Part 6 of POST OP LAP NISSEN...Please continue to post!!!

Hi all. Sorry I have been away so long! Hi picklepuss! Sorry to hear you are having a redo! Just noticed that you will have had it done now. I hope all went okay.

I have just posted on the other thread "what is up with the large amount of Nissen surgery failures???"

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I had mine in April of last year. It took me 6 months to be able to eat solid food and I was still having the burning in my throat. I still had chest pain too but the burning in my chest was gone and no waking in the night gasping for air. I can eat just about everything now but because I have motility problems I am still having trouble at times. Sometimes the food won't go down ( I had a week of that recently) so I go back to easy to swallow foods. I am also still getting spasms down my esophagus into the wrap, which are very painful. BUT I am a lot better than I was before the op. The burning in my throat has finally gone. My asthma (caused by the reflux) is MUCH better.

The recovery has taken much longer than they said it would and I am still seeing improvements now. Hopefully this will continue. I still get a lot of congestion so I take 1 x ppi a day.

I was beginning to despair back in October last year so I made an appointment with a reflexologist. It's the best thing I ever did (after the nissen!). I had gall bladder issues and no longer suffer with that now.

I was very interested to hear about the new op (for future reference).

I hope the people who have had failed ops will find a way to feel better soon. It seems that just doing one thing won't work for a lot of us and you have to have multiple remedies going on together. It is just difficult finding the right mix. I think I have been through most of them!

I would definitely have it done again!

Hi to all,
My name is Nyco, I’m italian.
I have no ernia, not erosions in my esophagus. My symptoms are serious, constantly feel a gas that rises esofago and comes out on top in the face, ears, mouth, nose, eyes!
Is there anyone of you who have or had before fundoplicatio these symptoms?
Thank you
Nyco

Hi picklepuss! Just read what you went through on the other post. I bet you are glad to be home! I will be looking out to see how you get on in the next few months. For now, take it easy!

Sorry Nyco, I haven't had those symptoms. They seem very unusual.

Hi HappilyWrapped! How are you doing? I am really well! I am eating everything but not in such large quantities as I used to! I haven't felt this good for years! Yippee!

As usual I get sentimental in October of each year. It's been 3 years since the Nissen surgery and I am ever so grateful to the surgeon who performed it and to those that shared the recovery with me through this forum. I was reading through old posts as I do each year around this time and I realize how much you all helped me over the months post surgery. I hope all my old posting buddies are doing well. I hope all who have chosen this amazing surgery are in the good outcome group.

Take care all.

Three years later I still remain.....
HappilyWrapped