Hi Bill, I still remember you from early on when I began posting right after my surgery. I always welcomed your kind words of wisdom. :) The strictures are pretty rough. Mostly with cold liquids...
Hey friends. It's been a while since I have posted. Since my surgery in August of 2012, I have been good, can eat again without the sensation of food backing up and I recently went off the Prevacid...
About 1 year ago I had the nissen fundoplication done. Within two weeks I had to be dilated because I wasn't able to swallow anything. I did wonderful after that and only just recently needed to be...
Lisa, I am glad you mentioned this as I have also had trouble during "the time of the month". I had a partial hysterectomy several years ago but still have my monthly hormones. Every month is the...
Sorry, I should have explained better.. My first two weeks was extremely rough.. Even swallowing sips of water was painful and felt as if it wouldn't go down. I ended up in the docs office getting a...
Hi! Glad you brought up the alcohol pad "nausea fix". My recovery nurse also gave me this idea so that while I was being transported, I could use the pads just in case the nausea came back! It worked...
Pimmo2000, I have suffered with GERD and IBS for what seems like my lifetime now. I get the sensation of a weight on my chest and have learned that some of these pains can be related to gas. I once...
Storming, I am 4 weeks post-op and I have trouble with some morning nausea/stomach upset. Typically when I sit up and stay that way for a bit, mine passes and is sometimes due to the fact that I...
Yolee, I had stomach aches that would come usually after a meal or when I layed down. Mine was not found until the day of my surgery when I had my GERD surgery (Nissen Fundoplication). When I woke...
LouF, I believe that the feeling of reflux or reflux is actually normal in the beginning after your surgery. I also have had a few bouts where I thought I was refluxing and it was actually just...
I am also highly sensitive to drugs. I have to have the lowest dose possible and sometimes have to cut those in halfs to. Most meds make me sleepy or downright ill to my stomach. It's very...
I have also found that since I started with this, even before diagnosis, I get colder so much easier. Its been cold and damp here as well, So I understand how you feel. I use a heating pad on sore...
I am 22 days out of my surgery.. The first two weeks was hell as you have decribed here. I was having the same issues and I was scared and confused because I felt my concerns weren't an issue. I went...
Working on the diet thing as I just had a wrap done because I suffered pretty severe GERD.. That has been a slow process. The last few days have been terrible as the weather is changing here....
Hi Everyone, I was dignosed with Fibro a little over a year ago. This to add to all my issues was pretty depressing at first. But I don't know to many people with this problem and my doctor doesn't...
Lourdes, I am not sure this will help but, I have some pretty severe damage to my esophagus due to the reflux. It was pretty bad and I had constant pain. I was put on nexium and it has essentially...
I use 5 pillows, different firmness and have them laid out to be in the shape of a wedge. Its much softer than a wedge and allows me to adjust them behind my back the way I like as well as under my...
I can understand your frustrations. And this would certainly concern me as well. I have some suggestions, I don't fully understand your situation but these are just ideas. Have you tried taking her...
I know when you feel like that, anything is worth I try. Our doctors here knock us out for our scopes and such. I would have fears about something such as that as well, especially if I wasn't put...
Hi Lizzard3, I also am only 3 weeks out of my fundo and I have had several instances like this. The first two weeks, I would describe as hell because even liquids went down with a pain that was so...
Kittikat, I was on 40mg of nexium twice daily as well as the 300mg of Zantac at dinner time daily. Towards the end I had the bloated, full feeling all the time. I was then put on gas X at dinner time...
Thanks for the replies! Maybe I just need some reassurance and support. Not much of that where I am. My hubby has done his best but doesn't understand my frustrations. Tough to be soo hungry and not...
I had what I believe to be a full wrap! Swallowing has gotten easier but only after a dilation. I also had a hiatal hernia repaired that the doctors were unaware of. I am just simply frustrated and I...
Hello everyone! I have a few questions, I had my surgery 3 weeks ago. Before the surgery, the Bravo done as well as the manometry. The Manomertry revealed some slight constrictions in my throat when...