Hi everyone. I had a Fundoplication in sept/2010 for Barrett's esophogus/Hiatal Hernia/GERD and have done quite well for the last 5 years or so. I have lost 60 lbs slowly over the course of the last...
Hi press I had fundoplication 10 mos ago. I am feeling very well now though the first few mos were difficult ...but tolerable. I lost 15 lbs lbs in the first month after the surgery. I am now down 25...
Denise, thank you. Thanks to all of you for you help. The last few days have gone much smoother, thankfully. My entire GI tract has settled down and I am feeling much more hopeful. I have become very...
Thank you so much Bill. your hairball analogy was right on. I will be very careful in my future attempts to eat and follow your advice exactly. thank you so much. Another question. I have noticed...
Hi Everyone, My name is Jenny. had lap nissen fundo on Friday Sept. 9th. Week One recovery went very well - incisions healing well, not in too much pain, stopped pain meds after day 4 or 5, able to...
hi everyone. thank you all so much for your input on this. i am sure doc wants we to lose a few lbs before surgery and if it makes his job easier then thats all the motivation i need. my recovery...
Hi sunbeam. My gastritis>heartburn>barretts/hiatal hernia diagnoses expanded just as yours did. I have been on protonics for the gastritis/gerd which definitely helped gastritis, ulcers for about 2...
Hi, I am 19 days pre-op. having a nissen fundoplication on Sept. 9th. Met my surgeon the other day, world renowned laporoscopic surgeon here in Michigan. Anyway, he wants me predominantly on a liquid...
I was a coffee fiend, drank a pot a day probably. Heartbroken when doc told me I had to give it up due to my severe reflux, hiatal hernia and barretts. having fundoplication on Sept. 9th. So I weaned...
Hi Darryl, I am 19 days away from my nissen fundoplication and very nervous also. Some days are better than others. I know I have made the right decision as I cannot live with this condition anymore,...
/community/emoticons/tongue.gif Denise, I can't thank you enough for sharing your recovery link with me. I am going to read it again before I go into surgery. I feel soooo much better and hopeful. I...
Thanks so much sandi. had prelim test yesterday. torture test aka esophogeal manometry test. not fun but now i know what ng tube feels like. sounds luke i will have ng tube after surg. nurse who...
Thank you all so much. I am so scared, but would rather be well informed before I go into surgery. i deal with it better that way. i see the surgeon on Aug 18. Thanks to this support group I feel...
weight loss. I have Barrett's esophogus and severe reflux due to hiatal hernia. My GI has strongly admised me that I must have the surgery. I do trust him completely, but am very sick about the...