I am 8 days post op and the gas has let up,I did have bowel movement after 5 days,Doctor told me no lifting for 2 months. Worst is the pressure from not being able to burp under breast bone it builds...
Day 5, feel good took short walk to mail box and it wore me out, doc says walk 3 times a day it will help digestive system and keep blood clots away. Soups and breakfast drinks seem to be my staple,...
One thing I did learn was to get as much info as u can, most nurse's don't understand what kind of surgery or read chart on do's and do not I had to correct them on diet, straws and drinks,although...
Just got home yesterday 3 days in hospital.1st day after surgery was sick, had plenty of meds worked great, had problems urinating the first night had to put in Cather. Doctor told surgery was the...
Live2hundred, Sounds a lot like me , I have had gerd for 30 yrs, doctors told me I had a hernia after a barium study and to raise the head of Bed ,that didn't work ,basically back then I guess they...
Guess I talk to him the morning of the surgery,hope he will fix the hernia too, with all the problems I am having looks like he would make it tight as he can with out going to tight to cause problems...
Yes I have googled it, trying to get as much on it as I can so I know what to expect. I am a little over weight so losing isn't a problem, is it true that it takes a year to completely heel, I do...
It will be lap, my surgeon is suppose to be good but still worried about the out come,...
Thanks for the info ,this is the first major surgery for me it has me worried :sad: my doc's assistant has told me 3 to 4 in the hospital and 3 to 4 weeks out of work. I hope it works out...
I am 52 years old and have suffered for over 30 years, didn't know they could fix this. I was diagnosed with a hatial hernia at 20 but they did not say how to treat this so I bought Malox by the six...