Good luck to you pinecone,i hope they can fix it again....
Try to do the endo without sedation,just stay calm and breath properly....it will be over in a few minutes. in my country only children get sedation....
you are right Joy,the Hill repair is done by high skilled surgeons because it`s difficult to learn the techniek,only a few surgeons know how to perform it. the Hill repair is lasting longer (a...
they can not ad the impedance while your doing the 24 hour probe,ask for the impedance instead of the 24 hour probe. it gives you much more information about what is going on. the impedance showes...
i can imagine Joe that you would give anything for this to stop,but like Alcie stated surgery is the last resort if nothing else works. tests are very important to see if a surtane type of surgery is...
The nissen was not worse than the Esophyx for me,only when i had the nissen 7 months after the esophyx my gallblader was removed also and i think that added some more pain. recovering from both...
Congratulations Joy,it sounds wonderfull!!! the people i know who had the Hill Repair are doing all wel and enjoy their lives again. a rebound is awfull but i`m happy for you that you have no...
sounds like you have a good doc,i did my first 24 hour probe while i was still taking my ppi`s and antacids,it showed lots of reflux and that the meds not worked properly for me. they can not ad the...
i would not recomend the Esophyx because it is still experimental and the results so far are not that good. if i could do it all over again i had both the Esophyx and nissen i would choose right away...
Hi Joe, the 24 hour probe works the same as the impedance test, a small tube goes through the nose. the only difference is that the impedance test measures also non acid reflux,bile and air,also you...
Good luck to both of you!!!...
Hi Lisa, i also had my gallblader removed at the same time as the nissen. your body needs to adjust to these changes,i had pain under the ribs also for a long time!! even now 19 months post op i have...
hi roel, i know that surgeon very well,she did my first surgery(esophyx). make sure that you get anti nausea meds,they didn`t give it to me so i was vomiting a couple ours after surgery because of...
hi rbrunet, i`m so happy you didn`t choose for the esophyx. did they perform an open or a lap nissen this time?? ask your docter for anti nausea meds,you really don`t want to vomit so soon after...
hi Roel, who`s going to perform your surgery?? don`t be scared,you will be fine. most people i know who had there nissen done in holland are very satisfied. good luck to you....
i had the esophyx performed a year ago and it failed,at the moment i`m 4 months post op nissen. i would not recommend a esophyx to you i think the hill repair would be better for you. dr.aye in...
hi margel, my surgeon was dr.weerts,he worked with dr.cadiere in brussel when they started the esophyx trial in 2005. dr.cadiere is still working in brussel. i`m glad you didn`t choose for the...
hi margel, well it`s a long story why i had my nissen done in luik,i try to tell te short version. when my meds stopped working in 2005 i heard about a new procedure cald the esophyx so my doct send...
hello margel, i regongnize the gurgelling sound(borrellen),i`m from holland and also had my nissen done in belgium in luik. i also have it only with liquids and i still have it,i`m three months post...
hi bo peep, i`m sorry to hear about your problem, to me it sounds like it`s your gallbladder,it`s very common after a nissen fundo that the gallbladder couses problems. to me it happend three months...
hi terrier, i would`nt recomend you to have the esophyx done,many people fail with this procedure. but you still can vomit though,without a problem. because you have barrets i think you should have a...
hi, i`m from holland. anne:most people that get the nissen surgery are having a hiatial hernia and it`s always going to be repaird during the nissen surgery. i saw you mention Sturgis,last friday i...
hi all, i was reading your posts for quite a while and it`s bin verry helpfull. first i might tell something about my own gerd history,12 years ago i was experiencing my first stomach pain and flair...