My demeester score

I believe that the normal Demeester score is something like 14.7. My score was in the high 90s if I recall correctly. I think yours is pretty high.

Hi Chavibaby,

Welcome to Healing Well! I was fearful of getting the surgery even though I needed it, and it kept me from being healthy and having a good quality of life. I lived with it for about six years, and finally was referred to a surgeon. I scheduled my surgery for three weeks later. Once I made the decision, it couldn't be soon enough.

Here's a link to my early recovery journal. It'll give you an idea of one person's experience with surgery and recovery:
www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=45&m=2183443

Your DeMeester score is evidence of severe GERD, so you're a perfect candidate for a Nissen. You'll be very happy with the results. Make sure your surgeon is very experienced in doing the Nissen procedure. It's an art form, and it's important to choose someone who had done many, many procedures. In a large city, 1000+, and a small to medium city, 300+ procedures. In many places, there is one surgeon who gets most of the referrals. Choose your surgeon well, and you'll have great results.

Glad you've joined the forum! It's a great place to receive information and support as you go through the surgery and recovery.

Best wishes,
Denise

I saw my surgeon and about two weeks later I was scheduled for surgery. It was wonderful to not have more time than that to think about it, but I was able to post my inital post here and get wonderful advice from Denise and Bill and Tony and everyone else.

My surgery changed my life. I really did not know how much I needed it until a few months after the surgery was done.

I sleep better, I exercise better, I breathe better, I am better. I am fortunate to have had a wonderful and compassionate surgeon who took all the time I needed to interview him and ask question. He also had great follow up.
Your surgeon will make all the difference in the world, choose him or her with great care. I was lucky because my boyfriends boss actually had the very same surgery, with the same surgeon about 7 months prior to mine and my friend also knew him in her residency (she is an OR doc) I felt better just knowing him this way before even speaking to him the first time.

I would love to answer any other questions you may have!