One of the coolest exams to really find out what is going on with GERD problems is the barium swallow. You stand in a machine, and have to drink a chalky "milkshake", and at some point, some kind of...
gerdedout... you're only 7 months post-diagnosis... have none of the standard management strategies worked for you? I think surgery would normally only be considered when there is no other way of...
Joy... that's remarkable recovery time... Did you do a laparoscopic procedure? My open Hill repair left me in the hospital for 3 days... I was gung ho to get back to work a week later, but soon...
Back in the 80's when I had my first EGD's, they used to use IV Demerol and Valium. I loved it... gave me a nice elated buzz for hours. In the 90s, they switched to Versed and Fentanyl, which seems...
The Hill repair was developed by a surgeon at Virginia Mason in Seattle. I had my hiatal hernia diagnosed there in my early 20s and was initially treated with Zantac. At age 30, my GERD symptoms grew...