hi dnestorjr yes I experience this the 1st week after my surgey a bad taste in my mouth I was chewing gum like crazy for the 1st six months later I am chewing less gum these days ... I am still...
HI Laura me having my surgrey nissen fundoplication and hiatal hernia back in may 2017 I got great advice form these blogs even after six months I did not feel any better so making it now been a year...
Jrk993 sorry am just getting back to you but this is normal for the 1st three months of recovery your body is still healing from the surgery got to give it time even after a year and months later my...
Dear Linda T glad you had the surgery you are at the beginning of a long road I was able to drink soda after I was release to go back to exercises my surgery was in may did not go back to exercises...
Today marks my one year anniversary since my esophagus and hernia surgery... Its been over a year since I tried buffalo wings this week and it is still to spicy for me to handle I was only able to...
Today marks my eleventh month mark since my esophagus and hernia surgery. Since starting the apple cider vinegar I have not lost any more weigh then I would of think since my last month posting so...
I drop 30 lbs in six months due to not being able to eat like I use to for me it was a good thing I was on the heavy side when I had the surgery 206 now am at 180lbs and now am working out in my...
Tomorrow marks my tenth month since my esophagus and hernia surgery. I am gain a couple of pounds but I am think it do to me lifting weighs now. I did started drinking apple cider vinegar to try to...
Hello GinaMc I was scared like you when I had my surgery back in May never had surgery in my life am a 53 years old man. The first six months was the hardest for me but I did check in with my GI...
Yesterday marks my ninth month since my esophagus and hernia surgery. Things have gotten better as for as me being able to eat anything now am just eating loss of it until I get full now and not over...
Yesterday marks my eighth month since my esophagus and hernia surgery. I have lost about 30lbs since my surgery finding it hard to cook for myself. I made spaghetti and meat sauce a couple of weeks...
Yesterday marks my seventh month since my esophagus and hernia surgery.... Thanksgiving was a shock to my system it was not ready on the 1st day of eating thanksgiving fest I feel a little sick to my...
Hey Tena I am six months since my surgery am eating less and drop 30lbs which was need but after reading some of the post on this site you will not be back to normal for about 12 months am finding...
Today marks my six month mark since my esophagus and hernia surgery ... I was able to enjoy spaghetti with garlic and onion this week with little too no side of effect of excessive burping. I have...
So as of Oct 10 its make my fifth months since my esophagus and hernia surgery, I have maintained my current weigh of 180lbs for a about a month now exercising four time a week now, Still...
This has made four months recovery and I am doing better then ever my weigh lost going from 211lbs to 180lbs I seen my primary doctor this week and he was surprised by my weigh lost it was...
this is my fifteenth week the weigh lost is going great meet my goal last week and decided new challenge 10lbs that will take me to 175lbs I just started back lifting weights this week I was more...
Yes Gayn the 1st week is the hardest things some not to go the way you would of like I was still experiencing belching a lot after my surgery in the recovery room and I also was home within 24 hours...
this is my fourteenth week not much to report I did have a great workout week I seen some results down to 187lbs just a couple of more to go I was able to have Mexican food Tacos Spanish rice with...
so Barb7577 I had both surgery's you had but I made sure I followed what the doctors ordered I was not able to left more then 10lbs for 6 weeks but I waited until the seventh week to start working...
yes Tjacobson0001 if you read my 1st couple of posting I was in fear something did not go right with my surgery on 5/10/17 so I did FLUOROSCOPY xray swallow test on 6/27/2017 about a month after and...
so this is my thirteenth week not much to report I am stuck at 190lbs for two weeks now and still going to the gym 3 to 4 days at a time out of the week so I guess my weight lost has subside like I...
this will make my tevelve week almost three months now, Doing great only downfall is my weight lost is still the same as last week but I have been to the gym last week and this week. I did try eating...
like Singersarah said I was vomiting within a few days after my surgery when food would get stuck in my esophagus and I was not sure about my wrap at week six and seven so I did a FLUOROSCOPY xray...
Singersarah per this form some are saying it will take about six months before you will feel back to normal Im at eleventh week and still trying to figure out what I can and can not eat plus I have...
