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Posted 4/11/2011 12:51 PM (GMT 0)
I know I liked hearing to positive stories before my nissen...
Its been 7-8 weeks and I feel awesome I also had shoulder surgery a little more than a week ago and I am healing very well from that too..
Its so wonderful to not have the acid reflux..I still have a bit of trouble getting some things swallowed...and if I drink water to fast I feel like it splashes back up for a second or two but nothing more than that....my breathing is doing good and I really hope that this surgery has improved that and I can get off my steroid inhailer at some point...
It has been a year since I started having trouble swallowing that led to to discover how bad my reflux really was ...strictures and barretts eshophagus..I spent most of the last year getting dialtions and a couple of RFA procedures before I had my wrap.
I will get scoped again at the end of the year to get a check on the barretts...
I want to thank everyone on this board for all the info I have read here. I was very scared and nervous when I first started learning about how bad my GERD was then I read horror stories about the nissen.. Thank goodness I then came here and heard good stories...
Thank you all so much
LaDawn
Posted 4/11/2011 6:14 PM (GMT 0)
Hi LaDawn,
Thanks so much for posting your experience here! You are so right...those of us who are trying to decide whether or not to have the surgery, need to read some positive experiences--there are so many scary ones posted on the internet. That's why, like you, I was so glad to find this forum. It is extremely helpful and supportive.

I'm so glad to hear that things are going well! Hopefully others who are recovering now will read your post and realize that indeed, things will get better!

I'm sure you will continue to heal and feel even better during the next few weeks. If you're anything like me, when you drink water it will continue to back up a bit at the wrap site. I'm over 2 years post surgery, and when I chug-lug water it backs up a little. It doesn't cause me a problem, but I can feel it gather and gradually drain in. I don't have any trouble with anything else except large pills. I just work around that with changes in prescription or cutting/crushing/opening capsules. I also take liquid calcium.

Best wishes for continued healing!
Denise turn
Posted 4/11/2011 6:15 PM (GMT 0)
PS...oh, and if I eat a lot of raw vegetables like celery and carrots, I tend to get an irritated wrap.
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