Unfortunately this seems to be a side effect of this operation its just good to know we are all in this together! Some foods make it worse its just learning which ones and trying to avoid them or eat...
Hi jriennox my wrap lasted 10 yrs also but took another 4 to find out that it was tight but tilted. I had second wrap a year ago. It went from 360 to 180. Sorry I' m in UK but thought it would be...
Hi Kate so glad op went well. I also had the shoulder pains whenever I ate a meal. It lasted for over 4 months and gradually faded. Simple pain killers helped. Best wishes Rita...
Hi Tara I had re-do 13 years after first one both laparoscopitly, you will be fine and looked after...
Hi Baza and everyone remember me , you Baz gave me great advice. January I went from full wrap to partial. Recovery was much easier, I still get pain which my Consultant said would probably be as my...
Hi gragegrl. My shoulder pain lasted 4 months I put this down to being a re-do. I took paracetamols especially at bed-time to dull the ache. It will get better in time. Good luck...
Hi RDP74 your story is somewhat like mine. I had fundo in 2001 not really knowing what for or without many tests just to solve heartburn problems that no ppi touched. Fast forward to 2010 heartburn...
Hi I also had my op at Derby hospital under Mr Leeder although the manometry was done at Nottingham university hospital because they have a high resolution camera there. Its a small world and a great...
Hi Paula you have been getting great information on this site. I also live in the Midlands and had my 2nd operation ( 1st one 14 years ago) on 27th January You are on that road now, working your way...
Hi Kenzie I had a full Nissen 14years ago and I must admit recovery was difficult but not as bad as yours. In January this year I had a re-do to a toupet, there was no problem with the operation...
Hi Tony thank you for your brilliant tips I would have faired better 14 years ago when I had my first fundo, I knew nothing and suffered very badly given sausages & mash for my first hospital meal!...
Thank you Barry for putting my mind at ease, when you know that other people have the same as you it seems to make it easier. Hoping it does not last as long as yours but if thats the worst symptom I...
Hi how long does the pain last? The first 2 weeks after operation I had no pain and I was ok until I started eating more & the pains getting worse, it generally starts after lunch which is my main...
Hi mmm nice to hear from you sounds like things are not too bad for you long may it last! I am on day 20 of my 2nd and I hope last fundo operation. It took me 5 years of visiting hospitals, tests(ug)...
Hi Jon I was told sloppy diet for 2 weeks so you are still in that time frame try not to rush your recovery. After your 'bad time' give everything a rest go back to soup for a day you will survive...
Hi Bill& everyone on my favourite forum. I hope you recall me Bill about 18 month or two years ago when I was having bad heartburn that i thought was my nissen from 2001. You told me of your history...
Hi Jon I am so pleased you are getting on so well. Your good news is pleasing to read. I am on day 15 but my worse day was day 12 when my lunch of mixed vegetable mash got stuck. It took 3 hours to...
Hi Jon no-one said this would be easy did they? I had nausea day after op, its hard to descibe but my mouth filled with mucose (which i removed with tissue) I heaved most of day but it was dry...
Hi Jon are you home now? I am on day 9 off to Gp soon to check on yesterdays upset tum! I have received check-up date for 6 weeks. Are you managing to eat more?...
Hi thats good news, hope you get your wish to go home. I am on day 8 each day brings different challenges if I am honest, but it will be worth it in the end....
Did you have the operation in the end? I hope so. Best wishes...
Thanks everyone for good wishes. Barry I was in Derby Hosp under Mr Leeder. Alcie the paracetamol IV is so much stronger than going through the stomach and as soon as one bag was finished I was...
Hi Jon my touplet was done on Tuesday in the uk. I can most definately say it cannot be a day case. I was in 3 days and needed all of them. A barium meal is done 24 hrs after to check op has no...
Hi Irene good luck for Friday, my e.mail address is on my profile so if you want to, feel free to let me know how it went and when you get a date. Best wishes Rita...
Hi sweetie I am also in uk and also having fundo op this month. Different to you I had the op in 2001 but need it again. This time its a partial wrap though. All being well pre op 18th and op on...
