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Posted 9/30/2014 3:42 AM (GMT 0)
17 months after LINX Surgery and 5 months after a Dilation Procedure, I'm still sufferingboth upper abdominal sensitivity, pressure, ache, and lower esophageal pressure and slight but frequent pain. Only answer is a restricted diet with no fat - I have esophageal acid pooling at the site of the LINX and have to reduce acid anything. Going to try another dilation in a few weeks. Then going to the get a 2nd opinion at a major center for LINX - NY or CA. Willing to travel for this - the sticks in Idaho don't have much in terms of Medical talent. i just don't trust the people (doctors) here. They say its IBS one month, esophagitis the next month, LINX too tight the following month, bottom line - I'm on a diet as strict as when I was on GERD. Truth is, at least with my GERD the diet worked - with this it's not working that well - keep having relapses every few weeks.
I'll keep in touch.
Posted 10/1/2014 1:32 AM (GMT 0)
Lpnr, welcome to the Forum. Sorry that you are having Linx problems. Have you had a barium swallow since implant. Wondering what it did show. Did it show that the location was appropriate? Did you view the film to see if the Linx was opening and closing as it should. Did you have a hernia repair at the time of implant. Are you off of ppi's?

Has the tightness of the Linx been re-measured post implant?

You mentioned Idaho and the willingness to travel. Dr. C. Daniel Smith is located in Atlanta Georgia. He was Chief of Surgery at Mayo and did Linx implants for the original studies, then appeared before the FDA to present info to them about the Linx before FDA approved it. He is affiliated with Torax the device manufacturer. He is considered esophageal expert. He has Facebook page. I'll send link if you would like to know more.

Please keep us informed how you are.
Posted 10/1/2014 1:45 AM (GMT 0)
https://www.facebook.com/cdanielsmith

Lpnr-- if interested, here is Dr Smith's page. Please know that this is just information. Only you can determine if he is right for you. We've heard good things about him. Kindly, Pat F
Posted 10/2/2014 1:13 AM (GMT 0)
If you're interested, there's a top team at University of Pittsburgh under Dr. Luketich. Read some of his papers, easy to find. Good outcomes in the high 90%. They used to do some of the non-Nissen work but stopped quite a few years ago because the outcomes just weren't good enough. I understand they do repairs and re-dos.
Posted 5/25/2015 4:27 PM (GMT 0)
Hi lpnr. I have the same problems as you. I had linx 2 years ago and have been having lpr symptoms for over 18 months which have been getting worse.
Symptoms are now almost as bad a prelinx. I have had a barium swallow, endoscopy and a 24hr ph and manometry test all returned 'normal' results although i am refluxing as a normal adult would. Acid pooling is suspected so i am waiting for the nhs to do a dialation on me. The nhs in England moves as fast as a stunned slug so waiting timesare ridiculous.
Let me know how you get on. I don't really think they have a clue.
Posted 7/6/2015 6:57 AM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone :) i'm wondering if anyone knows, can you have a classic gastroscopy after linx? I'm thinking about the surgery, i have gerd (la A) and lpr (no one cares about it), lots of problems with sore throat, caugh and so on, but i also have chronic gastritis with helicobacter pylori that i can't get rid of. If i do linx, is it still possible to do the gastroscopy to check out my stomach because of the gastritis? Thank you!
Posted 7/19/2018 12:33 AM (GMT 0)
How are you doing now after the linx? I am interested in long term followup.
Posted 9/29/2018 3:58 AM (GMT 0)
I'm five weeks out having the LINX and hernia repair....its been brutal and still recovering with 24/7 bitter metallic taste still coming up like the last seven years, ugh....
Posted 11/17/2018 7:15 PM (GMT 0)
Wondering how you are doing now? Assume your dr. is K.G. with Va. Hernia and Heartburn...
Posted 9/10/2019 1:47 AM (GMT 0)
It's been a year since the Linx surgery and nothing has changed...now being told by a new Gastro doc I have Esophageal Hypersensitivy which means the least little thing can make it spasm, mimicking the acid coming up....I still have the bitter metalic taste in my mouth that still causes me pain in my chest...the possible solution for this is an anti depressant....I already take a med for this plus Ambien for sleeping...these are not compatible with my meds and can actually be fatal....now I'm trying Gut Alive which addresses the healing and weakening of the esophagus...its only been five days taking this...anyone got any other suggestions...
Posted 5/8/2021 4:30 PM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone! I had the Linx procedure and hiatal hernia surgery at the same time October 30, 2020. I have had a few episodes of acid reflux but nothing like before! Every time I eat I have stomach pain and I feel nauseous. My doctor recently did a endoscopy and stomach biopsy. I am waiting for the results. I also want to add I had my gallbladder removed and sigmoidectomy back in July 2011 do to chronic diverticulitis and gallbladder disease, and in July 2016 I had the gastric sleeve surgery. I have suffered from Gerd since I was a teenager and in my 20’s was prescribed Prilosec and by my 30’s I was on Protonix 40 mg twice a day. I am now 49. The pain I have now is more severe when eating or just drinking water and sometimes it will hurt without eating or drinking. I will update with my biopsy results when I get them. Is there anyway to control the pain other than Tylenol or pain medication?
Posted 5/9/2021 12:07 PM (GMT 0)
Get a prescription of Zofran for nauseau and try taking a Pepcid before bedtime. I'm not familiar with the Linux procedure, but there's not much to do until your test results come back.
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