I don't drnk alcholol at all. I got used to avoiding the foods that upset me and have stayed away from them, so I doubt that overindulgence is the culprit. I am going to ask for a barium swallow to...
Is it possible for the Nissan surgery to reverse itself? I am having sx. Of dyspnea, coughing, pain in chest, and notice a lump that has popped out just below my rib age center left side, where a...
Actually, I woke up this morning feeling really good with minimal stiffness, my doc says to push the bending to max pain level for five minutes at a time, which is what I do everyone has different...
Thankyou. I will just do my prescribed home exercises tomorrow and talk to mt PT on Friday....
Can you overdue exercise to the affected knee. I am in PT on Mon and Friday, but two days ago began going over to my gym and slowly walking on the ecliptical for 5 min and 10 min on the recumbent...
The recovery from this surgery is probably the most challenging recovery you will ever have to deal with. There is nothing worse than being hungry and not being able to eat because you are so hungry....
I am scheduled for a knee replacement on June 19 at the Mayo clinic. I am in a lot of pain, but the docs don't want me to take narcotics until after ther surgery unless I really need it, due to...
I am also wondering if a medication could cause this. I have a bad knees, walking bone on bone& my doc wrote me a rx for Celebrex. I am having problems with asthma sx. Because of it, but the GI...
I had my wrap in December. I tried to eat some prime rib it he end of January at my mothers 90th Bday celebration, and even though I chewed to a liquid, it made me so sick I haven't touched meat...
I had a nissen fund implication in December 2011. It was a challenging recovery process but by Aptil I was feeling and eating normal again. Just this month I noticed food was starting to stick again...
Thanks for your caring suggestions. I think his problem is study habits. He floated through the first couple years, then when it got tough he got behind due to poor study habits. Now he is convinced...
My son is a junior in the bachelors program for nursing. As of late he has hit a brick wall and is failing because he cannot pass his exams. He gets very anxious and instead of devoting his time to...
Ian hust at 8 weeks post op. the only issues I have now are eating. If I forget to chew thoroughly I am reminded to do so by the pain of food stuck in my esophogous. I don't dare eat meat because it...
At 8 weeks post op I started exercising again on Monday. Yesterday I felt bruising at the left side incision site so I just did half the weight as day before. Today I fell good, so plan to return...
I am at 8 weeks post op. I was a miserable pt. during my immediate recovery. A real cry baby, wanted everything my way. Now I am embarrassed but this forum helped get me through it. I think the...
Returned from New Mexico and had a wonderful time with my family. The worries I had regarding the challenges of my recovery and eating were resolved . I was careful not to eat too much sat a time,...
I love to hear when some one is positive the first few days. I, of course, was not one of them. Anyway, about chest pains. I am almost 4 weeks post op. and I have been getting chest pains that scare...
Surgeon just said I can do any kind of exercise I want, any time I want. I am going to start off easy tomorrow, my Pilates will have to wait until I get bac into town on them3 rd of Feb. Flying to...
Bill, why did you have to have 3 wraps?is there a chance all of us will? Because I will never do this again, I am 62 and what would be the point of trying to to be older and happy if I have live like...
I just got this MSG. And it is too late to call my surgeon. I will take your advice and wait until I am cleared. Maybe she can suggest something else. As I said before I feel that my body is turning...
I am really sorry you are having those problems. Luckily, I had no reflux no heartburn, I just can't eat and thought the pain would be long gone by this time. It also rained last night in the desert,...
It will be 4 weeks Thurs. post op. I know I am in for a long ride here. Yesterday I ate very little, stuck to my soft diet, but we went to a small party and I felt great, didn't eat but did a lot of...
Wow! USC. I know you got a good wrap.I am a So. cal. Gal myself and USC is my God. I had mine done in Scottsdale at the Mayo clinic, so what I think we need to remember is Patience. 6 months they...
I feel for you on the husband thing. I think the surgeons should have this surgery just so they know that the orders they are writing for us are baloney! My husband thinks I need to eat more normal...
