I have not had a NF, but I have heard plenty of great things about Dr. James Luketich at UPMC in Pittsburgh. I know it is not NY, but when I was researching, I checked essentially the whole country...
Various stage elimination diets, also did straight liquid diets which were brutal due to weakness side-effects. Celiac negative (multiple times) and have had various AB tests/blood test only showing...
Bruce, I am actually a patient of Dr Falk who is now practicing in Philly. He has clearly stated to me time and time again, that they are seeing EoE in patients with high exposure to reflux (such as...
EoE is definitely frustrating but to be clear it is caused by high exposure to reflux as well.......
GH, they could fix the HH with the LINX there, but I believe that she stated they repaired it before.....guess it would come down to what they see.......
BG, I have said it before, but IMO, your symptoms scream sliding HH! It could be small, but positional changes will cause the stomach to pressurize back into the thoracic region.....I bet it is so...
NDL, congrats! Wishing you the best of luck in a smooth and speedy recovery, and of course NO REFLUX!...
Try liquid carafate as well. will protect the esophagus and limit any burning.......
It just showed the linx beads working in tissue that was extracted from a cadaver....interesting...
Check this out. Sure we have seen most of it, but look at around 4:18, interesting view for sure: http://www.slideshare.net/mrk4178/linx-advances-in-esophageal-disease-presentation...
EoE would only show up on an Endoscopy with biopsies across the upper, middle and lower esophagus....they would show an abnormal amount of white blood cells. It is incredibly painful, and mimics...
Either spasms or Eosinophilic Esophagitis at some level, IMO...
has anyone gotten break through reflux on H2's like Zantac? Thanks,...
Dencha, thank you for the reply. I know the NF can work, and work well, I just want to go as minimally invasive as possible first. The good news, though, is that with the advancement of other...
Wow, Jenn, your story and mine are pretty much identical in that I have bad EoE, and they keep saying allergies. DeMeester scores and always high, and PPI's are not working (and causing terrible...
SG, best of luck. Did you look at the Esophyx TIF as well? It is a pain that the LINX isn't covered by all insurances........
Wait a sec, I made no mention to my political stance, rather, I mentioned an important part of our healthcare that is coming through, the Healthcare Reform. I work in the industry, and regardless of...
thats crazy to have to wait that long, as here in the States, one can get in fairly quickly. try not to panic; there are many things that can throw liver enzymes outta whack. are you on any other...
Did you just have the TIF, or did you have a hernia repaired too? Thanks,...
sounds like a combination of PPI side-effects and a potential vaso-vagal issue, OR even eosinophilic esophagitis, which can lead to all types of weird/random symptoms. hope you're feeling better........
Stay away from Stretta. Heck I don't even think its done anymore. The others are all opinion; study the data, get input and best of luck. To me, it will be the Linx of Hybrid TIF. I do not like the...
You need to wait at least an hour before eating ON AN EMPTY STOMACH after taking PPI's.....20 minutes won't do a thing........
I took PrevPac and then the one with Flagyl (mind is blanking). While I took the one with Flagyl, I loaded up on Broccoli, taking the pills once 2x daily, as well as eating it in one meal a day (all...
Take Broccoli pills and eat it daily while taking the ABX. It got rid of my H-Pylori, and I am a firm believer that this is a key to the reason why........
Thank you! Have a great night!...
Oh that was it, thank you Dencha. I must have skipped over it! Sorry for the "confusion" :)...
How are we supposed to call someone marketing their material here as potentially misleading? I have no way of messaging any moderator, so please help me understand how we flag something like this...
Thank you! I have benign PVC's but I swear they can be set off by stomach pressure and my sliding hiatal hernia........
Moonflower, did you ever get cardiac symptoms due to the stomach pressing on the heart? Like skips, etc?...
SweetPotatoe, did your surgeon do the hybrid approach, meaning did he laparoscopically repair the hernia and then do the TIF through your mouth? I am holding out for the Linx, but since it is still...
Dr Luketich from UPMC and his staff have done over 4,000 Nissens. Also, Dr Robert Sewell from TX is another well-known Nissen surgeon.......
Thank you for the update Dencha. Many prayers for Kitt!...
Oh wow, Dr Luketich and the staff seem to be awesome. I do have a ton of symptoms and I show high PH scores as well. The only issue is that Levy is the only doc to say he sees anything, but I trust...
Alcie, do you feel even the sliders need to be corrected? Dr. Levy at UPMC said that I appear to have a slider, but most while a lot of people do, I have a boatload of symptoms. 2 other GI's said...
Oh, I read UPMC.....sorry about that....
Congrats on surgery and best of luck in recovery. Did Dr Luketich do your surgery?...
Yep, not a lot though. You can wheeze from the throat as well as the chest or lungs. Also, the throat best more inhalation wheezing mixed in with exhalation wheezing.......
Vocal Cord dysfunction? I have something very similar to what you describe. I do have bad reflux, but I also have allergies as well and I think that is a player. Stress could also be a culprit, but I...
you need the liquid form, and the side effects are next to zero, especially compared to other "antacids". long-term use should not be detrimental either as it is minimally absorbed by the GI tract....
Liquid Carafate, 20CC in the AM and 20 CC in the evening ON AN EMPTY STOMACH. Makes all the difference in the world in helping heal a flare up. You need liquid, NOT pill form! Best of luck....
Esophagitis, regardless of cause, can certainly look just like Barretts. Don't hit the panic button yet!...
I am in York, PA, but I made the trip to see Dr. Gillian. Had all the tests, etc., saw him twice, but I backed out. I still haven't done anything because I fear my PVC's will get worse after the op....
I have not heard of this being done precisely but I met with Dr Gillian twice when I considered the Nissen. He seems like a very good and knowledgable surgeon. Did he do your first Nissen?...
Barry, sorry to hear this. Be patient. Obviously the too tight wrap explains a lot (irritated vagal nerve - palps, food not getting thru - nausea etc.). I bet most of those disappear once they...
Google Stretta and tell me the mass number of doctors performing it. Now, the argument could be made for LINX as well, but there is a big difference in that the LINX has only been out for a couple of...
Also, to the person that created their first post about the Stretta to which I responded.....I accidentally ignored them and I cannot see their posts. Anyone know how to correct this?...
Bruce good points, but to clarify, they are now doing LINX on people with hiatal hernia's, given they are not extremely large. They are doing something kinda like a hybrid-TIF where they repair the...
Stretta does not have the success rates of the LINX trials; please do not go there. Stretta is not offered nearly at all any more because of the long-term failure. And yes, you can safely have a CT...
I do not fault you for thinking about ALL options. I second that a diet re-structure should be in place, but if it does not work, as it does not for everyone, consider meds or surgery. Remember, even...
Hi all, I have suffered from GERD for about 5 years now, but really badly for about 1.5 years. I know I have reflux because the DeMeester scores are always 20+, even on PPi's. I, however, have...