Nissen Fundoplication

I've had the Nissen Fundoplication done on June 12. After I eat my stomach feels so gross(possible acid issues?) I've also caught a cough. With my GERD problems, coughing was one of my symptoms even with the medication. I don't feel any heartburn or acid reflux. Wondering if the cough is because of acid issues. If anyone has any information or went through the same please comment and let me know your story or outcome.

Hi firefly,
Try to relax into your recovery and give your body the time it needs to heal. Your in the infancy of a recovery that takes 6 months for most of the healing and a year for the rest. The first few weeks are the hardest and it’s normal to worry. Most of us were fearful that the surgery was unsuccessful at your stage of healing. Hang in there! It gets better! I suggest you do some reading on this forum, and use the search function to look for helpful posts. Hang in there!
You can do this!
Denise

When my friend had the Nissen fundoplication done he was told to eat liquid diet and than soft foods, which he has done. Very small bites and sips of liquid, he has a lot of pain after the first couple of bites or sips and than hacks up a lot of mucus. He hasn’t ate but a few bites in the last two days and has only drank about 12 ozs due to the mucus and pain. Is this normal? Has anyone else had this problem.

Kvincent,
Have your friend check out the resources here: https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=45&m=4097633

You didn’t say when your friend had his surgery. If he is in the early stages of recovery, swallowing can be very challenging. I was on liquids the first day, then moved to “anything that can be chewed to a liquid”. As SharonZ said, there is a lot of variety in surgeons’ preferred diet post-op. At some point during the first week or two I had a lot of mucus as a reaction to any swallowing. Your friend has had major surgery, and the mucous is a reaction to the irritation. My early recovery journal can be found among the other resources at the link above.
Tell your friend to try to relax into recovery. His/her surgeon can be called, and that can provide some comfort.
Best wishes!
Denise