Bummed

I started a new job at a group home a few days ago. Everybody there drinks coffee constantly all day. Before having this gerd, I did too! Especially on the cold winter days. It's so rough not being able to have any. Or like this morning, sit and watch them eat yummy omelets while I drool. I'm hoping after the nissen, I will be able to have "normal" food again instead of crackers and broth. Gets old after a year! Sorry, just had to complain a little bit.

sure know how you feel i not had latte for near on a year now hoping i can be normal after my nissan

Hang in there, Baby Girl, I just enjoyed a cup of coffee this morning, and have been able to eat pretty much anything I want. I'm eight months post Nissen, and wish I'd had to procedure years ago.
You'll get there. Relax. It's hard to wait, but it'll happen.
Have a nice Sunday.
Denise

I have never been to starbucks. When I was taking Achiphex I could drink the Folgers Simply Smooth but even that really bothers me now. It's been really hard because I've never had to watch what I ate. I've had this for a year now, think I would be used to it but once in a while I have a major food craving. The weirdest part is since I was diagnosed, I've really gotten into baking! There is constantly baked goods in my house. I just ask my kids if it's good. lol

Congrats on the new job!

I know what you mean though -- I'm just starting to change my diet (since it's obvious I'm not going to get a quick fix from meds) and I'm starting with eliminating the most common GERD triggers: caffeine, tomatos, garlic, onions, chocolate, etc.  My coworkers and I all get along well but so much of what we do involves around food!  We go out to eat every Friday and since there's a limited selection of restaurants in our area, we often end up going to places like pizza buffets, chinese buffets, Taco Bell, etc.  People are always bringing in donuts and baked goods to work.  And our get togethers outside of work often involve food -- for Halloween we're having a party at one guy's house and the main course is going to be vegetable and vegetable beef soups, which I bet all have tomatos, etc.... guess I'll eat the crackers, maybe some of the more bland desserts!

I have yet to tell them about my GERD and new diet since I haven't gone out to eat with them lately, but I guess I will soon.... otherwise they'll tease me for not eating three heaping plates of pizza like they all do ;)

Hang in there, BG. It's rough you've got to wait that long.
Hey,I just realize, we'll be doing surgery about the same time. :)
How's the moving? about got everything done?

Joy

Mine is scheduled for December 22nd.
They say 8-12 weeks for Nissen, 3-4 weeks for EsophyX.

Joy

Hi girls...we are sure praying for you both.

I just dont have a clue as to what I would do without my coffee!!

Everyone in my life is so used to seeing me with a cup in my hand! I do try to stick to decaf and that really seems to help.

Take care , Anne

Thanks, Oakley.
Yeah, babygirl, I'm not going to get to enjoy the family pig out this Christmas. We (all 26 of us) get together every year to eat 'til we pop, unwrap presents, and argue. :))
Someone always gets mad at someone and goes away mad for the year. My brother and his wife got mad at me one year because I got a piece of toast and a slice of bacon off the stove for my breakfast. They were already eating and I hadn't had a thing yet. They thought all the food on the stove was for them only.
If they start arguing this year I'm going to tell them "Hey, I just had surgery! Chill!"

Oh, well, family.....


Joy

Pre-surgery I was given 2 lists of things that were "good" for me and "bad" for me. Unfortunately the lists were a little contradictory and I didn't understand until AFTER the surgery that one was pre-op diet and the other post-op diet. *laugh*. So, I looked the two lists over, found things they had in common and opted to give up two of my favourite things; carbonated beverages (Hi, my name's Susan and I'm a Dad's root beer addict), and chocolate. So far, I've had one root beer and one chocolate bar since September. Both were pre-surgery *grin*.

I have a new best friend. It's my Magic Bullet Blender. It does amazing things to steamed veggies. I just haven't had the heart to blenderize meat yet. *laugh*.

Cheers,

Susan

BG- If you want a day-to-day story of recovery, I've posted it on my thread. I had the Toupet partial wrap, not the full Nissen. Decision was made by the surgeon during the procedure because there wasn't enough esophagus to dissect down to get the LES below the diaphragm.

I needed the surgery because of a vehicle wreck that pushed my stomach up into my chest, so it was more than just an elective fundoplication. Paraesophageal hernias don't get better without surgery.

Alcie, he did talk about doing a partial but I think he's doing a full. I read your thread about your recovery and it sounds pretty rough. Sorry you had bad nurses! That doesn't make things much easier!