Hi jamosa, I highly recommend dr cheruvu he is a very good surgeon I am so much better still can't eat bread or beef but don't miss it at all. Yes it's the best thing ever for me good luck...
Wow thanks for all the feedback comments. some good advice....
Can anyone tell me why beef of any kind irritates my nissen fundoplication - even very small minced beef that's been chopped up into very very small pieces and put into lasagna? I had my surgery...
Well it's been a while since I last posted - overall I think everything is going well. However, I have discovered some foods are a strict no go area for me and so I've learned to stay away from...
Hi Denise, You are a good support to others and you have been to me so thank you again....
It's been a while since my last post and so I thought that I'd give an account. I seem to have stopped getting the severe nausea as my last post, I did go to my local GP and I was given medication to...
New question - after I have eatin my main meal, not a large meal, I get a very big dose of nausea not straight away it could be a good half hour later but this is horrible! I start to dry heave,...
Hi Denise, Thanks again for your response - you are right I'm still early in my recovery and as you say it takes a good six to twelve months for full healing. I think that I've fallen into the trap...
I have been experiencing some acid reflux again - not as bad as before my surgery and I think that this is caused by some food that I have eaten that could have irritated my wrap. Also, work is...
Hi Denise and Joy, It's good to hear from you again and teaching gives us all something in common besides the wrap' Thank you both again for your kind support throughout my initial concerns before my...
Hi Denise, I bet the kids love you when you go into school. The teacher inside you will never go even though you have retired. All the kids are so happy that I'm back (so they say anyway)! Although...
Hi Peggy, Thanks for your input, and good luck with your teaching too - we are true soldiers lol. Take care....
Hi Laura, I too don't think that its acid with you either. I am now 8 weeks post op and I still get some pain but not taking PPI's. The symptoms are mainly ache etc. This is normal becasue like...
Hi Laura, I'm sure that your symptoms are because everything is still new and early with you. Try not to worry but do take things slowly with regard to whatever you eat and make sure that you eat...
Good luck drgrcr...
I'm doing very well however, my whole stomach aches most of the time - as a result of being back at work and teaching I guess. It feels like I have done in excess of 200 sit-ups (of course I have not...
Hi, Sounds like you are very much in need of surgery and heading in the right direction. I have had this surgery about 7 weeks ago and I have only just gone back to work on phased return (I'm a...
Hi Laura, Sounds like things are going well for you and like others have said it's normal to feel these kinds of symptoms at the stage you are at. I remember also having similar at this stage. I've...
I've been back in work for three days on phased return (only mornings) and I feel well. I've been tired and had to have a sleep in the afternoon but that's all. Having a little discomfort around my...
Good luck and don't worry....
Hi Laura, Don't worry about the pain it's normal at the stage you are at. I remember having the same pain also, in fact at times I still do but it can be releaved with pain medicine. Take care....
Seen my surgeon for a post op appointment today. He is very pleased with my progress and so am I. I am wise to the continued method of small bites and to chew, chew, chew etc. I have been told that...
I have of and on and also the reverse - suffered from constipation at times - I think that the transition from liquid to soft food and then to more solid food can have an impact on all of this....
I too have had quite a good recovery time, you may get some symptoms over the next few weeks but don't worry if you do because they will soon pass and its just the healing process. I have documented...
It's good to hear that you are doing so well - good luck....
Only got two more days before I go back to work, must make the most of it. I'm glad that my infection has almost gone....
Hi Peggy, good luck with going back to work, I too am going back on Wednesday after taking over 7 weeks off (I'm a secondary teacher). Can you eat crackers? This is what I'm going to eat at school...
drgrcr, Good news for your surgery date....
I too have had and, sometimes still do have the same symptom and it does come from eating too much and/or too quickly. I'm 7 weeks post op. It seems that some people do not have the stop valve to...
Good luck Laura, hope to hear your update soon and yes it is good to document our recoveries and this is what I have done all the way. Take care....
Hi drgrcr, its now been 45 days post surgery for me, wow it's gone so fast thinking about it now. I've been off work all this time and have enjoyed the rest and allowed my healing to go at its...
I had a cottage pie (contained well cooked mince meat that was cut very small), did not have any difficulty eating and I felt that it all went down ok. However, after about 10 minutes after eating, I...
Yes Joy - Ouch! Things are getting a little better with the antibiotics, thank goodness....
Like both Peggy and Laura I too am a teacher and I'm just over 6 weeks post op now. I'm going back next wednesday so that will be just over 7 weeks off for me....
I have had dissolving stitches although bits of stitch as simply come out while in the bath. Three of my scars are quite notable still because I have an infection in them and I'm taking antibiotic -...
Hi dohare11, I still get hiccups sometimes and like Joy especially when I overeat....
Hi Laura, Good luck with your surgery and don't worry it will be fine. I had my surgery 6 weeks ago and I'm still off work for 1 more week yet (I'm a teacher and so did not want to go back until I...
Hi Denise, I went to the 24 hour doctors to get this checked out because the pain was so bad. As a result I have got an infection in my wounds and so have been given strong antibiotics and new...
Another question if I may. Is it normal to find 3 of my incisions all red and hot and sore?...
Hi Laura, I don't think from your symptoms, that they will cancel/postpone your surgery however, to be fair I'm not a doctor. They will assess you when you go into hospital. I don't think I'm being...
Thank you Joy and Densie, I will try both suggestions from you - heating pad and gavison and will let you know....
Hi Pat, The name of my surgeon is Mr Chandra Cheruvu; his speciality is Gastroenterology and weight loss surgery. He has performed over 600 nissen fundolpication's. He is a very genuine and competent...
If I have got some food stuck by my wrap or if I have eaten something that has irritated this, then how long does it take before the pain it brings to go. Is there anything I can do to alleviate the...
Hi dohare11, Don't know if you have read all the way through my thread about my own experiences post op but, like Denise has said there are a lot of people here who have gone through the surgery and...
Day 38 post op for me and wow - what a difference surgery has made to my life. I have eatin my first roast potato with veg dinner today and not had any problem - I chewed and chewed a lot. I have...
Thanks Bill and Joy, good advice given again. I have taken stool softeners Joy but, this only adds to stomach bloat even more....
Hi gritty, I'm glad that my story has helped you, this is my reason for giving so much detail about both my pre-op and post op experience, so that others may be informed etc. Good luck with your...
Hi James, Glad to hear that your surgery has gone well - keep being positive,, it all helps. I'm quite a way in front of you 34 days post surgery and things are going great....
Hi bruner21, Listen to your own body, it does sound like you need surgery and from my own experience, surgery has been the best decision I have made. I too was taking motilium along with other PPI's...
Beginning day 34 post op, I have been suffering with bowl movement, gas bloat, abdominal cramp and some pain around all my incision sites at times, over the last few days. I think this is due to my...