I have an appointment tomorrow to see my doctor about pain under my left breast around my rib cage. I cannot tell if it is a muscle, a bone, or my nissen fundoplication I had done November 2013. I do...
Thank you. I was disappointed I didn't hear from anyone....
Dr. John Zografakis is the surgeon my gastroenterologist referred me to for my repeat nissen fundoplication. Does anyone know of him or have comments? Thanks...
I constantly burp almost as often as I inhale and exhale. I'm told some of that is the body compensating for re-fluxing. When my nissen fundoplication was a success for about a year and a half, the...
Hi! Just stumbled on your post while at work. I'm in a very similar situation. I'll add my comments later...
Hello everyone. The gastroenterologist after my EGD made it clear that a second surgery could be in my future, depending on what I tell them after a scheduled call back this Thursday. He dilated my...
Thank you SsjGogo and Peabs for fending off the spammers and those with obviously terrible advice! I didn't fall for their "miracle advice" for a second! I agree with everything you said....
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Please stop trying to sell me your vitamins. http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA352800/Pouring-Salt-on-Heartburn.html...
I wish the issue of Gerd was really so straight forward. I wouldn't have to see a specialist so often. Also, since I've had surgery, I no longer fall in the diet and medications will fix all of my...
Although I am not an expert, I do know that during pregnancy, there is increased pressure within the abdominal area. The question I have for your surgeon, is how well a nissen fundoplication can hold...
I assure you none of the tests are that bad. The only one I wasn't having a fun time with was getting the PH study set up. Just let it happen and you will be okay. If I give you details I'll assume...
I agree....
I hope so too. Surgery is both expensive and inconveniencing. Not to mention the health risks. the style of burping is really a new issue. My new doctor in Akron (moved from my old city) prescribed...
I had the nissen fundoplication November 1st 2013. For the longest time I had wonderful results, aside from some really bad dysphagia. As of now, I'm told I sound like a musical instrument in the...
Hey oz I'm from Toledo too. I had my surgery at the University of Toledo Medical Center. My symptoms have definitely cleared up. Probably 95% of them are completely gone. I still will occasionally...
Ah, yes. I was hoping to get a response from you. Thank you, good to know improvements can still come. I can get stuff down, it is the first bite that is the hardest, and left overs because they are...
Hi Alcie and Barry! Thanks for your responses. Alcie - I do think I have plenty of saliva. I can understand how that would make things difficult for swallowing. Food tends to just get stuck when it...
I had the Nissen Fundoplication November 1st last year. So what is that.. eleven some months ago. For the most part the surgery has been awesome. I'd say 90 to 95 percent of my symptoms are gone. I...
Thank you Laurie! Oh my gosh that is horrible. I am so sorry that your wrap came undone. Did it come undone all by itself? It makes me upset that it would happen to you. It sounds like you've got a...
Five and a half months. I wanted to come in and post on where I'm at. I'd say that I can eat just about anything.. being careful not to eat too quickly and chew a lot. I get full still pretty fast....
I wanted to come back and point out that I'm having a huge improvement in my ability to swallow. Not exactly perfect yet, but I can really tell that its getting a lot easier to get food down. When I...
I wouldn't be too alarmed. I've gone through all of that as well. I had my nissen done November the 1st. I had the pulp of a clementine stuck at my wrap for over 12 hours. Needless to say I didn't...
Thanks Denise, it's no problem! I started working out a bit today. I was doing Tracy Anderson's Transform muscular structure workout this morning. I got it for free on the Xbox One. That girl can do...
Stephanie, I know what you mean about the quantity of foods.. I'm finding I can eat more and more all the time. I bet you had fun in Cali. That makes sense about feeling so good and then eating...
Hey Stephanie! I probably should. I didn't want to jump the gun on any of that until I had more time to heal. I figured the responses I'd get would be, "we can't really figure out what's going on...
That's interesting about the mucous production, it does make sense. Maybe that mucus production is because the wrap is too tight? I saw the surgeon yesterday. When I told him of my eating problems,...
Yeah, it will be very interesting to hear what my surgeon says. I will visit him tomorrow at 9am. During one of the barium swallows, you could see some liquid refluxing, going in the wrong direction,...
Update: 11 weeks, Barium swallow test today. Today I had the barium swallow test. They had me swallow in a lot more positions than they had me do before. When I drank the barium, my whole esophagus...
The improvements in my acid reflux symptoms are great, but it's not like that all the time. Sometimes, I have to clear my throat a lot, a sensation that doesn’t want to go away. And of course there...
A few of my friends would laugh at that fact, as I used to be the first one done eating most of the time. What irony. You are totally right though, of course. I can live with that, as you mention,...
I've found some new foods that can help throw more calories into my body. The key is to not miss any meals, no matter how "busy" I am. Acid reflux symptoms are a lot better yesterday and today. I'm...
I just weighed myself at a few tenths of a pound under 150 pounds. It's upsetting. I am still having problems eating anything like normal. In fact, I'm no where close to eating like normal. Just...
Not a good day today, actually over the last few days. Have been having a lot of acid reflux going to the back of my throat, a lot of clearing my throat and needing to have productive coughs to clear...
I know it sucks but it's completely worth it! It will be over before you know it. You want the symptoms to show up. Show them how bad it gets for you. I went through the same thing a little over...
Mine was scheduled a few months in advance. If your need is urgent, they will fit you in sooner. I've heard of life threatening situations where they got the person in the next day. However...
You have a few options. You can see if your acid reducers help, and can also see if altering your diet helps. If those things do not cause your symptoms to improve, you can go to see a...
I also second that only one week off of work is absurd. Two at the bare minimum. I chose to take three. The surgery has been wonderful for me. If you decide to do the surgery, I highly suggest...
My surgeon hardly communicates to me at all. I wish he would have a better bed side manner. It's like he comes in and out of the office in a matter of a few minutes and brushes off any concerns I...
Have you lifted your bed up, so you're sleeping at an incline? That could help with the refluxing acid, and possibly reduce some of your constant swallowing. The PH study is a probe they put down...
I hope you guys feel better soon. I take comfort in comparing a broken bone to an organ healing, and how long that takes. I know that I can't know for sure everything that's going on with you, but...
The truth is, all of the acid reducers have long term effects. PPIs may cause a greater amount of acid to be reduced (you will have greater acid reflux relief with them) but they also block the...
The constant swallowing is a natural physical response to the rising acid that you experience. It does not matter if your symptoms are heart burn or just coughing/ clearing of throat, or even neither...
There seems to be a combination of a few legitimate success stories with the juicing and those where juicing causes stomach discomforts, for the lack of being able to process the fruits and...
Try to not let it bother you too much. I know it can be very frustrating, I'm about 9 weeks out, I've experienced most of the same stuff as you've posted so far. It gets better! It actually sounds...
9 weeks. Things are getting a lot easier to get down. Combinations of textures like bread, meat, vegetables I'd imagine wouldn't go down easily together at the same time unless they are really saucy,...
All that's normal. These are things that can happen after the surgery. You're symptoms can improve more and more over time. Do your self a favor and don't jump to any conclusions until a lot more...
I am also 8 weeks post op and experiencing the exact thing you are! My surgery was Friday November the 1st in the morning. Unfortunately this is requiring all kinds of patience. I feel a whole lot...
I did before my surgery. I refluxed every moment of every day. It never stopped. When I did my 24 hour PH study, I had somewhere in the high 80s of the number of documented instances of acid reflux,...
Lots of people can get asthma like symptoms from the rising acid/GERD. It's definitely a possibility that it could be acid reflux. Not everyone has the same acid reflux symptoms. Some like me who had...