I did say the wrong thing, in my combined endoscopy and colonoscopy the endoscopy came back clean without celiac disease. I am still trying to find a way to have my endoscopy biopsies restained for...
Hi Kristin, I started Gabapentin right after I weaned off of my epilepsy meds once I was seizure free after my brain surgery. After this time period of being on zero meds, I started Gabapentin which...
I had a nissen in December 2013 that helped with every aspect of my GERD except for the pain radiating from my esophagus after the heartburn stopped. This phantom pain led me to take gabapentin,...
I had my nissen fundoplication a year and a half ago. The surgery was successful and the side effects have been negligible, but not all of my symptoms have been taken care of. I haven't had any...
I am 20 and had a fundoplication a year and a half ago. When I was looking into which surgery I could get, I believe at the time LINX was approved for adults over 21 and getting the surgery would...
Most days have been the same, but being chronic pain it gives me some good days and some bad days. All I can do at this point is continue trying to ignore the pain. Nothing else I have tried since...
I saw my surgeon 1 week after my surgery and he said he didn't want to schedule any more follow ups unless I needed to. I guess the way you put it, I could go back to see him, but from my experience,...
I had my nissen 9 months ago and I haven't had any pain spikes from heartburn! However, my esophagus still radiates pain just as much as it did immediately after the surgery. It's not a sharp pain...
I had my nissen 7 months ago and have seen a huge difference in my life quality. Before my surgery, I essentially had acid rushing into my mouth at all times of the day, and it got so bad that stairs...
It has been just about 5 months since the nissen and I don't think I have had any acid reflux at all! Not much has changed the past couple months, I think just about everything is staying the same...
I am 4 months post op and I am having the same problem as all of you. I have no burps at all, except for the miniature ones in the middle of these spasms that don't really release any air. It feels...
Thanks for the post Tony. It is inspiring to see how much of a difference a few months can make in the recovery. I am just 4 months post op and I know I have a lot more waiting to do, but the waiting...
I am in college and playing trombone, bass trombone, and tuba in 4 different bands right now. One of my professors that plays trombone told me that he had a hernia repair surgery a number of years...
I don't know why some doctors feel so strongly that EE patients shouldn't have surgery. Ultimately, so little is known about EE that I don't think any doctors can ultimately know whether surgery is a...
I lost 20 pounds the first 5 days after surgery and then did not have any rapid weight changes. 3 months out I managed to keep 15 of those pounds off, which is good for me since I am still over 200....
I am 19 and just had a nissen done 3 months ago. In general, the recovery was not nearly as bad as this forum made me think, but you do have to be prepared for the worst in case that ends up...
This post happened a while ago. I still continue to have this problem, but I think I have gotten better at pushing through it or finding types of exercise that do not depend on breathing as much. I...
Around two and a half months out right now, things are not changing very quickly but I am noticing some major differences. I am still getting some hiccups/spasms rather frequently that at this point...
I think the pain is from acid damage and not excessive swallowing, but I certainly do have a lot of pain. What saddens me is that I though having this surgery and being heartburn free would allow me...
I had my surgery 2 months ago, but I always have and still continue to have a constant stream of mucus being produced in my mouth and throat. I assume that this was at one point designated to...
I think there was one small part of the packet my hospital handed me that said do not lift anything heavy until after the first follow up appointment two weeks after the surgery. Other than that, I...
I was able to try a hamburger and after a few bites, I had even forgotten that it was the last thing to add back to my diet. Now I can officially eat everything that I have tried and I do not think...
There are two ways that you can take mental notes of your health problems. The first way is just noticing them and getting upset that they are present. The second way is specifically paying...
I am 8 weeks post op and I have not had a change in a lot of my symptoms. My pain spikes are gone since no more acid is getting to my esophagus or teeth. Other than that, I still have pain radiating...
I didn't mean that I use it specifically for heartburn troubles, but rather for all medical problems that rise up for me. I've been on that many medications, and I've had the large variety of...
