Oh man... with all the negativity I saw before my surgery, I would love to offer another success story for those with concerns. So... the questions: Age at Surgery: 28 Gender: Female Date of Surgery:...
I just stopped back into this forum after being gone for about 6 months and saw your post... I had surgery just over a year ago on 11/21/2013 and still occasionally get shoulder pain. Don't worry if...
The timing is all up to your body - I waited to start running again until my doctor removed my lifting restrictions. Surgery was the week before Thanksgiving and I was back in the gym around New...
I realize this is an older post but jsut wanted to add that most of the time the "asthma" you are experiencing with GERD isn't really asthma. This tends to be stomach acid finding its way into your...
I did a little bit of research and found this: The Shaker head-lifting exercise [1] Research has found that performing the Shaker exercise, developed by Dr.Reza Shaker (a gastroenterologist at the...
Has anyone done physical therapy to repair the esophagus muscles? My surgeon suggested it this morning and I thought it sounded kind of silly and I don't know what to expect. I had a partial wrap in...
So because you had a procedure that worked for your specific situation you know more than the doctors that spend the majority of their lives learning and working to improve the quality of their...
I went through this. At about 5-6 weeks after surgery, I went in for a post-op check up and told my surgeon I was having pain when I ate and issues with ANY fats/dairy products. After doing a...
Isn't it a great feeling to actually eat something? Who knew a potato could bring you so much satisfaction?! Just a warning: At almost 10 weeks post-op, I had some SERIOUS pain from eating crackers...
Kay, it looks like you were trying to reply to a previous thread but accidentally started a new one. Posting in the correct thread may lead to some help for your situation. There should be a "Add A...
I had the Toupet 10 weeks ago and still have a little bit of an issue with things coming back up but not like it was prior to surgery....
Stephanie - totally agree. Each case is individual and some people are not candidates for certain procedures. If there were one-size-fits-all solution for everyone, there wouldn't be so many...
The shortness of breath is probably the most frustrating side effect I had with GERD. I can deal with my throat burning and chest pain and all the other junk but dang it a person needs to breathe! My...
That's heartburn!...
Um... that's not entirely true. Adding water to your stomach doesn't increase the amount of acid. Water is a neutral solution which merely dilutes the acid level in the liquid of the stomach. Adding...
Oddly, my surgeon was the one that suggested all of my tests. I saw him for an emergency procedure and he helped with all of the testing and reading results afterwards. This was obviously done with...
I had shortness of breath prior to surgery. For 15 years (over half my life), I was treated for asthma and in the 9 weeks since surgery have almost entirely stopped using my inhalers. I had two...
I went back to the gym at 7 weeks and tried to run... That first week, I was at the gym 5 out of 7 days and stuck to the treadmill (SLOWLY running about 1 mile) and elliptical (about 2-3 miles) per...
Oh one more thing... I still have some reflux at this point when I try to eat things like tomato soup and citrus. Still avoiding raw fruits and veggies too....
I am at 9 weeks post op and am eating ALMOST everything again. The biggest difference is that it takes so much longer to eat now and when I eat, I am full after just a couple bites. My doctor let me...
My gallbladder scan was normal. So I won't need that taken out - YAY! I guess that means we assume the pain in my shoulder is just irritation from my diaphragm. I will go back to eating very little,...
Definitely talk to your doctor if the meds aren't working. A lot of times a medicine will work for a while but as your body adjusts to it - it can become ineffective. Also, there are tests they can...
Before surgery my Bravo probe results were around 50 a day and my "average" pH over the 48 hours was extremely acidic. Prior to a year or two before surgery I didn't even know what acid reflux was -...
Thanks Bill. I figured it would be a pretty easy surgery/recovery I jsut don't really want to do it again. My gallbladder scan got moved from last Friday to this Tuesday so with the holiday I'm just...
Thank you. It is an old topic but I replied to it yesterday. I explained the pain I was having in my thread from November but everyone told me it was pain from the gas during the operation.... its...
