I just ordered one, but it has to be fitted at the doctor's office, so I won't get it for a couple weeks. I'm tired of waking up every night coughing and having throat spasms. I hope this thing works...
There's an interesting development regarding the Endostim. They're launching their second generation version of the EndoStim for treating GERD. It looks similar to the original version, but they say...
I noticed a couple articles on the EndoStim for anyone interested. The first one says the EndoStim is going to be available in Mexico:...
Often after eating a good meal a lot of my reflux symptoms seem to fade away. I think there's no better antacid than food! For about a half hour to forty five minutes after eating, it seems like my...
Hi Steve, I'm probably going to wait until they get a list of prescribing doctors up on the rezaband website. I'm sure they must be working on that, so maybe in a few months they will list one within...
I emailed the company to ask if there are any doctors in my area that can prescribe the device. I got back a nice reply, but they said there aren't any (around Boston). So it looks like that will be...
Hi Steve, Do you know how to find a list of doctors that are set up to prescribe the Reza? It looks like the doctors need a pressure sensor, etc. to "fit" the device. There doesn't seem to be a...
Glad you are feeling better GroverCat! I keep wondering if Endostim will try to get FDA approval in the U.S. or if they have given up. They were going to do an IPO to fund a clinical trial, but it...
Looks like an interesting device. Might be worth a try. Kind of annoying that you have to get your doctor to order it. Hopefully the docs won't tack on their own charge on top of the $300. It looks a...
Have you been tested for lactose intolerance? That can cause diarrhea, cramps, and bloating after eating. Some people develop it later in life. I never heard of costochondritis only happening on the...
Burping is a common sign of a weak LES, so you may have GERD but feel no pain yet since the esophagus can tolerate a lot of acid exposure. If it gets bad enough to burn through the lining of the...
Hi 333, Sounds like you're off to a good start. What kind of diet did they put you on for the first week? speden...
Hi Gewarn, I have slow motility in my digestive tract and the best treatment I've found for it is regular exercise, particularly aerobic exercise that gets your heart rate up. As your body needs to...
I wouldn't be in a hurry to get surgery. None of the available surgeries is guaranteed to work, and sometimes you end up with worse symptoms, or benefits that only last a few years. The surgery...
Hi GC, glad your recovery is progressing. When you hadn't posted for a few days I was worried you might be having some kind of complication, but it sounds like you're right on track. I was reading...
Hi GC, Sounds like a good idea to stay put there for four weeks. I suppose there would be a risk of blot clots if you tried to fly home too soon after surgery. Maybe after a couple weeks you will be...
Hi GC, I'm really glad your procedure went well. I hope you have a quick recovery. Did your doctor talk about how you should handle follow up care? Doesn't the device need periodic checking and...
I had a problem like that when I was taking too high a dose of PPI medication. I don't think reflux by itself would normally cause that symptom, but maybe as a side effect of not sleeping well due to...
According to the Endostim website, there are treatment centers in these countries: ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA CHILE COLOMBIA DENMARK GERMANY HONG KONG INDIA MEXICO NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND...
Hi GC, Good luck on your German adventure. The Endostim sounds like a very promising treatment. I hope it will come to the U.S. sometime in the near future so people will not have to fly to other...
Nasonex would only help if you are suffering from an allergy. If the sinus problems are from GERD then you need to keep the acid out of the sinuses. The thing that helped the most for me was...
Yes, I started to have a similar problem out of the blue one day. Strange dull pain near the bottom of the ribcage that didn't go away. I had no idea I had GERD and thought there was something wrong...
Sounds like erosion of the lining at the junction between the esophagus and the stomach. Once the acid burns through the protective lining of the esophagus, it starts to work on the unprotected...
Daxter, increased burping is sometimes a sign of a change in the function of your esophagus. The pressure in the LES and/or UES may have decreased, which makes it easier for gas and acid from the...
I don't think cold feelings and tingling would be from LPR. That sounds more like an anxiety reaction. It could be you are so worried about your LPR that you are paying too much attention to your...
