Hy. I had the same problems as you and I had a surgery (niessen) and that only made things worse. I also have throat burning, chest pains and stomach burning almost every day despite the fact I am on...
You are experinced dysphagia which is a common simptom of GERD and esophagitis but also may be simptom of achalasia or some motour disorders of esophagus. You dont have to be afraid. Eophageal cancer...
Thank you very much. My problems looks like quite different. I don´t have any problesm with swalloving at all. If the problem is just citrus fruits and alcohol that will be no problem at all because...
Thank you for your response Barry! I had surgery at September 2015. I had manometry before surgery and was not absolutely negative but also not very bad gastroenterologist said that it is not a...
Hay Barry! Are you here? Thanks...
Good luck...
An please keep us updated. Don´t wory. I hope that you will be fine. If you want to know if everything is all right you will probably nead endoscopy, barium X-ray and may be pH metry. Good luck...
Your DeMester score was low because you were on PPI because DeMester score mesaure just acid refluxes. 136 reflux episodes is high. Those reflux episodes were non acid or just weak acid because you...
Hay Barry! In hope that you are doing well. I know your story from older posts. I just want to ask you what were your symptoms before redo? I think that you are familiar with my story... still having...
I read that gastric bipas is quite effective in curing reflux and may be performed in patients with obesity. If severe obesity is also a problem, it might be a good choice. Good luck...
What kind of problems does he have?...
I had my NF surgery in 9/2016 because of hiatal hernia with heartburn, sore throat and regurgitation. After surgery, I was quite depressed and I was wottining a lot that it will be a failure because...
I also suffer from heartburn which is resistant to PPI due to acid hypersensitivity. I had fundoplication but surgery only did things worse. Now I am on Nexiumn 40 mg twice daily and Trazodone...
I would liek to ask if anyone had any releve of symptoms by PPI? In standard doses, PPI helps a bit in my case, but complete releave only comes for my on very high doses like 3 tablets of Prilosec...
Barrett esophagus is indication for surgery. Only niessen laparoscopic fundoplication has some evidence to treat barretts so I will go for laparoscopic surgery as best option....
Hi Andy and others with hypersensitivity problems. I had hiatus hernia and gerd for more than 10 years. Suddenly my medication stop working properly. It was associated with problems in my work and...
Is absolutely normal to have some reflux. Problem is when reflux is too ftrequent. Peptest is not very accurate. To be sure that you have abnormal reflux is to have pH metry. If you have LPR, it is...
Thank you very much Scheron. Now I ma more than 4 mounth after fundoplication and still having burning in upper abdomen about 2 hours after meals more about 3-4 times a weak and also have occasional...
RDP74 that is really wonderful and I am very glad to hear that. I will also try Reglan (metoclopramide). I tried metoclopramide for some time and it looks like it worked but after that I was switched...
Yes barium and impedance. It does not metre which first....
Hey saja. Cough may be from something else than reflux. If he was fine after fundo that there is good chance that there is other reason. To be sure, your son may need endoscopy and pH metry with...
3154tm I Using Gastrotuss after meals which helps with burning. After using this burning went away almost completely. It is italian product and I dont know if it is available in your country, but...
Hy 3154tm! My storry is very much like yours and may be we can help each other. I was better after fundoplication (in september 2015) just for 4 days. Than start burning pain in upper abdomen after...
Was your heartburn worse after undo? Howe are you now?...
I have one question..... Anyone after fundoplication had symptoms like these???: - I tried to drink wine during holidays but after just a small sip, I felt burning pain in upper abdomen. i Feel this...
I finaly have my report from impedance monitoring. My bolus exposure time is 0.1% in 24 hours. Normal exposure is lower than 1.4% so I should be cured of GERD after surgery. Unfortunately all my...
I just wanted to update about my state. I finally stated to feel little better. Burning pain in the epigastriumafter meals is better. But have terrible sore throat. That might be from reflux because...
Because of your age, cancer is very very unlikely. Your problems might be caused by GERD and probably they are. Visit some physician and undergo endoscopic examination of your esophagus. It might be...
I am nearly 4 mounts after fundoplication and I would like to start some cardio or may be easy weight lifting.... No hevy weight lifting...I am no bodybuilder (65 kg now). Do you think that is safe...
Sorry to hear that. Do you have any symptoms like heartburn or dysphagia or any signs of failure of the surgery? Sometimes the results from EGD and histology can false positive or negative. It si...
Finaly have results of my impedance monitoring. It seams that during 24 hours I had just about 20 weak acid reflux episodes. So that is absolutely great. So my wrap is working properly. Even after...
Unfortunately I don't have the results of impedance yet because it has to be evaluated manually and it is very time costing. I hope that I will havethem tomorrow and they will be negative for...
Hy My qestion is if Iou were on your medication during the pH mnonitoring or if you have also impedance test or just pH or Bravo? If you dont have patologic reflux during pH monitoring without drugs...
I do not have personal experience but scintific literature says: "Redo fundoplication was successful in 93% of patients, and most could be safely handled laparoscopically." So Odds are very good and...
Hi Thank you for your support! So.... Manometry - no problem, no obstruction, wrap in good position. pH metry: Zero acid refluxes and DeMester score 0.3 (so very good) but still on 20 mg of Nexium so...
I am very glad to hear it. Lets hope your dysphagia prblems will pass and you wil do not nead redo. I personaly belive thjat you will be fine without surgery....
By the way, I had endoscopy by another gastroenterologist today just to have second opinion and he also said that my wrap looks OK and should work properly. Also there was no signs of esophagitis....
Oh I am sorry redwine you are OK on Pariet, not Nexium. But that does not change anything I mend by my previous post....
Redwine, if you are OK on Nexium and don´t have Barret or esophagitis or stricture or any other severe comlication of berd, the decision is strctly up to you. 90% of patients are satisfied after...
Thank you very much. I will try to stay positive....
Thanks Bary. I tried to stop ppi but felt burning. So I continued. But I feel burning also when I am on ppi. Even on very high doses. Another problem is my gastritis. It may also lead to pain and is...
If first dilatation helped a bit a wold try another one. I will pray for you and wish you could manage without redo surgery....
Thank you Gerdie girl. How long it lasted to get well after surgery in your case? Now I am 3 month post and it is not getting any better. Thats why I started to be desperate because before surgery it...
For the swallowing problem: This is pasted from the clinical study using endoscopic dilatation after Niessen with dysphagia: "Dilation after fundoplication was required in 12.4% of patients and was...
All studies that measured patient satisfaction was conducted at least 6 month after surgery. I am now 3 month post and I am really unsatisfied. But I hope and praying the god that at six months I...
Yes yes there are studies that confirmed that endoscopic dilatation can help if fundoplivcation is too tight and causes dysphagia (painful or troublesome swallowing). So ask your surgeon for the...
Thanks a lot. Yes my stomach was really inflamated and had erosive gastropathy on my first endoscopy at weak 5. At the second endoscopy at weak 10 my stomach looks like it is OK but I had unprocessed...
Thank you Linda! I was loosing hope that anyone will answer... No I had just endoscopy with normal wrap and barium swallow with no hernia or regurgitation. I will have pH metry and manometry next...
Now I am almost 3 months after surgery. Heartburn still pesent. I done peptest (for pepsin in saliva) and all 3 samples were moderately to highly positive (from 130 to 220 ng/ml). I am extremly...
I found my 3rd weak worst in means of swallowing troubles. I had terrible spasms provoked by swallowing of food I should rather avoid. Doctor said that that is normal and it fades away in weak or two....