about week 11 or 12 i had minor problems with my stomach i was feeling like i was going to be sick all the time, but anti nausea tablets sort them out, i now carry them with me at all times just...
i also consider mine a success :) im about 14 weeks post op now ive had one bout of heartburn and that was 2 weeks ago but i put that down to drinking to much alcohol, typical brit the sun is shining...
Evening im now 12 weeks post op and its been a relatively easy recovery :), however on friday i noticed a dull pain above my belly button and surrounding area and its got worse until this morning its...
Hello all :) i am 2 weeks post op today and im doing well, ive not had any serious side effects, im burping a lot more but its better than the other option :). However 2 of my incisions have not...
Ill just be happy once my stomach goes back to normal it's still bloated 4 days after surgery, I've walked for 40 minutes every day. I look pregnant haha...
Good Afternoon Les. thanks for the link and i have emailed them to voice my concerns. my recovery is a lot better than i had planned for it to be, i think my stomach is starting to swell but thats...
I'll have a look at that app, i know I'm not taking enough calories in, I've lost about 10kg since Friday. I was quite lucky I was in a 5 bed ward all on my own, the nurses didn't really know much...
I can do the smaller burps then, but I'm guessing that's a good sign ? I feel tired after walks I have to rest for a long time afterwards but they help with the gas so I don't mind :) I manage 3...
how would you distinguish between esophageal burps and stomach burps? ive not really ate much since friday (op day) ive been out for walks on a morning and evening they seem to help with the bloating....
i am a 27 yr old male. about 6 ft maybe a bit taller. i weight 92kg before my op, 3 days after im down to 86kg....
I'm sipping on water, I've come home today but moved back in with my parents and my mam won't take no for an answer and trying to make me eat haha !...
thanks for the reply, ive still not ate anything today, i dont feel up to it is this normal or should i force my self? i still feel a bit bloated around stomach ive went for a 15, 20 minute walk and...
I'm just starting my 2nd day post op, yesterday I just had liquids but this morning I've had a yogurt, I didn't finish it all because I started to feel sick, so lesson learnt try not to over eat....
Thanks for the replies :) I was given a choice between water or tea didn't feel up to a cuppa tho, I was told I'm allowed 3 cups of water today. They even givens a straw which I found strange, I've...
Afternoon all. Surgery went fine this morning went into theatre just before 9, before I knew it was asleep and waking up, didn't feel a thing :). Was moved back to ward and was asleep till half 12ish...
Well after a 1 week delay I am due into 7am which is a little over 5 hours away, 6 hours until surgery. I was pretty nervous until about half an hour ago untill I woke up half an hour ago with bad...
Thanks for the replies they are much appreciated. I work in a warehouse environment most of my work is office based but have to do some manual, forklift work some of the time. Not only did they...
no chance of laps to be fair :) sitting in front of the tvwatching films and on the playstation will take the majority of the time up :) with you saying its major surgery do you think my surgeon is...
Thanks for the reply :)...
Cheers :)...
Was told by my surgeon that I wouldn't be able to burp an gas would come out another way, I've been reading other people's stories and some can burp and some can't I know this depends on the...
I prepared myself for no alcohol for 6 month is this realistic or is it longer ??...
im starting to have second thoughts myself, but i know it needs doing. have you managed to come off PPI's?...
hello it says on the link that you provided that to avoid alcohol, how long is that for? cheers...
after reading this im questioning weather to have the procedure done....
glad it went ok, how are you feeling in yourself? dunno if you seen my post but my operation has been delayed a week !...
Hope it went ok today. I got a phone call today and my surgery has been rearranged till the 15th march :(...
Good luck, mines on Monday. As it gets closer I've just tried to forget about it, starting to have second thoughts myself but I think that's just nerves....
when i had my endoscopy, i was told i had a 5 cm tear and thats what was causing my heartburn, is this how the majority or caused or something else? i think i did mine at work because i remember the...
Hello I was told I would have to take them a week after surgery just to help things settle down but would be able to stop after that. I'm due to get surgery on the 11th march....
6 weeks, my surgeon told me 3 weeks or I could return to work after 2 weeks on light duties, I won't be going back to work untill I feel up to it tho. My surgeon said he woul give me a list of things...
It's a small world les :) I had a reply wrote out but I pressed the wrong button but now it's disappeared :( My surgeon is a dr. Gillingham he seemed very informative and confident in what he was...
Hi Denise Thanks for your reply, 2 months isn't so bad really when I think about it considering how long I've had this for. Ill be reading everyone's stories so I know what to expect :)...
Hi les I am in the uk as well and not to far from you, I will be having surgery at Darlington. Cheers for the reply, I don't think I will be Drinking alcohol as I used to then, which to be honest...
Thanks for the replies. Does anyone actually regret having the surgery ? Thanks for the reply about alcohol, what is the general recovery time?...
cheers :) it used to be manageable but the past year its not like, ive woke up in the middle of the night with heartburn the only way i could shift it was to make my self be sick this has happened a...
cheers for that, much appreciated its a good read. my op is 2 weeks tomorrow, i just want to get it done now, but having said that im starting to have second thoughts mainly due to the recovery...
no worries mate ah right, have you had the surgery done? hopefully mate, its been a long 5 years on omeprazole then laprozole, 20mg then moved onto 30mg, i had to push for the endoscopy as my doctor...
hello ive had the endoscopy and the tube up my nose for 24 hours. im confident in the surgeon etc he has answered all questions etc, he is the ony surgeon in my area that does them. just wondered on...
hello due to have Nissen fundoplication surgery in 2 weeks !! whats the general thoughts about the surgery and recovery. cheers :)...