I have noticed that as I go back to some normal foods, per my surgeons request, I am having intestinal cramping. Yes, I am chewing slowly and eating very small portions, but I can 't handle it. I am...
I am three weeks post op and I am going back to the gym on Monday. I just want see what I can do. My Pilates class is Tuesday, and I am going to try that too. I feel like my body is turning to mush.I...
Three weeks post op and feeling very good!...
Yes, I have Zofran. It sure does the trick when I need it....
Actually I am pain free right now. I am drinking a lot go Gatorade because I got nauseated and vomited for the first time since my surgery. I am guessing it is all the stress, boy what a week. When...
Today for some reason I had terrible chest pain that was in the middle of my chest.it felt like I eas having a heart attack .i took my gasx, some pain meds and xanax.it lasted forever a good 30 min,...
:good news. None of the vessels were blocked and the stents are open after the angiogram. Whew. If the stents were occluded it would have been open heart surgery. Docs can't explain the chest pain,...
Wow you guys are so caring. Husband tucked in for night at hospital. I just took a Xanx. Feel better. Trying to get some rest, but woulda, coulda,,shoulda is playing like a move in my mind. I am sure...
Thankyou, Nal. I believe in the power of prayer. Boy when it rains it pours!...
Horrible scare today. My husband had a heart attack.We have been through this before,so we got straight to the hospital, I had to drive 90 miles and did a ton of waking, not to mention the stress. Mt...
I had my wrap on dec22 also a para esophageal hernia wrap. I still can't eatI got so teed of soft cause that means sweet, and I can't take anymore sweet.the cheese dishes and so many milk products...
Thanks. I will call tomorrow.if I can have help with my pain my mood would improve. I am just trying to space out what little I have left, so today is one day I will be glad to be over....
I also have that nagging shoulder pain. The heating pad does help....
My family practitioner called to tell me she called in some Xanax . Will that help relax my esophogous? My pain meds are just about depleted and I am afraid to call the surgeon for a refill before I...
Thankyou, mam. I am ordering the yogurt you drink. Didn't think of that one.all the milk and cheese products gave me unbearable gas, don't want to go thru that again. But today it wouldmN't...
Thankyou dear and wise Kit. Like you said what done is done. I am angry I can't go to my Pilates class today. I feel like my body is turning to mush. I am on my way out the door to Walk to the...
I don't feel too bad today, but all it took were two small bites of vanilla yogurt to set me into a downward spiral . This is really affecting my mental attitude, I am so hungry but nothing satisfies...
Thankyou to mam. Yesterday I felt pretty good, but today I feel horrible. There is a pain my left middle quadrant of my my midriff that feels like it is bruised and every time I bend over I am in...
Yes, hydro condone elixirq4-6 hrs.i take it 4 x a day. Least night I needed to repeat my dose after only 3 hrs.because.I couldn't get comfortable. I walked a little more today. I would like to wish...
If I follow the post regimen of very small bites and chew every thing until it is liquid I can eat most soft foods. The biggest treat is the crackers I just found out I can eat. I know I am not...
Can I tolerate V8 juice? I am Craving it for some reason. Thanks for the tip about swelling.that's probably what it is. I was very concerned because I eat at very most 1000 cal. a day. You would...
Kit is right. Here I am a 30 yr. psych nurse and can't recognize my own situational depression. Starryeyed save the moment with the crackers suggestion. I ate 4 and did ok.when doc stressed no bread...
When you are told that you can only eat soft foods to liquid it needs to be clearly explained that when you swallow there is a lot of pain and it's not going to be easy to get those things down. The...
I am in day 7 and I definitely have buyers remorse. If I had been better informed I would have chosen to live with the reflux. The whole diet thing sucks. I am sick of soft foods which are mostly...
I am one week post op. I can eat soft foods and am tolerating them pretty good this morning. But when I got on the scale I was shocked. I have gained 10 pounds and if I am consuming 1200 calories a...