Like the title says... 13 months post Nissen! It's been a while since I posted a status update. I meant to post at the 1 year mark but with the holidays... well, I'm sorry I didn't make that happen....
Hello again! It's been a while since I posted here. My Nissen was back on Dec. 20th and as I posted several months ago my recovery has been going quite well. I was back to work the first week of...
Four months post Nissen... Real quick update here. Had my surgery just before Christmas last year. My only side effect is needing to slow down when I eat. There are times I still get too aggressive...
Hey Pxxie, I took Colace for a couple days and everything started working again as normal :)...
I'm 3.5 weeks post-op (12/20) and I have to eat slowly. I usually wait 10-20 seconds (at least) after swallowing before taking the next bite to chew. Dense foods are still a no-no but anything that...
15 days post-op: Nothing major to report. I went back to work on schedule this past Tuesday. No issues there. Eating is a struggle. Not because of any issues with swallowing, it's just learning to...
Carria, I have no idea what it means, but if it were **ME** I would find another gastroenterologist for a 2nd opinion. I'm a big fan of searching my local medical centers for the heads of departments...
Surgery was one week ago. In some ways it's amazing to think it's been a full week and in other ways I'm struggling to believe it's only been a week! I'm feeling much better now that I picked up some...
Sorry for bumping an old topic but I'm having the same concern. I am 5 days post-op and have not yet had a bowel movement. Passing gas is no problem at all, but nothing else is happening down there...
4 days post-op. I'm feeling far better than I thought I would at this point. I finally slept through the night (kinda) Midnight-5am then was able to sleep again from 6am-8:30am. Started on soft foods...
Well, here comes the gas! LOL. No movement yet but this morning I am having some serious bloating and passing it rather easily. 0 Pantaprazole since surgery and 0 reflux thus far! I'll be trying...
So a couple additional points halfway through day 2... Finally passed some gas, that was a huge relief even though I seem to be able to let out very small burps on occasion. The little gurgle I get...
Recovery day 2 started with a nice long shower. Obviously still taking the pain meds. Ricola Honey/Lemon are my best friends for the sore throat. Dinner last night was mashed potatoes (instant) and...
Getting discharged now. Just waiting on the scripts to come up from the pharmacy and I can get our of here. I will be updating this thread with the whole story as I can...
Had surgery yesterday. Today is recovery day 1. Already able to tolerate pudding so that's awesome. Pain from the gas in my chest and the breathing tube are the worst part so far. Should be going...