Tirali Good luck to you! I hope the surgery is a success. I feel bad that you have to go through all of this your senior of high school. Hopefully surgery will give you a better life. Just wondering...
Bigcase, Good luck to you with your recovery. I hope the procedure gives you long lasting relief. I do hope in your case right now it is swelling from the operation that will decrease soon. I would...
Minnesota Mark Thanks for the tip about the sleeping meds. I do need to get off of the Zolpiden. I was wondering if that can irritate the stomach? It has seems like my stomach pain has increased...
Minnesota Mark You sound a lot like me when you mentioned not being able to run and lift weights. I too have stopped running since developing GERD. I also have stopped playing racquetball, but I...
Hello Minnesota Grandma I hope that you can find a good surgeon to do you surgery for you and I wish you the best. It sounds like surgery is effective for most people, but some don't have positive...
Gerdedout I have seen the Mayo Clinic's website about GERD. I do think it is out of date, which is surprising since they are recognized as one of the best medical facility in the world. As far as the...
Stacey A Thanks for your response. I am guessing that in the future I will have surgery as well. I don't want to take Nexium for the rest of my life, plus I still don't get total relief from gerd...
Stacey A A recovery diet for a few weeks, or even a few months would not be that big of a deal for me, as long as the end result would be resolution from this awful condition. What I would be worried...
I stumbled across a company named Medigus that is developing an endoscopic procedure similiar to EsophyX. Not much information is posted about the company and early test results. Just wondering if...
Lowdown, Just wondering how you are doing now? Wondering if you can eat normally now and if the procedure is still giving you relief? My surgeon who I went to in Omaha for a consultation is young....
To Lowdown, I am new here. I had a consultation with a surgeon in Omaha about the EsophyX procedure. He had never done a procedure yet, so I will wait. He wanted to go ahead and test me anyway to see...