A possible thought to bounce off all you people. I recently (about two months ago) started taking Wellbutrin for some serious circumstances that were causing situational depression. Listed amongst...
Hi drgrcr, Believe me I felt the same way sometimes. You have to understand that these forums are usually stocked with people who are encountering, or have encountered, problems and are looking for...
Okay, day 8: Heartburn seems less today, had weird pain in my stomach last night, felt a lot like the pain when the wrap was healing in the first place... hope it is....
Well mostly my concern is that I've had a wrap outright fall apart before (literally the stitches disappeared and the tissue never knitted together)... the sensation was different though so hopefully...
Heartburn again!!! The last few days I've had heartburn symptoms. I'm roughly 6 months post fundoplication. It all seemed to have started when I overate on Wednesday (it's a very rare occurrence and...
I did actually take a vacation! To Washington DC and NYC and it was fantastic not to have to deal with heartburn the whole time :) So far it looks like dropping a pill for the week hasn't affected...
So an update! I'm trying to go off the drugs again, more gradually this time. I've dropped one of the pepcid pills a day and there doesn't seem to be any problems. I'm going to give it a week and...
Hmmmm, maybe I just went off the wrong thing first. I tried to go cold on the Panteloc while still maintaining the pepcid. I'll try the other way around next week, dump one pill a day for a week and...
rummaan, that actually makes sense. I was burping a lot and my chest felt tight like the wrap was pulling so it's possible some inflammation and spasming was occurring. I'll give it a few more months...
Joy, when did you start to wean off your PPI's? I'm only 2 months post op at this point....
So small hiccup this past week. Stepping off the Panteloc didn't go so well, I started getting intermittent heartburn and then finally got what felt like a low burn for most of Saturday. With a sigh...
I'm doing extremely well. After a vacation where I abused my stomach quite a bit (ate all kinds of bad things) there wasn't anything more than a mild gurgle. My bags got lost at the end of the trip...
I had the same problem for a few months after my first surgery. Whatever it was faded eventually and I started to feel hunger on on off. I still miss meals if I'm not paying attention but I usually...
Rooibos tea was my fallback after I had to stop drinking caffeine. Tasty and it comes in a variety of flavors....
I'd recommend getting them to do another barium swallow (not that it may show anything as reflux doesn't happen to everyone all the time) and a manometry to get a real good look at the LES, if...
I'm at about two months and I'm eating fairly normally but, judging from your diet, I think anyone (even the norms) would get heartburn from that. Sausages, krispy kreams, coffee, chocolate,...
Hi Greyghost, It's possible that the doctor had the wrong information or had mistaken the drug for another one he was thinking of; doctors are human and do make mistakes. Fortunately the medical...
Yeah the wrap is just there to give the LES some support, the surgery in no way destroyed your LES, the muscle is still there and trying to do it's job. It's also possible to get an 'undo' on the...
Hi Joe, The surgery shouldn't have damaged the LES though swelling or a misplaced funo could possibly distort it's shape (this is mostly conjecture). I tried reglan and it made me a little crazy...
Okay, today sucked. After lunch the heartburn/discomfort started... that was annoying... continued pretty much all day. LAAAAAME!! Oh well, I continue to expect it to get better....
Actually, something they did when I had my laser eye surgery that really helped (now that was a hair raising procedure!) was they gave me stress balls... one for each hand. Whenever I got stressed I...
Hi! I didn't have any esophageal issues pre-surgery (I was super cautious and took gaviscon regularly to make sure I didn't have problems that way) and I still had post-op heartburn. I'm now on the...
It'll be okay! It'll be over in no time :)...
Hi All, Slept last night without taking any of my regular pre-bed meds... woke up this morning with very slight burning symptoms that faded in an hour. Otherwise the last few days have been great,...
Hi Catlady, Only some opiate drugs that I had left over from a really bad lung infection would touch that pain for me. Sadly all you can do is wait for it to go away....
Thanks Denise, I know rationally that everything you say is true and that my surgeon is a genius and this will eventually work. However that less-rational side of me get's a little frustrated with...