Hi Trotters I' m not sure what you mean by a double ph probe test. I had a manometry that used a high resolution camera at Nottingham university hospital. This was my third manometry but because it...
Thank you for your kind words perhaps someone else will come on board to advise you. This is a rotten disease, when people look at you they cant see how debilitating it is. I wonder if you need to...
My surgeons at Derby hosp, I know I am taking a chance its hard on nhs with all the waiting, but he seemed genuine and the only doctor in 4 years that believed how ill I felt when every endoscopy...
Hi mine lasted 9 years when problems started again. After a high resolution manometry it was found I have poor motility so my wrap will be a partial one to allow the food through easier....
Hi trotters im having a re-do later this year but not with my original surgeon. I live in midlands and found my new surgeon by checking google. Good luck Rita...
Morning Barry, thank you so much for your reply it has done a lot to ease my mind. Its hard enough in this small country to find anyone who has had this op once never mind twice! I never asked the...
Hi hope you don't mind me asking a couple of questions. My first nissen was 2001, it was fine for 8 years then back came heartburn& nausea. After lots of doctors and tests, on Wednesday my Consultant...
Hi GC good luck hope it helps solve your problems. Look forward to your progress info. Take care Rita...
Hi jamosca I had full NF in2001 and was fine for 9 years, then I developed bad heartburn and taste. Lots of tests followed I've been told I have moderately severe motility issues. My Consultant tells...
Hi Jen I am back home now but unfortunately your e.mail has not arrived do you want to try again? I noticed you are getting a lot of help and information from this site, that is good. Best wises Rita...
Hello Jenny if you highlight my name I have put my e.mail address in my profile for you. I am in Wales in my static caravan until monday night and the only wi-fi is off my phone so must keep this...
Hi Jenny I also live in Uk in the Midlands. So sorry to read of your problems. I had to see 4 doctors before I got a diagnosis one told me there was nothing they could do. So i googled to find a...
Hi Jenny I also have the same problem as you. What are your symptoms? I had the nissen fundop op in 2001. 4 years ago the heartburn pains and nausea started up again, and after being passed around...
Hi my dose is 10mg - 3 times a day one hour to 30minutes before meals according to leaflet in box. On the front of box it just says 3 times a day. I have poor motility which sometimes causes nausea...
Hello joy I had my operation 13years ago and heartburn started up again 3 years ago. Like you my dad died of oestophageal cancer and I was worried stiff. I plucked up courage, had the required tests...
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Hi LD thank you for your good wishes. Bills message has said it all. Our oestophagus shows all problems as burning that we think is reflux. Ask for a barium scan, I had one which proved positive,...
Hi LD dilation is done by inflating gently a balloon during an endoscopy. I had a full wrap that must have been too tight so the dilation kind of stretched everything. It was a long time ago, when I...
Hi LD I had my wrap done in 2001 on the nhs and the symptoms you are describing are typical of this operation, it has a long recovery time that does not seem to be told to patients before hand by the...
Hi raj323 did you have the op done at Derby hospital? Who was your surgeon? Please. I live not far from you Thanks Rita...
Hi alcie thank you for teling me your story.I have had a barium meal, the radiographer told me the reflux was back 'big time'. Infact I have no reflux what she was seeing according to my Consultant...
Hi Barry I am trying a dilation first because although my wrap is intact it has dropped slightly. My oestophagus is not working too well and I have slow motility, this was seen when I ate a bread...
Hi Bill thank you so much for your reply, I feel better knowing what my condition is now and hopefully a few hints and tips are most appreciative can I just ask do you mean mash potatoes are a good...
Hi I have also been diagosed with poor motility and I ' m having a dilation soon. My full wrap is 12years old and if dilation does not help I could have my full wrap altered to a partial one not sure...
Hi everyone after having endoscopy manometry and ph acid tests the results are -: my 12year old full wrap is intact but has moved down slightly, my oestophagus has very slow motility. Conclusion...