It's been a year since the Linx surgery and nothing has changed...now being told by a new Gastro doc I have Esophageal Hypersensitivy which means the least little thing can make it spasm, mimicking...
So you went under anesth again and was it the same awful symptoms as the first time after recovery with the swallowing, eating, pain, etc. and for how long this time?...
My title speaks for itself....if anyone had this done please share some info for the rest of us whom the procedure Did Not work....and Im four months out now :(...
Whoa I'm done with surgeries for the rest of my life if I can avoid it....you're prob right Chad....its too loose :( Chad, did you have surgery again to loosen it? You really have my attention now!...
Thanks Sara....I feel for you girl...hope recovery and healing is better than mine....sending healing thots your way asap....keep us posted so you dont feel alone in all this....xo...
I've posted many times under this topic with pretty much no responses :( Update: Four months out from the hernia repair and Linx procedure....absolutely nothing changed....recovery was as brutal as...
I'm five weeks out having the LINX and hernia repair....its been brutal and still recovering with 24/7 bitter metallic taste still coming up like the last seven years, ugh.......
I've been thru it all Toadie.....had the LINX procedure and a hiatal hernia repair five weeks ago because of enduring about seven years of severe acid reflux, ppi's didnt work, nausea, pain, and 24/7...
Hi V, So sorry for what you're going thru....I was on all those PPI's and other acid blockers that made me sicker or stopped working....keep bugging the docs due to your pain and other horrible...
Am I reading correctly M60 that you had your first Nissen four years ago and now another one? Wow so it didnt last long enuf to work and you had a second one? So sorry to hear this....maybe you...
Ive had hiatal hernia repair and Linx inserted.....I too, since day three after surgery, have the bitter acid taste back flowing steadily up into my mouth....my doc says its not acid but secretions...
So glad to hear this good news Kay....Im 17 days in after having the Linx and hiatal hernia repair and suffering badly....I posted my experience to date in other topics under Linx and Hernia...
Hope I can give a good report sooner than 5 years out of my Linx and repaired hiatal hernia procedures.... On day 17 and still suffering badly esp. with a constant stream of what feels like and...
Days 13 to 17 (today) have been a little better but not by much.....relapses of spasms in my chest, stomach and back still occur....eating is much easier I will say.... Gonna have hope by the posts...
There's an alternative test to the MRI called musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSK US)....you can research it.... hope this helps....
Had my hiatal hernia repaired (less than 3m) and the Linx done on August 30th....its been almost 10 days and I'm not gonna lie to ya....its pain, pain and more pain....got the Percoset to take but...
This is good to know for any of those out there who share your experience....
Oh he said last week it's secretions moving around the repair trying to heal....but why is it coming back up my throat?...
Hi Kay, Read my topic 'Its been brutal recovery for the last 13 days'.....click on previous threads about six topics back.... are you experiencing any of this crap I'm still going thru?....its been...
How are you doing Kay Tee these days after having both surgeries done?...
Thanks Matt....and yesterday was the best outta all of em for me, but guess what? Today I woke up too early, was very hungry, cooked some ham and eggs, ate a little, got all the pressure and pain...
Yes you are too young to be going thru this....are your parents aware of all this even tho you're an adult and probably on your own....and are the docs from the same office or two different places?...
Well if you ever need an MRI in the future just look this up or mention to the doc for an alternative test....
So this was after only the Linx procedure with no hernia repair? So sorry to hear about what you're going thru....what has the doc said its from while you're back in the hospital again? Are they...
Yeah thats what it was Matt....unbelievable how each person has different nasty symptoms and so unpleasant, ugh.......
I believe it can be done BW.......
I read something simiilar Danny but there is an alternative.....musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSK US), which has become a reliable alternative to MRI for some conditions....I have vowed to never have...
Discovered that sitting upright in a chair with legs down, and not sitting up in bed with legs up, while eating, drinking and taking meds still with food, has made all the difference in the world...
Here's my story posted in another thread here: Had my hiatal hernia repaired (less than 3m) and the Linx done on August 30th....its been almost 10 days and I'm not gonna lie to ya....its pain, pain...
I've researched this too on the net but cant find anything either Danny....if you do before me, please post it :)...