Hi Daxter My hernia was not seen on endoscopy. I had a ct scan and it wasn't seen. The Manometry won't pick up a hernia and the 24 hour test only measures acid so neither of the tests will detect a...
Hi Posie Have you had any of the tests to see if it's reflux?...
Hi dmarie I'm not sure what else you can do other than have the 24 ph test. If the burping isn't causing any pain then maybe just leave well alone and see if it subsides on its own. Do you burp only...
Thanks GC1pink I didn't know that it's used to tighten the sphincter. Maria...
Hi ann I've just read your other post where you say you've had a gastric sleeve. If your sphincter is wide open then surely that's a mechanical fault and no medication will remedy this. Do they know...
Hi If your sphincter is open then surely that's a mechanical fault. Is medication going to close the sphincter. If not then your always going to get symptoms. Just a quick question have you been told...
Hi ann1961 You say that your sphinctpter is open is that because of the baclofen? I didn't know what baclofen was so I looked it up and it is a muscle relaxant. Do you have problems with gerd and if...
Hi dmarie725 I had an endoscopy too and my hernia wasn't seen. I asked for a barium swallow because I was convinced that I had a hernia. On the day of the swallow the doctor performing it said that...
Hi I started with severe belching suddenly out of the blue. To cut a long story short it turned out I had a hiatus hernia Maria...
Hi Liz I'm so pleased that you appear to be getting some relief even if it is only occasionally hopefully it's the start of things to come. Others do say that it can take weeks and months to settle...
GC1pink So sorry to hear that your consultant wants to put you on a feeding tube. That seems very drastic and I can understand that you want to get other opinions. My surgeon was Peter Safranek he...
Hi Michelle You seem to be doing well with your foods. I don't have problems swallowing foods just occasionally something feels like it won't go down. Are you attempting to eat foods that used to...
GC1pink Could you ask your gastro consultant if they know of any surgeons that could just do the hernia repair. The only other way is to ring hospitals that specialise in upper GI surgery. For...
Hi GC1lpink I was under the impression that surgeons in the UK won't perform just the hernia repair. I'm not sure how you'll get around this. Do you want just the repair because of your motility...
Hi jocog I've read your reply but can't help- sorry. Can I suggest you start a new post as this will be seen by more people and so you may get more replies. Just one question - did they not pick up...
Hi Michelle I can burp because I had a partial wrap. It's one of the reasons the surgeon likes to do this wrap so his patients can burp. It stops that bloat. What sort of foods are you eating? Are...
Hi Michelle I'm still eating soft sloppy food and small portions. I do eat bread occasionally. I really haven't had many problems swallowing food. I haven't tried to eat anything too challenging I...
Hi Diaas2 I hope your recovery is still going well. Is your appointment with your surgeon just a check up or are you having problems ? I will post what my surgeon says. I'm only seeing him for a...
Hi Liz I know exactly how you feel about the surgery not working I feel the same about mine. I'm at 7 weeks now. My symptoms seem to change one day I'll have the burning throat and mouth and then...
Hi Kittley I went down the route of surgery because I couldn't control it through diet and even the drugs didn't relieve all the symptoms. I certainly didn't want to take ppi's long term and I knew...
Hi Noelle They sell wedge pillows on Amazon. I'm not sure where else in the UK you could get them from. I hope your ok. I'm much the same. It's like one step forward and two back all the time. Take...
Hi Liz Yes I'm still struggling. I've just had 2 pretty good days and I thought great I'm on the mend but obviously not cause I've had chest/heartburn pain all night. It also affects my throat and...
Hi Joanne I'm sorry that your suffering. You seem to be struggling with your food. If you can get porridge down have you thought of trying a watered down vegetable soup or some chicken or beef broth....
Hi LD I had my op on the 12th November 2013 so it's about 8 weeks. Like you I have had some terrible pains and in those early days / weeks I was convinced that it hadn't worked. I had horrendous...
