat and how long?
Thanks Steve

It's Day 13 and I'm feeling pretty good. Still have a lump in throat but that is sometimes normal for some people. As for your surgery have they done all the testes. Tests being PH, monometry and endoscopy to make sure no reflux and that the fasteners are still in place? I also had a fastener that attached to my diaphragm and my surgeon had to separate that. My opinion is they should check to see what the pressure is at the les muscle . Meaning is it tight enough. The les could be intact but is it working properly. Have you had any tests after TIF?Even a barium swallow will show reflux if its not working properly.

seems like everythings working right, I just continue to have reflux reaching my chest and throat.