In the chemical engineering and physiology classes I am taking, a lot of what we focus on is pressure. Gasses can exert a lot of pressure, like gasses in the stomach. In medical literature that can...
The only way to feel better when you are sick is to find something to distract yourself with. It's not easy, and it doesn't necessarily always work, but it's definitely better than concentrating on...
I am impressed with how fast my recovery has gone and have been able to add back all foods but red meat. There are still two things that are really bothering me, and hopefully people on this forum...
My EE was actually cured a long time ago. After my first endoscopy in 2009 when I was 14, I was diagnosed with GERD and EE. I originally saw an ENT specialist for a breathing problem, who referred me...
It's been about 7 weeks and today was the first time I tried soft bread. It went down just fine, and that means that there really isn't much food I am avoiding at this point. The only major change...
After having 2 major surgeries, I can say that when you are seriously struggling without it, hard recoveries prove to be worth the investment. I had brain surgery in 2012 and was expecting to not...
I used to have a strong gag reflex and I couldnt swallow pills for many years. If yours is as strong as mine was, you might be able to find dysphagia therapy that could improve your gag reflex...
My first two days of the new semester went well with no problem walking across campus or sitting and standing through classes and labs. It seems like I have been able to eat everything except for...
Yesterday I added a lot of new foods. I tried pancakes for breakfast since I know they are on some soft diets, and I had no problem after I soaked them with syrup. I also tried some bacon that I...
I had my NF 5 weeks ago and can say that after being on this forum for about a year, it has been a million times better than I had anticipated. Sure the recovery is complicated, but I am so much...
Hi Denise, thanks for the tip. I actually hadn't thought about that since I had something else that was occupying my mind while I made my last post. I have been able to have toasted cinnamon raisin...
It's 8 pm and I just realized that today is 5 weeks post op. Bloating and these occasional hiccups throughout the day are the two main problems I am having. I managed to add a lot of foods this week,...
Today wasn't as good of a day as I have been having, and I noticed my lingering problems getting worse. I am still getting pain from my esophagus from what was damaged by acid for so long. In general...
It's been four weeks and I am back to my regular activity level. I've done some speed skating, some trombone playing, and today I started doing work in my college research lab and had no trouble...
I did see a specialist and get tested for vocal cord dysfunction. At the end of my first appointment, my test found that my vocal cords were burnt by acid exposure but I did not have VCD....
I've never had a problem with exhaling. I think it would be considered part of inhaling because there was basically so much acid in my throat that I was inhaling more acid than air, but in general it...
I had huge breathing problems before my surgery. They were caused by GERD by none of my doctors ever believed me when I told them that my breathing problem wasn't asthma and was caused by acid. On a...
Three weeks have passed and not much has changed since last week. I have been able to be more active by getting back to playing tuba for the first time and doing plenty of ice skating. I don't think...
It's only been a little more than 2 weeks and I already feel great! Two days ago I went for a 5 hour hike with my family and ended up being exhausted for the rest of the day but not in pain. It...
I put up with 5 years of seeing doctors that never understood how severe GERD can be and finally had my surgery 16 days ago. I am about 2 weeks out now and I have been starting to get my energy back...
I didn't expect my surgeon to have answers to most of my questions because he's a surgeon and not a GI. Surgeons in general are less likely to be enthusiastic about seeing patients. When I met with...
I had my first follow up appointment with my surgeon today, and he says that it may well be my last follow up. I told him all the little changes since the surgery including the hiccups and he said...
I had this test and it was both easy to do and gave me no problems after I finished it. Yes it is radioactive, but since it is such a small amount it can be controlled to do no harm, so don't worry...
Day 12 My surgeon said that I could try lightly playing my trombone one week after surgery. I picked up my trombone today and had no trouble playing at all! I ended up playing for a while just...
Day 11 Lots of change today. I made scrambled eggs for breakfast as my first solid food and they went down just fine. I went for an hour long walk and was feeling more pain after it was over so I...