Hi GC1pink I was told by my surgeon that ppi's only stop the acid and they do not stop the reflux. On my test I refluxed 65 times and had a demeester score of 33 but I was off ppi's . I would say...
I think that's about a normal time for food to clear the stomach....
Hi Christel A hernia is when part of your stomach pushes through your diaphragm . It goes through the hiatus which is the hole which the oesophagus goes through. It is really quite common. My surgeon...
Simon I went to the Gut Clinic without a referral from my GP if that's any help. Maria...
Hi Barry Sorry to hear your not feeling too good. I hope it's the virus causing your problems and once your over the flu then you can carry on with your recovery. Take care Maria...
Simon I went to The Functional Gut Clinic in Upper Wimpole Street. I had the Manometry test and the 24 hour ph impedance test there. I'm not sure what you know about these tests but basically the...
Hi Kittley21 I'm assuming your in the UK as you refer to your doctor as a GP. I'm pleased you've got a referral to get tests these will tell you a lot more about what's going on. Please don't let...
Simon I've just been thinking about you and what you said about the medical treatment in Japan. Did you see a gastro consultant in Japan or was it just a normal GP or the Japanese equivalent ? You...
Thanks Michelle Hopefully things will start to settle over the next few weeks and we can both look forward pain free 2014. Maria...
Simon They didn't see my hernia on the endoscopy but it turns out it was there. I had the operation in November and my surgeon said that the majority of these cases are caused by a hernia. If you...
Hi Michelle Thanks for your reply. I hope your surgeon is correct and things do start to settle soon. It's very strange how my symptoms have changed over the weeks but I'm not sure if it's for the...
Hi Liz Your very much like me. My symptoms were under control before the operation I too feel far worse since the surgery. Was your surgery because of a hernia or a faulty sphincter ? I do try to...
Hi Michelle I get lots of different sensations too. My latest is in my oesophagus and throat. I still get that acidly mouth. I don't feel the reflux but I never did even before the operation. I knew...
Hi You need to get more tests to find out what's causing it. I don't know what tests they would do in Japan but in the UK and US they would do a barium swallow. 24 hour impedance tests and a...
Hi Michelle I'm really not sure I do seem to get the "heartburn" when I've eaten more challenging foods but I don't have a problem with swallowing. I think it's heartburn because I get that acidly...
Hi You need to go for tests to find out what's causing all of your problems. Barium swallow, ph test and Manometry test. There will be a reason why this all started. Mine all started in April out of...
Hi Noelle Well what can I say- I thought I was doing a little better then yesterday was hell. I had heartburn all day. Really not sure if this is down to swelling I guess only time will tell. Due to...
Hi Michelle I'm pleased that you seem to be doing better. I've been better the last couple of days so maybe it was the swelling causing my problems. I'm not eating anything spicy or acidic either. I...
Hi Laurie Yes I'm sure he'll want to investigate what's going on but I'm hoping that it is all to do with internal swelling and fingers crossed that it'll settle down in the next couple of weeks ....
Hi Michelle Things are still not too good. I keep getting the chest/heartburn pain. I get the warmth in my throat and acidly mouth. I seem to be burping lots too. I don't really struggle with...
Setup So sorry to hear of your problems. You have obviously had tests that determined that you have a hernia so it will be that that's causing the gerrd. I'm assuming that you have a gastro doctor....
Diaas2 Thanks for your reply. I'm hoping that it's all due to internal swelling. Some say it can take months for it to settle. I'm just hoping that I'm one that's taking a little longer to heal and...
Hi all Well it's 6 weeks today since my operation and still things are no better. I'm still getting chest/heartburn pains. I get them often not just if I've eaten. I get odd days here and there when...
Albez I'm due to see my surgeon on Jan 14th and unless things improve by then I will be wanting tests too. I really feel that things are wrong. I still get chest pain/heartburn not everyday. I seem...
Sorry forgot to say it was the toupet ....
Albez I had my surgery in Cambridge....