At 5 weeks post-nissan this is what I'm feeling. My surgeon said it may be gallbladder related and I had the rest yesterday but I'm convinced that's not it. Its the only pain I really have now but...
My arms are covered in bruises from the IVs... I'm scared to go out in public thinking someone is going to see it and call the cops thinking I'm being abused! Also, just found out that part of my...
If anyone is having surgery soon - remember to drink LOTS of fluids. I had surgery 3 weeks ago and had been drinking/eating a total of less than 20 ounces a day (soup, water, juice, yogurt) and had...
So its been nearly 3 weeks since surgery and I have hardly updated at all so here goes... The surgery went really well. I stayed in the hospital for 3 days and went home on deer hunting opener...
Its not the normal lap surgery shoulder pain. That went away and I have been walking A LOT. Got some side pains from walking too much....
So I'm 9 days post surgery and feel good ... for the most part. My doctor let me move to the next food stage early which included pasta which caused a pill to get stuck. I've had some weird pains in...
Glad things went well for you. Everything in your last post is how I felt in the hospital. The shoulder pain will come...mine only lasted 3 days....
Thanks. I was glad they could do it all at once too and I feel pretty good. I've only had two doses of pain meds since the stuff they used during the procedure wore off....plus some Tylenol. Still on...
Quick update: was in surgery fr nearly 4 hours. Surgeon found a second hernia and had to repair both. Everything else went well. I'm feeling ok now just a sore back from laying around. Thanks for all...
Thanks. We are on our way to the hospital now. I'll update when I can....
AHHH... its almost time. I have to be at the hospital at 10 am tomorrow morning. I am finishing up on some work stuff trying to get that all in order and then attempt to get some sleep tonight....
Congrats on the baby... hope everything goes well! I am having a partial because I told him I wanted a partial, basically! I do have motility issues and my surgeon offered the same - "floppy" nissan...
I have a final check with my general doctor tomorrow morning to actually clear me for surgery. I've never heard of having 3 pre-op checks but I guess that's what happens when you're special! I will...
We can all guess at what it means but only your doctor can properly explain what his report meant. I would make a follow up to discuss it soon....
The move went well. The lungs are clear. The cold is mostly gone. Things are looking good....
If you can afford to just go get a scope done or have insurance - do it. It can't hurt and is the best way to know if anything is going on. I've had 3 in the past 5 months and I'm pretty sure I know...
Oh goodness... sounds like your dad had a bad doctor. Hope thats not the same one you are seeing. I wasn't asked to get anything notarized so I don't think I have that. I'm doing pretty good so far...
I would take Zoloft any day over the last crap they tried to give me. I don't remember what it was but its "New" and supposedly the best option now. It made me shake and sweat and have horrible...
Good luck. My surgery is Thursday but I'm having a partial - I think I read somewhere you were doing a full wrap (maybe I made that up... been reading everything on here for months and get confused)....
Oh my goodness its almost surgery day. Just three more days. Huge THANK YOU to everyone here for making me feel so prepared. I'm a big mix of emotions - scared out of my mind but so anxious and...
The manometry is pretty bad for about 5 minutes. Once its in its just uncomfortable but its over in about 15 minutes and doesn't hurt at all after. I read some stuff about it before mine and got...
We don't have to be out until the 30th but if the family expects me to help we gotta do it this weekend. I'm feeling about 90% right now with all the drugs they put me on. Haha. I got this!...
Annyjolie, sounds like we'll be going through this together. I'm scheduled for the 21st and got a pretty bad cold turning to bronchitis just 10 days prior so now I'm on steroids and antibiotics...and...
Sitting at the pharmacy right now waiting for an inhaled steroid, oral steroid, and antibiotic. Sounds like they're confident it will be cleared up by Thursday....
Ugh... woke up today coughing up all kinds of gross stuff so I called and left a message with my doctor's nurse. Hoping they give me an antibiotic to clear it out instead of postponing surgery. I'm...