Failed all meds and don't want to have surgery. What's next?

Hi minnietoty,
I do remember your name from the days I was very active on the forum. I understand your fear of the surgery. It took me four years of suffering and encouragement from my PCP before I finally decided I had to take the leap and try the surgery.

I have kicked myself for not doing the surgery sooner. I had prepared myself for a horrible recovery, and was pleasantly surprised! My painful GERD and uncontrollable asthma was far worse. I am now 10 years out and continue to feel great. I do expect to need a redo at some point—I have allergic asthma and it flares with viruses as well, so I strain my hernia repair with terrible coughing at times. I will happily do the redo, as I don’t intend to suffer the way I did before surgery.

I wish you luck in your search for answers. I hope you do consider a Nissen surgery as a possible positive option. I’m sure glad I did!!

Best wishes,
Denise

Dencha and SharonZ, thank you very much for your positive feedback. I upped the Baclofen dose and it does not seem it's going to work. Tbh, I'm thinking of calling my GI to schedule an endoscopy instead of waiting until next week. I know that based on the results of the scope, he will decide on what's better for me. I started to read about Nissen Fundoplication and have my fears. All I can do know is just wait until I undergo the endoscopy.