So after two consecutive years of Nissen adjustments, I took it up with the Mayo Clinic last week for a diagnosis. They did the whole nine yards: barium swallow, pH test, manometry, CT scan,...
Getting the Nissen undone this Wednesday, as noted above, seemingly for the sole purpose that there's nothing else that anyone can propose to do. In truth, I don't anticipate it to do any good, but I...
This is in response to my second Nissen (the first was a lifesaver!). I had it about 10 months ago now. Anyhow, I'm going in Thursday to discuss it with him again. I'm still not sure how, if at all,...
I've been in a similar boat, albeit on darker shores, for over 3 years now, and I know how you feel. I've talked with my girlfriend about what happens if this doesn't get better for me soon, and it's...
So, as chronicled, I've been having a lot of pain both pre and post-nissen #2 for a while now. On a scale of 1-10, my average days are a 4-5 in terms of pain, with one or two days a week going up in...
Well, the last few days have been severe. My chest has been so bad that my head is just swirling with pain. I'm really having a hard time dealing with this, and I'm generally very tolerant of pain...
A lot of people have had success with a revision, though the success rates do diminish consecutively. I'm one of the few in the margin of error , however....
Yeah, as soon as you have a nissen done, adhesion tissue is created internally that prohibits the insertion (and funtionality) of the LINX. I doubt any doctor would risk their career on disobeying...
Sorry for the delayed response. My symptoms I've documented in my own thread , but the short of it is that I just simply have pain in my lower esophagus. It's not quite an acid burn, and it's not...
You know, I was talking to my surgeon about this recently. I said I didn't have anything that felt particularly like a spasm, and he said that there were no hard and fast indicators of spasms...
Yeah, I think a low-dose of amitriptyline was one of the first ones I tried after the surgery. Now I'm on a stronger anti-depressant that, ironically, seems to depress me (or maybe it's just that...
No, it's biological mesh. In truth, I couldn't even say if it's too tight or too loose or just right. At this point, it's just... pain....
Went back in today and the surgeon said the wrap is good so it must be esophageal hypersensitivity, a kind of functional disorder of which neither him nor my gastroenterologist can really figure out....
Just had another(!!!) barium swallow, and they said the results indicate normal clearing of food and a fully functional wrap. I feel like I'm the boy who cried wolf to them, but this is absolutely...
Baza, if I may ask: were the symptoms of overtight wrap nearly parallel to that of your struggles with GERD? Could you describe the pain before versus the pain after with the too-tight wrap? I'm...
So far, they've only done endoscopies and a barium swallow. I've created a template to track my symptoms, diet, and pain levels for a week so that when I go in next I can say: here's what I've been...
Hey again. It's been a little over half a year since my second operation now. I've had two dilations, but I'm as bad as I've ever been. My esophagus causes pain on a daily basis and I'm really...
It's not quite the same as acid reflux, but it's not entirely dissimilar. Lately it's just felt like my mid-to-lower esophagus is closed up or has an intense pressure on it. Even burping doesn't...
I've been on a couple pills for spasms and the sort, but no discernible changes... I mean, I just look at a list of possible explanations and am at a complete loss here. It's awful. Does anyone here...
Hey all, Just had Nissen Fundo #2 late last summer (#1 was in 2005). This was a half-wrap with a little mesh in there to help the diaphragm. The doc said it's healed perfectly and things should be...
See, that's the problem. I've had a surgeon say he think a redo would be risky and doesn't want to deal with it. They want to try other meds, but I've already been on over half a dozen meds with zero...
So, for the last two and a half years I've been seeing a couple doctors who have recommended me to a total of 3 different surgeons so far. Each surgeon sends me back to the doctor to have him do a...
I've taken both muscle relaxers and a low-grade antidepressant for the possibility of spasms. I can't imagine that's what it is; the primary sensation is something like a trapped gas pain (which I...
Hello, hello. Me again. It's looking like this isn't a case of EoE after all, so I'm just about out of options. I don't know if anyone is even reading this, but if someone is, I'm looking for one...
Does a heightened eosinophil count from a biopsy necessarily mean EoE? I have a lot of problems and a medium-high eosinophil count, but there doesn't seem to be any physical problems or abnormalities...
Does eosinophilic esophagitis show up measurably on a barium swallow? I don't believe it was mentioned when I last went to the doctor... The pain is amazingly disruptive....
Hey all, I had a Laproscopic Nissen Fundoplication back in 2005 and, for the last two years, I've been having consistent and intense pain. It oscillates between gas-pressure/esophageal pain,...
Out of curiosity, is there any site that lists the types of failures in Nissen Funcoplications, or more specifically, what problems happens over time if the wrap appears to be at least superficially...
Hello all. I had a Laproscopic Nissen 7 years ago to correct a hiatal hernia. I was twenty one then, and it was absolutely ruining my life. Anyway—surgery done, problem solved. Then, about two years...