Dear Hollandmaria I'm at eleventh week and still losing weight which for me is great my highest last year was 225lbs as of today im at 189lbs have not seen these numbers in ten years so I'm grateful...
wow Tflannery1 I was not able to exercise until after six week had nissen fundoplication and hiatal hernia but when I did I waited until my seventh week. Been working out hard my 1st week I did eight...
I had the same problem at six week I was thing my wrap did not work also so my gastroenterologist schedule to do a FLUOROSCOPY xray swallow test on 6/27/2017 which is much easier then the force...
so this is the eleventh week weight lost is going great am at 189lbs have not seen that number in ten years. I was going to workout 4 days but I am losing to much weight so now am down to 3 days a...
so today makes ten weeks since my surgery, I have notice my mouth is extremely dry and I have this sour taste so I have been chewing gum a lot, basic on my gastroenterologist gum can put gas in your...
celerity-dad I have been reading other blogs and it is saying about 6 months before Im feeling back to normal but it has motivated me to get back in the gym after ten years away for going to a gym I...
thanks celerity-dad I am seeing improvement I also had the hiatal hernia was so glad I had the surgery for that. My highest weight last year I was at 225lbs I lossed some weight before the surgery it...
suss89 yes that is normal I was still belching for weeks after my surgery from gas in my esophagus as I state in my 6/28/17 post I went in to do the FLUOROSCOPY xray swallow test when I would drunk...
thanks celerity-dad did you have the surgery when and how was your recovery...
so today makes nine weeks I had a great workout last week workout for eight days finally took a break yesterday 7/11/17 so I can join planet fitness this week will started tomorrow and Friday then my...
so its been eight weeks now things seem to be going back to normal I was able to start working out this week I lost 15lbs since the surgery back in may need to lose 15 more for my ideal weight...
so this will be my seventh week since surgery tomorrow 6/28/2017... I had a FLUOROSCOPY xray swallow test today 6/27/2017 which is much easier then the force swallowing test with the tube down your...
So I got a call from my provider Kaiser today and I have to do a swallow test next Tuesday to measure my acid reflex after the surgery. Hated this test you can not swallow for a minute while they...
today makes six week since my surgery nissen fundoplication and hiatal hernia. Im going to complete this week and starting next monday working out again. I did hear from the Gastroenterology and my...
So yesterday after learning more about BACLOFEN I decided not to use it to many side effects baclofen a narcotic 10mg I had to take three times a day I would be high all day not able to drive other...
So is been five weeks yesterday since my surgery I went in to see the Gastroenterologist today they are going to schedule a new xray for my esophagus and he prescriptionfor BACLOFEN three times a day...
I hear you rainybow I am taking it slow reintroducing food back in 4 weeks after my surgery. I made girts yesterday and today with no problems compared to what happen to me on my post on May 28. I...
So today makes 4 weeks since my surgery yesterday and today I was finally able to eat cereal with milk. I'm having normal bowel movements which is great. I did hear from the GI dept yesterday I go in...
so I heard from my surgeon this morning and he going to refer me back to the GI department I may have to run some test to see why am still belching this Wednesday will be 4 weeks after the surgery I...
I feel like Qprah I love bread its my new best friend.. I had my favorite bagel jalapeno with cheese and salmon cream cheese had no problem after eating it today and yesterday.... then for dinner...
Thanks rainybow I'm still in the learning stages of this recovery so Thanks for your help. Today marks three weeks since my nissen fundoplication and hiatal hernia I lost 5lbs which is great need to...
thanks maggie but I was told by my surgeon a week later I could go back to normal eating I was not told to stay away from recent foods I am trying to find my way through my recovery. When I had my...
wasn't for sure if I was going to share this post but here we go this morning I tried eating Grits for some who do not know what grits is like cream of wheat... I stated eating a bowl after halfway...
so last night I made chicken stir fry over rice it settle my stomach and I also tried lemon juice in what I have been drinking which is now helping with the belching still trying to make my what...
Ok yesterday made two weeks post surgery having a lot of belching still so I went back on the 40 mg Nexium until I see some improvement based on the post here I will not feel any better until 6...