Sorry to hear that Shooz! 2 years without any type of reflux is awesome, I hope they can help you out with your new situation, let us know!...
I havent had any operation but from what Ive read about the Nissen, the first days and even the first months can be tough but you would get along, Im sure! Stay positive!!!...
PPI-LESS, I thought the same thing! When its time to eat you just press a button (or even from a mobile app) and it opens, when you finish you press the closing button. Simple. The bad thing is to...
If meds dont work, you can have surgery...right now you can have the Nissen Fundoplication, EsophyX, the LINX device or the Stretta procedure. The LINX as of right now is only available in Europe....
Im not exactly in college, but yeah, Im 21 so GERD and LPR (my case) can really get in your way to enjoying life...seeing everyone drink alcohol, any food they want and when they want, etc. I know...
Wait for the appointment, lets see what happens. They will probably send you off to some tests like an endoscopy, it might be a hiatal hernia becuse this can cause chest pains. As to breathing...
Hahaha, I guess so!...
Chewing everything well and all that might be hard at first, but I think I could manage it, this probably applies to anyone with a Nissen also. They definetly have to look into MRIs. CAT scans are an...
Wow! Nice! This would be fantastic with GERD and LPR sufferers!...
Good to hear from you Shooz!!! I might be getting the device by the end of the year so Im curious about some things...for example if you do some exercise or go to the gym, does the LINX bother you or...
Im currently taking 2 PPIs a day, 3 when I know its going to be a long day....
Thanks for the info AntZag!...
Im glad that those who had the LINX are satisfied with the results! If I get the LINX the only problem will be eating slowly and chewing well...when Im hungry, Im hungry!! About the MRIs...Ive been...
I mostly have LPR (silent reflux) so heartburn is not much of an issue for me but I went through every PPI! Omeprazole, rabeprazole, pantoprazole and esomeprazole (Nexium)...when I used Nexium it...
I dont know how much of Nexium you can take a day but I take 2 of pantoprazole. I take one an hour before breakfast and then another one an hour before dinner....
Halloweenbaby, stay on positive thoughts! I havent had any type of operation yet, Im waiting for the doc to phone me for some tests but for next year I must be operated, no matter what! I hope it...
GERD, LPRD or Bile Reflux are chronic conditions that wont go away until we give it a root solution so if you develope Barrets, which is a precancerous condition then you should think about surgery....
Medical companies, FDA, doctors...they will promote what gives them the most amount of profit. Its that simple, we live in a capitalist society. They want to give the people what they want, a cure...
I used to do swimming before I got GERD and LPRD but now, its impossible! Im hoping to get operated at the end of this year or some time ar the beggining of 2012...but I still have the manometry and...
Thanks for searching Denise! Ive found some info but its the typical "dont lift too much weight, bla bla bla". Ill probably end up posting on a weight lifting forum or something, if I get any useful...
You have the LINX device which is a magnet bracelet that goes around your LES (lower esophageal sphicter) and theres also radiofrequency technology such as the Stretta procedure....
Hi. I might be getting the Nissen this year or at the beggining of 2012 and I just wanted to know your experience of having a Nissen and doing exercise. If I get the Nissen done I would like to start...
Im also young, 21, and suffer from LPRD which is also known as silent reflux. The worst part is not being able to eat and drink much of what my friends do and I also have to miss out sometimes to...
Awesome news AntZag, great...and thanks for posting it! I dont know if you have read some of my other posts but have they told you anything about if it was safe for you to have MRIs? I really like...
Great! I hope they get on with it quick!...
Ive had similar experiences. Im studying and suffer from LPRD so there are some days that I would go to class and start coughing every now and then but I always take a bottle of water with me to calm...
Nickles, I live in Spain. Im worried because its not like I can take it off and have it put in everytime I need an MRI, as Raj2011 says, it is a surgery...every surgery has its risks even if they are...
Great information! On this forum there have been doubts about LINX device and MRI scans. Im interested in this device but I might need future MRI scans and as I read on this document, somebody had it...
Great stuff!...
Very very very interesting! Thanks for the share! But Im guessing these are digestion times for people who are not on PPIs and are not taking medicine to acelerate stomach emptying as I am. Anyways,...
Do side-effects occur with all the brands and types of PPIs? You might want to change until the find one that doesnt give you side effects. Nexium (esomeprazole) gave me problems so know I take...
And once again, most doctors are famous for being such "hit me in the face!". I know there are a lot of good doctors but some just see their job as any other but they dont seem or want to realise...
Im on 2 PPIs a day aswell, I try and eat what I can tolerate but still...I get LPRD. GERD and LPRD are two diseases that dont have an exact explanation to its cause. They know that the LES gets weak,...
When I take my PPI (pantoprazole), I wait at least 1 hour before eating, thats what the prescription says....
Doctors, can sometimes be so "Hit me in the face". If you feel the pains and you know they must be related to your stomach do not back down on it, get the endoscopy done. I have LPRD (also known as...
I know that alcohol affects the LES and irritates the stomach. I guess the LES relaxes during and some time after....
As I was in my kitchen thinking of what to eat, something just came into my head. I thought to myself..."what if this disease has to do with the quality of the food? What if the food industry cares...
I also have breathing problems realted to reflux. Ive went to emergencies once and they said that everything was OK, they did x-rays and nothing came up. I suppose that if acid had damaged my lungs...
Its great to hear that your acid reflux has gone! I hope it stays that way for ever! I havent had any type of surgery...yet, but from what Ive read on this forum full recovery takes its time, it can...
How about a sandwich? You can make it whatever size you want. I usually dont have problems with bread....
One more with white tongue! It doesnt really bother me but with you dont like it you can probably buy something for it in the pharmacy...although as Joy said, its a protection for your tongue from...
Im 21 years old and suffer from LPR. Ive had acid reflux problems since I was 17 but when it started it was GERD and the PPIs would do the trick but as time went by the meds lost effect and now I...
We all want to know! I just hope he is doing so great he has even forgotten that he has the device and forgotten about this forum! haha Hope he gets in touch with us!...
Is it really annoying? I mean, you should be glad that your body is trying to help you, I produce excessive saliva sometimes aswell...but it might last minutes, not much. I bet there are products...
You just have to wait for the endoscopy, thats the best way for knowing how your anatomy is doing!...
Its not the linK procedure, its the linX procedure. Just have in mind that if the LINX doesnt give you good results you can have it taken out and then get a Nissen. If I had the money for it, thats...
Well...I really dont know, ill keep searching for information but maybe the people that underwent the trials might have had to sign a contract or something that doesnt allow them to spread...
What I understand is that for now they are using a pacemakerlike device but what they really want to achieve is a small device that can be implanted INTO the LES. Sounds good to me, I mean...you are...
Ive just done some quick research in spanish and the company from Uruguay that EndoStim is working with is CCC, a company specialized in pacemaker devices: http://www.ccc.com.uy/index.htm ...
Thanks! I already knew about the azcentral article. I knew about the ones they were doing that year , 2010, I thought you ment 2011, thats why I was suprised! Anyways, lets hope we know something...