Well I'm 5 weeks post recovery and still having some issues. Had a sore throat the last couple of days and the occasional twang of heartburn. Still in recovery I know but this isn't going near as...
Hi Joe, It sounds like you're way early in the healing process to begin discussing a redo. At your stage I still was having reflux that gradually disappeared as the swelling went down and the wrap...
I'm glad to hear it. From what I understand from these forums most doctors suggest eating whatever works for you for the first few months. Sounds like the more solid foods were too much for the time...
Hi Joe, I had sex I think two weeks after the fundo and it was fine for me as well. We were as careful (as anyone can be when you're messing around) and I didn't feel any negative symptoms. I...
Hi Feline Fanatic, Sounds like a deep breath and then a soak in the tub or a hot shower is in order. Panicking will not help your situation. You've posted pretty late at night so you probably can't...
I just saw my surgeon and forgot to ask when I can start working out again... (bummer!) Does anyone know when it would be safe to start my regular workout again? I used to do weights and some cardio...
Hi Trish, I was using the pain meds intermittently for about three weeks after the surgery. It sounds like everything is very swollen and congested so food is having a hard time moving through and...
Hi Nolique, Speaking from personal experience here, the trigger for me wasn't the acid in the coffee but was the caffeine in the coffee so any kind of low acid remedy didn't work. I ended up quitting...
Just met with my surgeon today. He is absolutely positive everything is settling just fine and that any residual symptoms should abate in the next few weeks. He decided no follow up was necessary...
Beginning of week 5: no heartburn problems to speak of, some mild burning here and there but it's more irritating than painful. I'm still taking Gaviscon before bed because I don't want to chance...
Hi Catlady, I was exactly where you were at around day 6-8. It felt worse than it had before the operation! I tell you now it does get much much better. I am at the beginning of week 5 and my...
Hi Dencha, I'm still worse than I was before the surgery and only 4 weeks out. Things still seem to be improving (no heartburn at all after dinner today!) so I'm hoping things will settle to better...
Update for today. I woke up this morning with a bit of soreness in the esophagus. I suspect either I shifted wrong last night and irritated the wrap or had a minor bout of heartburn that wasn't...
Hi tittytappin, My recommendation is to find another doctor and don't give up. You also sound like you could use a counsellor to help you with some of the hopelessness and negative thoughts you're...
Hi NIN, Your symptoms are certainly worth getting checked out and you're doing that. Let the doctors do their work and try to relax. Tensing up and getting stressed will really only make the symptoms...
Hi Joe, The first wrap failed because my stomach didn't adhere to it's self resulting in only the sutures holding the wrap together. After a while the stomach rejected the sutures and 3 of the 5 of...
Hi Joe, I was in a terrible state at 8 days and things have certainly improved since then. I was able to burp right after surgery and I have little no no problems swallowing. I don't know if the wrap...
So my last few mornings have been really good. Down to using gaviscon only occasionally (twice yesterday) and I had some more complex food last night and it barely made a rumble... progress! I ate a...
Hi Joe, I totally had the same pain, it typically hurt when I ate or did anything that jiggled the wrap. I'm about 3 weeks post op now and things are still sore but obviously recovering. I think it...
Report for the day: Very good day and previous night. Minor heartburn last night that faded really fast, today I only used two tabs of Gaviscon both for mild symptoms (but I didn't want to risk any...
rummaan, you sound like me after eating Butter Chicken a few days ago... what a mistake!!! Three hours of misery was not worth it. Your experiences sound pretty similar to my own. I'm sure we'll both...
So I had a hell of a bad night last night... my own fault, after having an amazingly good day I decided that butter chicken would be a good meal... what was I thinking?! Three hours of heartburn...
Hey, I'm hoping that isn't the case. I can certainly feel that things are there. When I swallow a good swig of water I can feel it kind of get caught at the bottom of the esophagus and then kind of...
Thanks everyone for your comments. You're right, it is fairly early in the healing but I'm ready for this to be done already (not the most patient person with this illness...). For the record, today...