There is some great info here on PPI's. Scroll to the bottom to the references for some very useful articles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton-pump_inhibitor#Long-term...
Great point Gastricman! I'd never thought of that, but it makes sense. I've been drinking a lot of Nutribullet smoothies. All raw vegetables, greens, fruits, nuts, seeds, almond milk or yogurt... My...
I didn't get a full report as he was the surgeon. I have an appt next week with digestive health docs. So you had the fundo with no relief? How frustrating. I have a friend that just went through it...
So I was supposed to have my Nissen on Monday the 11th. My husband and I went to talk with the surgeon on Thursday for one last round of questions and answers on Thursday and then I was to go for...
I hope someone can answer these questions for you, because my Nissen is in 9 days and I'm curious. So glad to hear things are going well for you. Makes me less nervous. By vitamised do you mean...
Sure PPI's help, but your body will start to depend on them and if you try to go off you're going to possibly get rebound acid, or what I'll describe as 'acid from hell'. Given your financial...
I'm so with everyone here! It's frustrating and confusing. I feel like if I went to 12 digestive specialists, and 12 surgeons, I'd get 24 different answers. I almost quit this forum because I read so...
Are you still taking PPI's? You might just need a different one. Also wondering if you're seeing a digestive specialist? If not your doc can send you to one. I've been through Sooooo many tests, and...
Good luck on your NF! I am wondering the same thing and fingers crossed, because every situation/body is different. @Stucowley...my NF is also scheduled for March 11 :)...
My Nissen is scheduled for Marh 11, and my surgeon said raw fruits and veges were fine as long as they were pulverized into a drinkable form (bought a Nutribullet). What about Benefiber like...
Awe I realize I may still need PPI's, but I want to give this a shot. vinylmasters: A question I failed to ask my surgeon was is the surgery was reversible, but we'll have another meeting before the...
I'm sorry to post reply so late, but am having a lot of technical issues. I tried to post, and it just went away, so I hope there isn't a half post out from me. At any rate, I did have ALL of the...
Thank's Denise- I'll check with the surgeon. My hernia is very very small if that makes a difference. I don't quite understand how the hernia repair holds the fundoplication in place. It's hard to...
I just posted a new topic on this. I have a 20 lb plus grandson that I take care of, and wondering if I had some sort of supportive wrap to wear, if I will be able to lift him after a couple weeks of...
I feel I can deal with the healing and being uncomfortable after the Nissen. I had 2 surgeries last year, the first in January and the second in May. Needless to say I was not thrilled at all when...
Gastricman, thank's for sending me to your link. I'm in the same boat. I didn't know that Dexilant was the last resort medicine. It worked well for me for the most part, but there were times when I'd...
I saw the new surgeon last week. He also said that after looking at my reports, and listening to me repeat what the GI docs were telling me, something was not making sense. He had all reports from...
That's just it. Even though I'm stressing on the surgery, I feel in my gut...no pun intended...it's the best proposition for me at this time. Thank you for addressing the whole 'cutting off my leg'...
Denise...Thank you for your post. The surgeon I saw yesterday said that the surgery was compared to cutting off my leg and having a prosthetic, in that it was a major surgery that changes your...
Hi. I'm new to the forum, but have been stalking everyone for a couple weeks now. :-) trying to find answers. I've been on PPI's for 10 plus years now. Currently I'm on Dexilant, which I have not...