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Posted 10/30/2018 11:46 AM (GMT 0)
Good day everyone, newly wrapped dropping in here with some worrisome symptoms. I know it's been just 5 days but is it normal that i feel that the front of the palate (the front arch behind the the teeth) was burned from a hot drink and it's super sensitive. The back of the palate feels just fine so I don't want to think that the acid is climbing up again.

I'm not regurgitating at all, not having any nausea, just had a few episode of gas pilling up in the lower part of the abdominal and every 6-7nth swallow is a little painful. Called my surgeon and asked him is it even possible that my wrap could have gone undone in just 2 days without doing anything wrong... He assured me that it didn't. He calmed me down that it's the beginning of the long and treacherous healing process and that my organism is still adapting and that burnt front palate feeling should vanish over time.
Oh and the surgeon left me on ppi's for 10 days after op. Is this semi-burning sensation is abnormal? Any information and your personal experience is very awaited!!

Post Edited (LukasB) : 10/31/2018 4:02:44 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/30/2018 9:49 PM (GMT 0)
Take it easy on yourself and try not to worry this early in your recovery. Internal swelling can cause numerous aches and pains that differ from person to person but usually calm down in time. Follow your surgeons directions for post recovery regarding medications, lifting and diet. Take things day by day. My esophagus was unhappy for more than a month post surgery and it wasn't until months later that the full benefits of the surgery started to become apparent. I stayed on PPIs for a few weeks post surgery and decreased the dose as I was instructed until I was done. No PPIs since. That was a year and 8 months ago.

Best regards,
- Mark
Posted 10/31/2018 10:05 AM (GMT 0)
Hello Mark, thanks for the encouraging words! This forum is just what i needed! It gives me a huge positive boost that I'm not alone in this long recovery journey!
Posted 10/31/2018 10:12 PM (GMT 0)
One more thing I can't get my mind off of one question: does the White colour of the tounge inducates that reflux is still alive? Iv'e had a white tongue before(just dont know if it's reflux related) and there is no consensus out there on the net that reflux can paint your tongue white. Some docotrs are saying that It can't change the colour of the tongue.
Would love the hear what you, my comrades, have experienced?
Posted 11/1/2018 7:52 PM (GMT 0)
At about 10 months post surgery I had what I felt were reflux like symptoms and along with that a white tongue. My surgeon prescribed an anti-fungal medication and I also stopped using a nasal steroid (for and inner ear issue) and things cleared up. You should see a medical professional to get a proper diagnosis. What I experienced post surgery, and have discussed with others, is that when things don't feel right we often worry about the success of the wrap. It's a big ordeal and we want a good outcome. It's tough during the recovery phase to not think that way but it's essential to have some faith in what a skilled surgeon has accomplished to fix your reflux condition. Even at a year post surgery I struggled with doubts. At 14 months things really started to get better and have been good since.

Be encouraged, your in good company with what your going through.
- Mark
Posted 11/2/2018 9:30 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Mark, once again thanks for the response! I'm trying as much as I can to push away the negative thoughts, sometimes without much success... Ohh and one more thing, were you feeling reflux like symptoms for whole 10 months straight after op without any break? And how did you know that it was only fake reflux, that your mind playing tricks on you. Did you get some extra tests (24 Ph-metry, Manometry, EGD) to rule out real reflux recurrence
Thanks for the support!
Posted 11/2/2018 2:11 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Lukas,

I think what you're going through is totally normal. I am only three weeks out myself but I never felt my wrap came undone.

We are all just taking it one day at a time, this appears to be a very slow process.
Posted 11/2/2018 3:17 PM (GMT 0)
Lukas,
The first 15 to 20 weeks were the most difficult for me. It was hard to tell if the surgery worked. After that it took a lot of time to feel the full benefits. 14 months was when things started to get a lot better. So, to answer your question about symptoms. I had some degree of symptoms over the first year with the new bloating side effects to deal with. I didn't have any tests but I was close to going in because I had a persistent cough that didn't go away for a month. It ended up being a cold virus that cleared up on it's own. This is a really slow process. It takes time to heal inside, first from the major surgery then from the years of reflux damage you've been dealing with.

-Mark
Posted 11/2/2018 3:19 PM (GMT 0)
Hello there, thanks for your thoughts! It sure helps to calm down!! I didn't felt anything unusual that would signal me that my wrap got compromised, and i haven't done anything that i shouldn't be doing.

Today is day 7 post-op, things are changing to the better although slooowly, just the upper palate (behind the front teeth) sensitivity-mind tricking burning sensation. It's quite odd that this sensation passes the back of the palate (where it should get exposed)

Again, glad to have found this wonderful place!

Post Edited (LukasB) : 11/2/2018 9:24:56 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 11/7/2018 5:43 PM (GMT 0)
Reporting with my healing progress. 13th day post-op is coming to an end. The bloating sensation has subsided, no regurgitation, chest pain whatsoever. Although im still having that gurgling feeling in the stomach and sometimes(when drinking water or eating jelly) at the lower part of the throat. But the thing that concerns and annoys me the most is that burned-irritated front palate senstation isn't leaving me fast enough.. I don't want to think that something is going the wrong way here and that those leftover mind tricking symptoms will go away right??

As for my diet, now I'm sinking my teeth into scrambled eggs, oatmeal, ice cream, sipping some thick pumpkin soup, beef broght. Maybe I'll try to mix more challenging food into my ration.
Oh, and I might sound silly but strong coughing, sneezing, hiccuping can't somehow damage/undoo the wrap at its healing stage and also when everything is healed, like after half a year

Post Edited (LukasB) : 11/8/2018 9:08:06 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 11/8/2018 6:13 PM (GMT 0)
Coughing, sneezing and hiccuping are unlikely to undo or damage your wrap. I experienced all those within the first couple weeks post-surgery.

-Mark
Posted 11/10/2018 10:28 PM (GMT 0)
For some reason when I eat as the food goes down it's triggering sneezing. Has that happened to anyone else?
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