Hello everyone. This month marks 10 years post Nissen surgery. This board was my support during recovery. The posts are still there and as I reread them, I hope others have benefitted from them. It's...
As usual I get sentimental in October of each year. It's been 3 years since the Nissen surgery and I am ever so grateful to the surgeon who performed it and to those that shared the recovery with me...
Tapped in to see how everyone from Part 1 was doing. I can't believe the thread we started in October 2007 is still getting hits and is now on Part 6. Love to know how everyone's doing this far post...
Tracks83, I'll provide some of your info without violating anything I consider private information. I had my full Nissen in October 2007. It was so worth it and I had a positive outcome. No more GERD...
ElaineK - Congratulations! I hope all continues to go well for you. I do remember wanting to eat more than liquids because I was so hungry. Those meal replacement drinks helped quite a bit for me....
ElainK: You'll do fine. It was the best decision I ever made. If you read through all our old posts, you'll see that everyone was different as to how long they were out of work and how long it took...
CordeliaGray - thanks for the bone graft info. I asked my surgeon about what he generally uses and the answer was donor bone, but I've got a HUGE problem with that concept. I'll ask for my own hip as...
CordeliaGray, I also have a neurosurgeon and ortho surgeon - but they are all rolled into one doctor. I also get the one night in the hospital. Thanks for the feedback. It's appreciated. Did you have...
Hey, Kitt. So glad you took my comment in the spirit it was meant :turn: If any of my old buddies are out there....it's surgery next week for the 3rd time to remove a lipoma (benign fatty tumor) from...
370 days of no-reflux bliss along with 370 days of no acid-reflux medication as well as 370 days of lying down flat to sleep. The Nissen Fundoplication surgery was by far the best decision I've ever...
JBT1234 - here's the 'bump' of this topic so you can read the posts. You'll definately understand what a Nissen Fundoplication is after reading all this. Best of luck to you. HappilyWrapped...
Dear JBT1234: I had the Nissen Procedure 370 days ago and it was the best decision I ever made. Yes, it can get rid of reflux; however, for some people it does not totally work. I also had an ERCP...
Mugsy111 - Best wishes for a fantastic outcome. You'll find all the support you need to get you through your recovery on this board. I'll be thinking of you on the 13th. HappilyWrapped...
FYI - It's been almost a year since I had the full Nissen wrap (surgery 10/2008) and almost a year since I began chatting with Porcelain Doll and others in Part 1 of POST OP LAP NISSEN. Life is...
Hey Tammy, I wonder if Porcelain Doll ever imagined her original post would continue for so long. It's amazing how many hits the topic gets. Hope all my past "chatters" are doing well. I remain........
Dear Sciencelady. I STRONGLY urge you to take Tammy's advice and read the posts - Part 1, 2 and 3 of Nissen Fundoplication Hiatal Hernia Repair. You'll find good information there. THE NISSEN SURGERY...
BoPeep - Don't worry about the threads - I've had them before. I had it when my tubes were tied and again this time for one of the trocar insicions. They are undissolved stitches. I had them, too....
Alycarr00: :-) :smile: :smile: :yeah: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! :yeah: :smurf: :smurf: :-)...
The medication is not a guaranteed cure-all. Don't be surprised if the medication stops working or does not completely resolve her symptoms. There are many PPI's (proton pump inhibitors) like...
Porcelain Doll: I agree that it makes sense that if we overeat on a regular basis the stomach will stretch and may compromise the wrap. I do have an aquaintance, a man, who had the surgery 10 years...
Sunbird: Go through the postings in this GERD section and read about the nissen fundoplication - especially parts 1, 2 and 3 of the post lap nissen fundoplication/hiatal hernia repair. You will find...
Porcelain Doll: You wrote: HappilyWrapped, I am wondering if this is how you felt when you ate the calzone at the Italian restaurant and got really sick? I do remember you had mentioned it. My...
I have heard of getting food stuck in the wrap. It was one of the things the surgeon warned me about when we were discussing the wrap procedure. I hope to never experience it. My GI was kind enough...
This is the first time I've seen anyone mention the term Plicator on this board so I thought posting a description of the procedure might be informative to all - especially those that are looking for...
I had the Nissen wrap in October 2007. My gas pain lasted at least a week, but wasn't excruciating like yours sounds. Another member, Porcelain Doll, described this exact same problem after the...
