I am now 5 months post surgery and am really thrilled with the outcome. I almost cancelled my surgery several times after reading horror stories on the internet, BEFORE finding this forum. I had...
Thanks- just having the heart attack on top of recovering from the wrap surgery just seems to be a bit much. I am so exhausted- hard to move- it might be the new beta-blockers that I was put on....
Monday my heart started to pound and would not stop, so while I was not really thinking of a heart attack- I did call 911. The EMT arrived and I told him about my recent Nissan surgery. He said that...
I was just released from the hospital yesterday after having suffered what hopefully was my one and only heart attack. I have been on the forum for the past few months for GERD,having just had...
Worrying seems to be part of the healing process. Are there any other meds, even the over the counter type that might help you to feel better? I was indeed helped by going back on a PPI short term. I...
I am now 8 weeks post-op. I had been on at least 5 different PPI's for maybe 20 years to control my reflux. After my surgery, I asked about any meds and was told by my surgeon that it was no longer...
I have found that different pills work better for different folks. While I was pretty happy on nexium, but miserable when forced to switch to aciphex, for my cousin the opposite was true. I have been...
I have been on at least a half dozen different PPI's over maybe 15- 20 years. Often after many years they would just stop being effective. Nexium, after I was put on it twice a day, was very...
I came very close to also cancelling my surgery. It was reading all the horrible outcomes and post-surgery symptoms that really scared me. And I had had back surgery many years, which was a much more...
In order to diagnose Sleep apnea, you need to spend the night in a sleep lab. I was surprised at my results, which were pretty severe. It was actually my ENT doctor who told me that my throat was...
I also suffer from TMJ. Was fitted with a mouthpiece many years ago. Only seems to trouble me now in times of extreme stress. More recently diagnosed with severe sleep apnea : (...
I had my surgery on the same day as you! While I am still on soft food too I have been successful in varying my diet. I also had a Asian chicken and noodles dish, which was delicious and caused me no...
After My ENT doctor told me that I should not be having such bad sore throats, while on PPI's twice a day, she suggested that I speak to my GI doc. My GI doc then said, given my past history ( 20...
The manometery was unpleasant, but not painful. The taste was not bad, it was saline, but I did not find it to be salty. I had some trouble in only swallowing on command. I focused on my breathing (...
My surgery , on 02/07, was an hour and 15 minutes. I was told to expect between one and two hours....
I am now day 5 post-op. My doctor advised me to begin on soft foods on day 3. Scrambled eggs never have tasted so good! I have had cream of wheat cereal, puddings. Pancakes this morning left me a...
I got percocet( which I think is the same thing-different dose) as to what you were taking. I asked my doc for nausea meds and he swore that he NEVER had a patient who suffered from nausea. Of...
My pain script is for 1-2 tablets- 4-6 hrs. I have been trying to manage with just one tablet so far. When it gets closer to the 4 hrs, I can really feel my pain increase. I am reluctant to take too...
Thanks and I have been taking my meds- pretty much every 4 hours. I cannot get to sleep without taking one in the middle of the night. Do not even try to bend over and seem to dropping lots of stuff....
Surgery was Tuesday so that makes it 2 day post-up. How long until you can go on soft food? It seems like every doc has a different opinion....
Up to 4 naps for today alone. Never slept quite so much before. Doc said that I should call him if only my fever went above 101; so mine does not qualify. I feel fine as long as I do not move at...
I am also running 100.6 degrees and have taken 3 naps so far today. The pain is a little less from this morning but much greater then I had anticipated. I have been taken my perocet every 4 hrs...
Two days pot-op now. As long as I do not move am feeling pretty good. I had no nausea and am able to stick to the liquid diet, since I have no appetite. However I keep falling asleep. My surgeon said...
Thanks. It was bad last night, that I got up at 3 AM to take more meds....
Thanks so much!! You do give me the confidence to move forward now. So glad I did find this forum....
Thanks- did get the liquid Tylenol . Feeling as ready as one can be now; my doubts seem to have faded as to the wisdom of having the surgery....
I am all set- got the call that the surgery is booked for 1:15 PM. Just got back from the market and CVS purchasing all types of juices, gourmet ice pops ( pomegranate ) and copious quantities of...
Best of luck and I will be VERY anxious to hear what you have to say because my surgery is on Tuesday!! I too have been plagued by doubts whether I was doing the right thing. Every day the past week,...
Thanks all, I was seriously considering canceling the surgery after reading other posts online. I will be seeing my regular doc tomorrow to get cleared for surgery. So, I need : anti-nausea meds,...
Thanks, this is all so helpful. I usually do not get "cold feet" after I have made key decisions, but after reading so many of the entries here, I was beginning to have doubts. I do not mind losing...
Thanks- that does sound very doable. If I cannot eat too much then less likely to gain weight on our cruise. My husband has been telling me for years that I eat too fast anyway. Always thought that...
Thanks so much for all your posts, I am feeling calmer now .I did find reading your journal was VERY helpful too. I may print it out to show my husband. I did my "homework" and I did meet with 3...
Thanks, that is very reassuring. I will be 60 this week in fact. I too have been on a variety of meds for at least 25 years and while my symptoms are not as bad as you have experienced- I suffer from...
I just joined as I will be having the surgery next month to repair my hyatal hernia and have the wrap. Listening to everyone's complaints has made me doubt the wisdom of having the procedure. Is...