Hi everyone. I have posted in this message board before only briefly but now have decided to get back into the swing of things here, I could use the support. I was diagnosed with MS in 2008, 3 months...
I did, my GI told me that it wasn't even a muscle really, just a valve kinda flopping around....
Buckeye fan, I would like to tell you that a lot of people who have had trouble with their lap nissen come to the internet looking for advice. But far more have the lap nissen done and have no...
My surgeon recommended the same thing. He said if I had heartburn this bad now, it would get ten times worse with pregnancy. It might depend on the doctor, but my surgeon said it is best to wait at...
Hi nanc. Sorry to hear that you are having so many problems. Is it possible for you to get a second opinion? Sometimes some doctors just don't understand what we are going through, and there are...
Hey everyone! Just wanted to give you all an update. Things have been going great lately. Nausea is still hanging around but my episodes are getting fewer and farther between each one. I had one last...
Jason, The "wrap" is the Nissen fundoplication that we talk about. It's a surgery with a pretty high success rate (as long as you have an experienced surgeon). Especially effective for those who have...
Hello. I had my lap nissen and hiatal hernia repair done on March 30th. Since then I can swallow small pills, larger ones I break apart or crush and put in sherbet. I'm not going to lie, the first...
Hi Denise!! My first couple of days at work have gone really well, much better than I thought they would! The first day I was a little nauseated and tired, but today I was just tired. My coworker let...
Denise, Thanks for the encouraging words!!! I'm so glad I found this board because you guys have all helped me so much! I will keep you updated on how things go at work! Amanda...
Hey everyone! So I go back to work tomorrow and for some reason I'm really nervous. I have walk around work a lot so I'm scared that I will run out of energy and won't be able to keep up with...
Hi everyone! I'm new to this forum (usually post in the GERD forum), but you guys seem like a great source of support! I've had depression for 11 years and multiple sclerosis for 2 years. I had...
Mine took about a half an hour. You were lucky yours did not take that long! One minute with that icky tube down my throat is one minute longer than I want! Have the doctors told you what your next...
Thanks Denise. I did ask my PCP if he would give me Compazine, and I was met with reply of that my PCP wants to leave this up to the surgeon since he is the one who did the surgery. I'm at such a...
Oh and the wonderful thing is that my surgeon is REFUSING to give me Compazine...which worked in the hospital!!! I don't understand why he's refusing to give me it...I'm not asking for a narcotic!!!!...
So just when I thought I was doing awesome...I took a little step backwards last night. Started at about 7 p.m. I started to get nauseous, so I took a Zofran. Didn't help at all. Still was able to...
Just an update: I had my first post-op appointment with my surgeon today and he gave me the okay to eat ground meat (minus hamburgers, of course) if I want to! He said that I get the jist of...
Thanks Joy! I actually am proud of myself because I had a (EXTREMELY well chewed) cupcake this afternoon with no problems. With the exception of some air bubbles in my esophagus I have to fight...
UGH IS THIS NORMAL!?!?! I'm so emotional today I can barely stand it. I've lost 8 pounds in 8 days (I'm eating every 2-3 hours) and am crying at the drop of a hat. I'm usually pretty hormonal this...
Hi lilfox, I am 8 days post op and can swallow very small pills. I take an anti-depressant and the pills are very small so I can swallow those, any bigger and I'm still a little nervous. I currently...
Nice to have a goal Gritty! Mine is Domino's pizza, even one slice would make me happy!...
Gritty, I am 5 days post-op and I think the hardest thing for me at this point is learning to SLOW DOWN. Before this I could eat my breakfast (a bowl of oatmeal and milk) in about 5 minutes. Not so...
Denise, Thanks for the tip about keeping water at room temperature. I've had some issues with spasms, and they are worse when what I'm drinking is cold, so that's something I am definitely going to...
Actually I have a question. Is it okay to still be sipping on water between my meals/snacks every 2-3 hours or should I be giving my stomach a break? I'm usually really thirsty and I wasn't sure if...
Yep my doctor gave me some zofran. It really really helped me last night when i was trying to sleep. I'm glad he did that, especially since nausea was the main reason why I had to stay an extra night...
I figured that I would start my own "healing" topic since I am officially a member of the "wrapped club"! I had my surgery on Wednesday and finally came home today (Friday). Last night was very very...
I made it to the other side as well! I think that I am going to be following this message board quite closely in the next few weeks as my recovery goes further and further along. I appreciate all the...
Hey we are going to be Wrap Buddies! Mine is tomorrow at 7:00 a.m.... I'm nervous but just think, tomorrow will be the first day of our normal, hopefully GERD free lives!!! Best of luck!...
I have no idea why I can't burp, neither does my GI doctor. The only times I've burped have been accidentally or when I vomit, which doesn't happen too often either. And yes, I'm getting a full...
Yep, I know exactly what you are talking about, minus the burping because I can't burp! But it makes the regurgitation much more severe. I've done lots and lots of tests and taken about every acid...
Well after a lot of consideration and thought, I have decided to go ahead with the laproscopic nissen surgery. I've had too many days of feeling like crap without really knowing what food I ate that...
Wow! And your wrap was still okay?...
^^Thank you frogdoc! That is exactly what I needed to hear! My husband and I have been struggling with infertility and i was a little sad to hear that we would have to wait 6 months after a nissen...
I had a deviated septum as well so it was not fun trying to get the tube through my nose. Bottom line-does it suck? Yes. I, for one, cannot stand having anything put into the back of my throat, much...
I can absolutely tell when my cycle is coming because my acid reflux symptoms get MUCH worse. You aren't alone!...
It's so great to see people who have good results with the lap nissen. I've heard a lot of horror stories too, but also some good ones. The idea of having the surgery really scares me, and I'm still...
For those who have not had a lap nissen or still have problems, is there anything that seems to make your heartburn or GERD worse? For me, I have a hard time exercising because my throat starts to...
So I went to see a nurse practitioner at my GI doctor's office today. She told me that she was going to pretty much just give me some Zofran for my nausea/retching that I've been having lately until...
Wow, that stinks! The surgeon who is going to do my nissen next month says he always has his patients keep a constant supply of Zofran on hand because he doesn't want them to vomit. Crossing my...
Yeah I think that dry heaving is a better way to describe it. It's weird though, because I do it once or twice and then I'm okay again. And yes, I think Gas-x is a godsend!!...
So I never really use to know what the term "retching" meant but I like to think of it as burping without really burping. While that sounds kinda funny, as some of you may know it's not too pleasant...
Hi Kryss! I am new to the boards as well. I too have had problems with chronic nausea, especially in the past 6 months (I was diagnosed with MS in 2008). After lots of GI testing, it's supposedly...
Hello. I am 28 years old (29 next week) and I have been having GERD problems for years, but the past 6 months have been the worst. I am on the best acid reflux med I can be on and it still doesn't...
I can identify. Every morning I have to blow my nose, not to mention that I have a gross taste in my mouth too. Yet my surgeon says that isn't a symptom (riiiight) and that my pH test showed no...
Hi gerdy!!! You are going to be about 3 weeks ahead of me on the surgery, mine is 3/30/11. I will definitely be following you to see how things go! Wishing you lots of luck....
Hey everyone! I am a newbie on this board. I came here because I am scheduled for a Lap Nissen at the end of March and am really nervous! I have been struggling with heartburn/GERD symptoms for quite...