I'm about to start my sophomore year of college, and I used to have quite bad GERD. I actually ended up getting a Nissen senior year of high school, but I do have a couple pieces of advice. Socially:...
Hi Everyone- A bit of background, though I know mine may seem pretty silly to those of you who are facing much more challenging problems with your hearts. I just turned 19 and have been having a...
Hey folks- I had a laparoscopic nissen about 16 months ago, and in terms of the GERD it has been fabulous. However, I have been diagnosed with inappropriate sinus tachycardia, which means my heart...
hi all, i'm posting this both here and in the anxiety forums because i'm looking for all the support/advice/soothing i can get. forgive me for giving a bit of a lengthy background... i'm a first year...
hi all, i'm posting this both here and in the depression forums because i'm looking for all the support/advice/soothing i can get. forgive me for giving a bit of a lengthy background... i'm a first...
Thanks for all your input and kind words. I don't think the Prozac was working even before I started school/began drinking more- the doctor just kept upping the dosage as it was hard to tell if it...
Hey guys, I've been coping with GAD and seasonal affective disorder for a number of years, and have just started my freshmen year of college. I started Prozac in June, which is now up to 40mg, but I...
Hey Joy, Yes, things are going much better. It was pretty hard the first couple weeks, I had to cancel a trip and was pretty close to going to the ER because my pain wasn't managed well enough, but...
whoa this is crazy- I had this surgery 2 months ago and I too am 17, was told I had a hernia but didn't actually, and had the surgery for regurg. up until a couple weeks postop, i was afraid the...
hello everyone, I've had a really bad time with symptoms of seasonal affective disorder for the last 6 years, for which I didn't seek help until this past January. I was also diagnosed with...
Hello all! I had my lap nissen four days ago and today is the first day I've felt up to sitting in a chair at the computer. I thought I'd just relate a bit of my recovery story thus far for anyone...
Have you discussed surgical options? I recently had an endoscopy that didn't turn anything up, but I expressed interest in surgery to my gastroenterologist, who referred me to a surgeon. The surgeon...
I will be sure to ask for the anti-nausea medicine! I have also been talking to my therapist about doing things to relax my mind and body and think positively before the surgery happens, as...
Your comments and advice are doing much to ease my mind. Ooh, I'll need to figure out what do do about my school uniform while I'm so swollen... What the surgeon briefly said about food was basically...
No, I haven't learned much about alternative surgical procedures- I've moved pretty quickly through the GI doctor-surgical consult-surgery on the calendar process, and feel most comfortable with the...
Bill- I have a pediatric surgeon as I am 17- bad in terms of my having adult physiology, but good in terms of the comforting children's hospital experience! I asked him a number of questions about...
Thank you so much Joy. Gosh I am getting nervous as the date approaches, I am always looking up information online- being informed is good, but this is getting unhealthy!...
Hey Alcie, I appreciate your concern and cautions. My surgeon informed me that the surgery does not work, or only partially works, for many patients, and the the wrap will inevitably fail in all...
Also, Alcie- I have a lactose intolerance that is managed by diet and lactase supplements. Also, I am a vegetarian. I struggle with anxiety, so taking 11+ pills a day (for GERD, Vitamin D defficiency...
Thank you all for your good wishes and advice. my7pinecones- the Carafate has not seemed to be effective. I have had the scope-normal, barium swallow-hernia detected, and gastric emptying...
Don't increase dosage without doctor approval! I was on Prevacid for a couple months and it brought a whole host of symptoms including severe nausea, depression, abdominal pains, and weight loss. Of...
thanks for all the replies! i was surprised to hear that i wouldnt be needing the motility test... the surgeon asked me lots of questions about my swallowing and whether there was spasming etc and...
Hey there, I am scheduled for the lap nissen on april 8, and am just looking for the answers to a couple questions. has anyone had the surgery mainly for regurgitation, not acid? how long until you...