5 months post nissen

Krisoki

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Joined : Nov 2021

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Posted 11/17/2021 8:28 PM (GMT 0)

Hello everyone,

I had my nissen fundo done on the 4th of june and it has been quite challenging(mostly mentally)
I always remember myself having a few syptoms of gerd around and there in my life but around 2016 i woke up one day having extreme stomach discomfort.I visited a doc for a gastroscopy and they found out i had E.pylori Which i removed after 2 weeks of antibiotics.Ever since that i started dealing with reflux every day whatever i had for food.I revisited the doctor who said he couldnt find anything and suggested it is psychological,which i didnt believe at all since i was fine around that time.I was prescribed with parriet and the psychiatrist also gave me light antidepressants for my supposed anxiety.At the beginning the ppis were fine and i was doing alright but after 2 years i started having bad side effects from them( muscle cramps and waking up with sore muscles as if i slept on rocks or did a lot of physical activity). Anyways after changing 5 different docs who said i didnt have anything i found a doctor who believed that i actually wasnt crazy and suggeted a phmetry which showed i had acid reflux and quite a lot of it, so i decided to have the nissen fundo.As i mentioned at the beginning i had my nissen done on the 4th of june and for the first six weeks i couldnt eat anything beyond soft or mashed food.i lost around 14 kilos (i was 66 kilos before the op) and felt very weak and fatigued.around the 4th month i started feeling a lot better and started eating different kind of stuff and larger portions. 2 weeks ago i had seafood for the first time ever since the op and ever since that day i do have some weird feeling in the diaphragm area and a bit of sour taste in my mouth which makes me feel anxious as i am concerned that my symptoms may return.Didnt have heartburn ever since the op but i do get some nausea at times and i do feel like food comes up in my mouth sometimes(rarely).Any side effects from ppis are gone which i am glad of.
Anyone experienced anything similar?? This forum has been very helpful to me as people who dont have GERD dont really understand how bad it is.
Any resonse would be helpful
Thanks

Btw im 29 years old male from Greece

SharonZ

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Joined : Mar 2014

Posts : 3153

Posted 11/18/2021 12:11 PM (GMT 0)

Unfortunately, nausea is a common side effect of the surgery. Make sure that your doctor prescribes an anti-nausea medication - I use Zofran. I still have ocassional nausea five years after my surgery, and it seems to come out of no where, and for no reason. It's good to have the prescription with you at all times. Make sure that you eat slowly and keep chewing your food to an almost liquid consistency, this is still important. It's common to lose weight after the surgery, but most people gain it back in due time and most everyone suffers from exhaustion. You have to remember that you had major abdominal surgery and your body needs time to adjust. I didn't feel much better until 6 months post-surgery, and the "new" me at almost on year. Try not to be too anxious, you'll get there - it just takes time.

Sharon

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