For me it's not so much what I eat, but when I eat it. Anything that's slow to digest like red meat I can only eat early in the day so that it's mostly out of the stomach by bedtime. For dinner I...
I've been on PPI's for years and never found them to cause insomnia for me. I do wake up every night once or twice due to gerd irritating my throat, and actually that's a good thing because then I...
The thing I like about the Endostim is that it is the least invasive of the available options (Linx and Nissen). Since they don't need to mess up the natural anatomy with a lot of cutting, it seems...
Hi Anthony, From what I've read of other people's experiences, it may take a while for your esophagus to get stronger and push food through the Linx. Some people have said having a hot drink before...
One thing you might try is flushing the acid out with a netti pot. It's possible that your sinuses soak up acid during the night and the irritation causes the post nasal drip you get during the day....
Some things that work for me: Only exercise on an empty stomach, like right when you get up in the morning before breakfast, or right after work before dinner. Avoid bouncy exercises that will slosh...
I think you're making a mistake if you have stopped exercising because of GERD. If anything you should try to exercise more. The Nexium will make it hard for your body to absorb calcium, so this can...
Hi Kitt, nice to see you back on the forum. Hope you have a quick recovery....
Torax still seems to be adding Linx centers at a good pace. Just noticed they finally added one in Boston at Mass. General Hospital. That's a well respected facility, so it seems like a good sign the...
Hi Darrone, I think I read somewhere that the type of magnet used in the linx is neodymium. That type of magnet is often an alloy of neodymium, iron, and boron. I suppose if you did have a reaction...
I wouldn't say Barrett's destroys the les. It's more the other way around. The lack of a functioning les for a long period of time leads to Barrett's. Here's a good video that talks about the...
Hi pharcyder, As I understand it, the linx is designed to augment a weak LES valve. By the time the disease has progressed to Barrett's, the valve is basically gone, so there's nothing left to...
Looks like they've added three new Linx implant centers in: Rochester, New York Mount Vernon, Ohio and Charlestown, South Carolina Glad to see they are adding more centers. Hopefully that means they...
Hi Gazbiker, The video of a linx being removed is here at about the 12 minute mark: http://toraxmedicalspringlectures.com/lecture_noch.php?lecture_id=147&check1=555d6702c950ecb729a966504af0a635 ...
Hi bocado, When I'm having a bad flare up and feeling down, I try not to focus on the flare up symptoms and instead try to remind myself that I've been through worse and that I'll eventually feel...
In one of the videos from the Linx conference, I remember one of the doctors commenting that if they were doing an HH repair, then they basically had to do all the dissection of tissue needed for a...
I don't think an MRI would cause a Linx to "hastily exit your chest in a very traumatic fashion" (sounds like a scene from a Fantastic Four movie with Magneto killing people with magnetism!). I...
Hi Kitt, Anywhere is the U.S. would be in my range, but I'm not thinking of getting the Linx for a few years. I'd just like my local doctors to start using it as soon as possible so they start...
Hi hitThePost, I didn't see any reports of vagus nerve related side effects in the Linx clinical study, so I think the odds of that are pretty low. The Roman Arch design of the Linx prevents it from...
I see a new one for Wisconsin has been added, so they are up to a total of ten centers now. Still nothing very close for people in the northeast. I hope they'll get something set up in the Boston and...
The heartburn pain in the chest sounds like GERD, but the numbness and tingling sound more like an anxiety symptom. It's not uncommon to get some anxiety worrying about GERD. Learning more about GERD...
Drinking plenty of water is a bad idea. When you have reflux you don't want to fill up your stomach or it will push acid out. So you should sip water in small amounts during the day rather than big...
When you say you have acid in the throat, do you mean you are getting a sore throat, or that you literally have stomach fluid coming into your throat? If it's just a sore throat, it probably means...
Well getting the tightness of the Nissen just right is one of the pitfalls of that procedure. It's possible it is too loose, but it sounds like there is excess air coming up beyond normal burping. If...
Hi KitKat, Sleeping from 10 to 3 or 4 is a pretty good run of sleep. I don't know how old you are, but it's pretty normal to wake up at least once during the night, especially as you get older. As...