Have you run these symptoms by your PCP? He/she will probably recommend the endoscopy. If you're gerd-free, then they can begin to eliminate other possibiities. I have no idea what those would be but...
I wish I could offer more help but I had silent reflux so I've never had to contend with the problems you're having. Have you gotten a second opinion from another GI doctor? Since this is a QOL issue...
If it were me, I'd see my GI doctor....
I had the same surgery in November and prior to that two iron infusions. When I was first diagnosed, my ferritin level was 5 and my hemoglobin was 6.1. I was bleeding from the hernia and it didn't...
I had Barrett's with high grade dysplasia and a large hiatal hernia. They discovered all this when my hemoglobin was 6.1 instead of 12 to 14. The bleeding continued until the hernia was repaired. It...
My surgery was November 27 and I have had an easy recovery. I had one occasion of bloating and took Gas-X which took care of it within ten minutes. I don't have any problem eating and can still burp....
Colleen, Glad to hear you're doing so well. I had trouble getting bread down too so I toasted it. That made all the difference....
Karen, I didn't know I had a problem. I had silent reflux and came really close to having cancer. I've had a mucosal resection, the surgery, and a cryoablation to get rid of the Barrett's. The doctor...
Hi Karen, Fancy meeting you here. I had Nissen fundoplication and hiatal hernia repair surgery in November. I've been fortunate since the recovery has been pretty easy. Chubster...
I lost three or four pounds the first week or two but gained most of it back. I'm a normal weight so that was fine with me....
I had surgery on 11/27 and my recovery has been uneventful and much easier than most people have described. The first week was the worse and after that I saw almost daily improvement. My surgeon...
I had surgery 9 weeks ago and lost three pounds the first week. After that I kept track of my caloric intake and my weight returned to normal. Pudding, ice cream and other high calorie foods should...
I can't afford to lose weight either. I lost two or three pounds in the first week and then I figured out ice cream and pudding had LOTS of calories. At three weeks my weight was the same as before...
I had Nissen fundoplication and hernia surgery eight weeks ago and was terrified because of the things I'd read here. In fact, we cancelled a three month stay in Florida because I was sure I wouldn't...
I'm seven weeks post surgery and eating and drinking normally. I've been doing that since about three weeks. I don't have issues with food getting stuck or having gas. In reading other posts here it...
The point of my first response was to get it checked out and even if it is Barrett's, there is treatment available. Straydog is right, none of us can diagnosis what's going on. Once the endoscopy is...
Take a deep breath and try to relax. I was diagnosed with Barrett's with high grade dysplasia which is one step before cancer. In fact they found a few cancer cells within the dysplasia. I've had a...
It's been five weeks since my surgery and I'm pretty much eating normally but smaller portions. When I went for my checkup at 2 1/2 weeks, I asked my surgeon when I could have a glass of wine and he...
I thought I'd post an update on my recovery. It's been a month since my surgery and I can burp, don't have excess gas, can eat anything I want without having to chew things into mush, can drink any...
Good for you! Hope your recovery goes well....
I'm almost giddy with relief! I talked to my GI doctor today and I asked him the statistics of me developing cancer. I had Barrett's with high grade dysplasia and for treatment I've had an endoscopy...
I had a cold during the first two weeks of my recovery and it felt like I was coughing up a lung. I saw the surgeon at 2 1/2 weeks and he said that was no problem. I guess it does take quite a bit to...
You are writing two days post surgery. I had surgery on 11/27 and two days later I didn't feel well either. I had pain in my shoulder and the incisions were sore. I used a heating pad on my shoulder...
I hope I'm on my way to being another success story. I had Barrett's with high grade dysplasia so there has been a sense of urgency about my treatment and the Nissen fundoplication and hernia repair...
I had Nissen surgery with hernia repair two weeks ago and have been surprised how fast the recovery has been especially since I'm in my 70's. I had a cold when surgery was performed and it seemed to...
I've been on Tamoxifen for over a year and noticed more than normal hair loss and brittle fingernails. I went to a dematologist and she recommended Bioten Forte. It's helped and my hair loss is back...
I had surgery on 11/27 so I've just started my recovery. I had silent reflux and needed surgery to stop the progression of Barrett's and internal bleeding from the hernia. I expected a really tough...
Just an FYI. They started my husband out at 25 mg. a day and increased it weekly another 25 mg. to the maximum of 250 mg. Also, it is not a drug that can be stopped abruptly and the dose should be...
My husband also has essential tremors. Actually, because of family history his has been diagnosed as familial tremors. We began to notice them when he turned 65 and they've gotten progressively worse...
I'm new to all this but I had a swallow test done and was told to drink lots of water to flush the barium out of my system. I didn't have any symptoms like yours. My suggestion is to call your...
You're lucky the Barrett's was caught early. Mine wasn't and I had high grade dysplasia which has scared me half to death. I go to a specialist at one of the large teaching hospitals in Cleveland. My...
All of that sounds awful! I don't really have a choice since the silent reflux and hernia caused the Barrett's and dysplasia. A CBC and ferritin level test was run and my ferritin level is down again...
Thanks for the responses. Nothing has been said about manometry testing. I had an endoscopy and a barium swallow test and that's been it so far. You said you started to feel better at six months....
I'm a 76 year old female scheduled for surgery in a couple weeks. I have Barrett's esophagus and had high grade dysplasia that was removed by a mucosal resection. My GI doctor and the surgeon both...