Fundoplication re-do on NHS? any advice?

gloopstar

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Joined : Dec 2013

Posts : 81

Posted 5/13/2015 7:43 PM (GMT 0)

Hi All

I have been experiencing reflux like symptoms that isn't settling down and im 15 months post surgery.
I have now been advised to look a getting a gastroscopy again to see if everything is OK.

I have been back on medication with the hope it would clear symptoms up but im on my last few days dose and it isn't settling down again. Has anyone had a redo on the NHS and if so is it often available or would I have to look at going private? I had it done on the NHS last time and have only now started to seriously think i may have to go through all the bother i did last time!

If anyone has been through the redo again on the NHS...do we need to have the same tests ran again?

I am 22 years old and its quite upsetting having this surgery that's thrown me about already and having to do it again feels worrying and daunting!

Many thanks

Trotters

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Joined : Jun 2014

Posts : 332

Posted 5/13/2015 8:16 PM (GMT 0)

Hi I had my first fundo performed a year ago on nhs and I realised pretty quickly it hadn't worked. The surgeon who performed op was adamant that there was no way it hadn't work. Cut a long story short after paying privately for second opinion, bravo capsule and luckily impedance test on nhs it was decided I need a redo. As I was seeing surgeon privately i think he assumed I would be having op performed privately and if I could afford 10k to self fund I would but I can't so he has reffered me back to nhs albeit under a different health authority as he is out of my area. I'm still waiting to have a date after being reffered in March but I guess that's NHS. I'm just grateful they are willing to redo. In my experience it has been a battle to get anyone to take my word that I'm still experiencing symptoms and refer for tests but I preservered. The fact that reflux is affecting my airways is a big driving force behind me getting the redo. You may need to do what I did and pay privately for an initial consultation for second opinion and take from there. Good luck.

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