I have been wondering if others had this illness following the Fundoplication surgery, apparently due to damage to the vagus nerve. I now have a whole other disease that is quite uncomfortable. I...
I found this site helpful September, 2015 when I had severe difficulty healing and living from the Nissen Fundoplication surgery. I had been sick with severe heartburn for many years before it got so...
Thought I'd finally post something positive after my NF/hiatal repair, since for 9 1/2 weeks I was miserable and could barely eat. For the past 2 weeks only, I have been able to eat real food, not...
Martin, I felt I had heartburn too after Fundoplication. I did quit the PPI after a week or so, but sometimes take pepcid or tums after a meal. I think the food having difficulty going down feels...
Skelemourn, did you have an endoscopy? I knew a person with "strictures" that had her esophagus stretched. Have you seen a GI doctor? Specialists run all kinds of tests....
Thank you everyone who posted. I do appreciate all input. Yes, I did have one EGD and dilation at the 5th week post op. They said initially they could do it another time or two, but the nurse said it...
Someone said post "positive experiences", to help others decide for surgery. I'm sorry to say, mine has been far from that. People need to hear both sides. Of course, you always hope for the best,...
Please help and tell me if this is what those with NF have experienced. I chose a GI experienced surgeon and drove a long way each visit to see him. I had the surgery the middle of September. A week...
Hi Sildasher: I had a thought about blood sugar from Cilly and anxiety. I have been horribly upset and anxious since my followup appointment with the nurse at my surgeon's office yesterday. The nurse...
I read some "positive" posts to give people hope, and how they would do it again. I keep returning to this site to compare with others who have gone through this. I hate to be negative, but I can't...
Fundrider: I had the same disagreement between what the radiologist saw-the wrap is too tight, and what the surgeon said-its just inflammation, and will get better in 2 weeks. I started throwing up 2...
Yes, the thick mucous in the esophagus is a problem. so thick it's hard to spit out. Sometimes when I try to eat, it happens and I feel I'm going to lose the food I ate. It has to be the body's...
To Lostsub and Jasper: how long does the dysphagia take to go away? Ever? Feeling desperate and hungry and sickly skinny....
Too young for this: your posts were written 1 1/2 years ago. How did it turn out?...
Dear Krich: I am 5 weeks out from my NF and I have had that awful lump in the middle of the esophagus also! it used to last an hour. Now it lasts 20-30 minutes, and I am so uncomfortable and sick. I...
Thanks Dencha and Andy for posting.It has helped. I was at day 11 when eating got worse, not better. I thought, ok, the 12 day wrap swelling I read about. I was having so much pain trying to swallow....
Discouraging, I just spent time responding and commenting, and the post went bye-bye! Good to know others have cough, choking, air bubbles. But the 6 to 12 months recovery, is discouraging. Water,...
Dear JanPeg: i had the NF and hernia repair 1 week ago. What is the medicine to keep you from throwing up? I have zofran. I have been real sick with eating, taking any pills. I was pretty out of it...
No. I heard there were new surgeries/treatments on the horizon, but I reached the point of no return.The GI surgeon said it could be years. I had the NF 1 week ago. So far, I am miserable and worse....
My aloe vera juice has citric acid too!! No wonder it didn't work that well. Thanks for pointing it out....
Thanks Peg, Im coming around and trying to be OK with surgery...
I have headaches. Sometimes they are not migraines, and Relpax will not work for them. If I have obvious visual auras and nausea, I know it's definitely a migraine, and take the Relpax immediately...
I have headaches. Sometimes they are not migraines, and Relpax will not work for them. If I have obvious visual auras and nauseous, I know it's definitely a migraine, and take the Relpax immediately...
I've spent the last couple of hours reading posts and learning more from patients than I have studying all the medical info on the surgery. I have had heartburn since I was a teenager. Last fall, I...