Hi Papit, I had been on PPIs for 17-18years, last 10 years being Nexium. I had my last one the night before surgery and had no rebound effects. I was on 40mg once per day. I had a few bouts of HB...
Wow! You really have been through the mill with all these tests. Hopefully something will show up that's easily treated. Is the shortness of breath your worst symptom? Don't cancel your holiday,...
Barry, If you want to email me I can give the details....
Ah PM, I get it now :-) I hope you don't laugh when you see his moustache now I've called him that :smilewinkgrin: Yeah our system is very different to the US, I used to think theirs was better but I...
I know who you mean, has a moustache :-) I saw the other one. My Dad knows moustache man and says he's very good. Hopefully he'll get it all sorted for you. It took 17 years for me to be referred to...
Woah!! That's shocking, I've had 3 mannometries at Wythenshawe. I can't understand why they say they don't do them!!! I did have one at Hope when I was a child but I was under Stepping Hill then....
Definitely don't blame yourself, a surgeon shouldn't be offering the surgery if he's incapable of doing it! I don't know how experienced my surgeon is in redos but I know he's a Nissen man as opposed...
It makes you wonder how much experience they had or how many others have gone wrong!!!!...
GC1pink, did you contact my dude?...
Ruhr, did they give you any indication of the results when they took it out? I've still got a dent in my nose from where the tube was over a year ago. MMM, which hospital in Manchester? Sorry, I...
I remember being told that I could eat whatever I wanted so I was really looking forward to it. But then I couldn't eat, I felt that rubbish. I also just felt like wanting to sleep. I hope you're...
Hi Barry, Which surgeon and at which hospital did you get your 2nd opinion on the mainland? I can't believe there's only one Nissen dude in NI, it's not that small!!!...
Don't do it!!!!...
I like this idea but what if you forgot to take your box out with you? It sounds a bit like the pacemaker thing for gastoparesis. Forget being an author, you need to go into biophysics :turn:...
Ha ha! Bill, you missed out there! Demand a refund :smilewinkgrin:...
Speaking of HHs, none of the tests I had showed up a HH but when he went in to operate the hernia was massive. How would a LINX surgeon get round this?...
Alcie, You mentioned MRIs can't be done after the linx. Do you think the metal stitches used for the Nissen will be ok? I need to find out what they're made from. I couldn't believe all the 'wires'...
My surgeon and my GI gave me horror stories about the LINX so I got a bit freaked. I also studied Biophysics at uni and the whole magnet in the abdominal cavity is all a bit weird.I'm sure it will be...
Symptom wise I had a lot of heartburn and chestpain. Apparently my mum used to find me asleep as a baby surrounded by the contents of my stomach! That seemed to get a bit better and i just suffered...
Wow! It's a small world, I'm also in Cheshire!!!!! I'm sorry to here you were in a&e all day, that must have been quite scary but glad your heart is ok. It might be worth asking for your ph study and...
Don't worry, the likelihood of you having cancer of your stomach is ridiculously small. I've had GERD since I was a baby and Rennies rarely helped me. It might be worth trying Gaviscon or you can buy...
My breathing problems were mainly coughing and wheezing which I used Ventolin for and it was breathing in that was a problem for me.If your LES has high pressure have they ruled out achalasia because...
You're unlikely to get a Hernia repair on the NHS with those results but you may get it privately. Which part of the UK are you? These guys do the TIF in London http://www.refluxclinic.com/index.html...
That's brilliant /community/emoticons/yeah.gif I've already vomited once since my fundo so that shouldn't be a problem!!! I also suffer from an estrogen intolerance so the slightest bit of odd...
According to my dr about 1/2 get reglux returning after pregnancy and 1/2 of those require redo surgery. I've had a fundo and want children, my surgeon said I wouldnt cope with pregnancy without it...
Hi Amba, Not sure if your surgeon did your last endoscopy but if he didn't he will want to see your esophagus for himself before operating. They like to see the length of it. None of my endoscopies...
How many have of you have had this or any of you who haven't? I'm at 6-7 months post Fundo now and still getting them, it's so annoying. They don't really hurt, it's just like a long hiccup that also...
It could be. Have you had any tests? In terms of constipation, I've heard that its if you don't go at least every other day. XX...
Have you looked at leaky gut syndrome? MMM- Which Dr do you see in the UK? Any good? XX...
Have you tried the diet sheet on this website ( it's under treatment)? I know many people rave about it. http://www.ibs-care.org/ XX...
Sorry I can't answer you but everything you have written is exactly what I've been thinking. I hope some answers appear /community/emoticons/idea.gif ...
Hi All, I was diagnosed with IBS many years ago by a so called "worldwide IBS specialist"!! I suffer from upper GI problems and a bit of constipation here and now. I had no investigations by this guy...
Hi, When I first started with stomach problems I had an endoscopy which like you showed inflammation the oesophagus and the duodenum ( the bit leading from your stomach). It turned out to be...
I have come off them successfully, successful in that I still have the same pain I had when I was on them!! I stopped them straight after my fundoplication though so I'm not sure if you get rebound...
I had been on PPIs ( mainly Nexium) for 18/19 years up until my fundoplication in january this year. For me Nexium was the best and caused the least side effects. However, when I stopped them I...
Hi Jen, Can't believe I forgot about you lovely Aussies :-) I'm from Manchester so very close to the scousers of Liverpool. Being off the Nexium is wonderful and I was lucky enough to have no rebound...
Hi Kitt, Thanks for that link. I think that's what I'm going to have to do again. It's so difficult given that I'm six months on and I feel abandoned by the whole medical profession, ironically that...
Hi Jen,How are you feeling today? I'm assuming from your wording and the fact that you said it's bucketing down that you're a fellow Brit. Am I right? Just wondering who did your Nissen and where it...
Thanks Bill, I'll take a look...
Hi Gerdies/ Gordies, So I'm 6 months post Nissen, I posted about the pain I'm having and the spasms, difficulty swallowing and stuff the other day. Saw my GI today and he basically said I've just got...
Hi Denise, Thanks, it would be good to talk to him. I had a couple of retching moments but nothing mad that hurt or anything and that was a while ago. But yes I do carry anti sickness tablets with...
MMM, I also live in the Manchester area so just curious who your consultant is? I've seen some evil ones and some good ones in Manchester. Mol XX...
Hi Denise, Thank you so much for your reply /community/emoticons/smile.gif It's very interesting what happened to poor Bill. How do I get his attention on here? I'd like to ask him a couple of...
How could I forget? I get spasms too, which feel like a long hiccup. Are they spasms or am I just describing something else?...
Hi Everyone, So I'm 6 months post wrap, things are great and not so great /community/emoticons/turn.gif I now have no regurgitation, my asthma has gone and I'm completely off my Asthma meds and my...
Hi Gooserstein, Yeah, you sound very similar to how I was. Oddly though, I get relief when lying down ( think it maybe because the pain is so tiring!!). Glad to hear you're having the Nissen I had...
Do you have reflux in particular heartburn, chestpain all day everyday or do you find you can have a good week and then a horrendously painful week and then good again? Also, does everybody with...
Hi Andy, Yeah like Rita said your surgeon can do tests and will definitely do a scope before doing an NF. If you have Dysphagia maybe it would be worth asking if that's causing the pain and...
Well done :-D you'll be recovered in no time. Wishing you a very speedy recovery Mol Xx...
Hi Andy, The first time I had a barium swallow, it came back as being normal with no reflux but from the gastroscopy it was very abnormal. My pH test came back as very mild but I was having a good...