Cannon, I had a Nissen wrap in October 2007. We thought that the surgery would resolve reflux and painful attacks I was experiencing. The pain was incorrectly attributed to esophageal spasms. When...
I'm in CT. I've had the Ph test and manometry tests twice and both times I had the results from my doctor in less than a week. Two weeks is a long time - if you haven't already done so, call the...
The endoscopy will show the tear, or larger opening, in the diaphragm around the esophagus. As you have been diagnosed with a sliding hernia, the endoscopy may or may not show the stomach in the...
Herbal teas are OK except mint ones. Mint is not good for GERD. It's one of the items that loosens the LES (peppermint and spearmint are muscle relaxants) and you don't need it more relaxed than it...
1) Is the long-term use of pantoprazole safe? How long is usually recommended by a doctor? Is it typical to be on it "indefinitely"? >>>8 weeks is the usual course of treatment. If the symptoms...
The LES doesn't get tightened by exercise like your tush or tummy might. If it's wide open, then it appears surgery would help. I had the Nissen Fundoplication last October and it was the best...
I had the Nissen in October 2007. They wrap the fundus (top portion) of your stomach around the esophagus and sew it. The best description I have ever seen for this procedure is at this website...
CathyA, The only way to know for sure if you have a hiatal hernia is to see a physician, like a gastroenterologist, who will perform an endoscopic procedure and look inside. If you have been...
Thought I'd offer my 2 cents. I was diagnosed with GERD back in 2000 - had had the symptoms for years, but finally went to a GI in 2001. I took Protonix for years. There was a lot of esophageal...
I don't know the answer to your question regarding Protonix causing GP. What I do know is that I took Protonix for many years and Nexium for several months. Both are PPI's. Therefore, for many years...
PPI = Proton Pump Inhibitor = Nexium, Protonix, etc....
The first time I was diagnosed was last summer before I had the Nissen surgery in October 2007. I did a 14 day course of xifaxan. Everything got better - at least I felt better and could consume milk...
Those are the exact symptoms I've experienced. I had a Nissen in October 2007. The symptoms you described I lived with for many years. My diagnosis was not related to the Nissen - the diagnosis for...
I'm almost at the end of a 14 day dose of xifaxan. When the 14 days are over this week, I'll start one year of erythromycin. The dosage is 1 ml two hours after a meal and there will be three meals a...
Alycarr00: I'm doing 200% better than before the Nissen and before the sphincterotomy. The Nissen put me on the right track - no more reflux and no more pills. I even went for broke and had HOT wings...
I highly recommend reading the posting entitled Post Op Nissen Part 1, 2 and 3 - you'll find more information about the surgery and recovery afterward than you could have ever imagined. I think Part...
Nal, I'm a 46 yo female who didn't know how much her insides were affecting her life until the problems were resolved. I had the ERCP with biliary sphincterotomy on February 28th. Yes, there are...
Trust your pharmacist. Everything I found supported their statement that Prevacid would not affect absorption of an oral contraceptive - it might speed it up, but it would not prevent absorption....
Thought you'd find this excerpt from a reputable web site interesting. I found several reputable sites that had similar information and that confirmed Copperskins response was right on the mark. The...
I chose "HappilyWrapped" as a name for a reason. The full Nissen wrap was the best thing I have ever done for myself. If it turns out not to be permanent, then I will enjoy every second I spend...
I'm 46 and suffered with reflux for more than 10 years. I had the Nissen in October 2007. Before the surgery, I woke up every morning with a sore throat. I was sleeping on a wedge and still...
Some people can vomit and some cannot after the Nissen. Just like some people can burp and some cannot. It depends on the technique your surgeon uses and how tight the wrap is. Some surgeons make the...
I had a cold the week before my nissen (October 2007). I sucked down more juice, hot herbal lemon tea and water than I ever thought possible - I thought I'd drown in all that liquid. The surgeon said...
Sillylilly, Being nervous before any procedure is normal - I was extremely nervous and scared before the surgery. You've read posts from Allycarr00, Porcelain Doll, Doghouse and others so you've read...
Sillylilly - no one responded, so I thought I'd jump in because you sound worried. I'm pretty sure that the floppy wrap is similar to the traditional nissen but just not as tight - at least that's...