Thanks. This is day 5. I have woken up and feel pretty good at the moment. Ate a little pudding. I need to concentrate on making sure I am getting in enought nutrition though because I don't hve any...
Thanks Denise, I take it all back. I had just came home from the hospital when I posted last. I still had dilaudid in my system. Day 4 is a different story. Very uncomfortable. Feel like I need to...
I had my nissen fundo on Tuesday, April 9. that evening I was eating ice chips and sips of water. Very slow going down. Wednesday morning, I was spiiping clear/full liquids. Cream of wheat was good....
Nashville actually. Glad to hear that you are doing so well. Hope you can keep the weight off. I recommend a website that i have used before for tracking weight loss. ww.myfitnesspal.com. They also...
I have been living with reflux for decades. Finally, on new years day at 3am, I got up to get a drink of water and felt like I was having a heart attack. I knew it was the reflux becaue the first sip...
Hi, I find the comments about the lung problems very interesting. Over the past year, I have had period of extreme shortness of breath for no reason. Other times I am fine. Now I see that my reflux...
A neutral pH is 7.4. Lower than that is acid. Higher is base, or like baking soda. The lower numbers indicate you are having more acid in your stomach. This can be caused by what you eat or the...
Had an appointment with the surgeon on March 28, but they canceled it. Doc had to go out of town. Wanted me to come in earlier, but my job suddenly decided I was needed in Florida for a week. My wife...
Ihad my gastric emptying study Wednesday, February 19. Eating radioactive eggs was not fun, but for the test, I laid on a narrow table for two hours. (took a nap) then went to the waiting room for an...
Hi Denise, Thanks for the encouragement. I am scheduled for gastric motility Wednesday, manometry on Friday and EGD and Bravo?? the following Wednesday. Ready to get this over with. I can take as...
I am having the NF done soon. Surgeon appt. next Thursday. I am not scared about this at all. I am over weight, so I am hoping this will be a good starting place for me to loose the weight. The diet...