After my fundoplication, I was told they'd found the very start of Barretts Oesophagus, and that it was so early they could laser it off and cure it altogether. Had it done yesterday alongside an...
I couldn't tolerate it either, and was sick several times all over the doctor! Luckily, my fundoplication went ahead because my doctor was happy that my symptoms were severe enough to warrant it, and...
Well my gastro tells me the symptoms I am having are very normal and nothing to worry about. That makes me feel loads better! He also says that my Barretts has been caught so early that he should be...
Thanks Eliramon. My main worry right now is I have a mucus feeling where the pressure is, I can't swallow it or clear my throat and I've read that this could be a symptom of acid reflux... scared its...
I have ondansetron but not needed it yet, it never gets bad enough. And I am gonna keep my alcohol intake down because I don't wanna put myself in a position where I make myself ill! I've found that...
Good luck! Preparation is the key when you've nobody to look after you...
Hey! There are people out here but if they are like me, they don't come on every day usually! I'm glad you're seeing the surgeon tomorrow so you can get some answers. it can be so worrying when you...
I had the pain for quite some time, and waited until 6 weeks were up to drink alcohol. I can only have a little at the moment! I seem to always feel slightly off, I know its only coming up to 7 weeks...
Thanks Susie! I've been for my 6 week appointment with the surgeon, he's really happy with my progress and said I can remove all restrictions from my diet, just keep with smaller meals and eat slowly...
I'm a few days off 6 weeks now and things are much better. I'm still not back at work because my extremely restricted diet means I still tire very easily. I'm hoping that when i see the surgeon on...
It's tough, isn't it, because it's a lot to go through if it doesn't work. But it's likely that it will make you better than you are now even if it doesn't cure you fully. I think it's a risk worth...
Wow I am still exhausted... I know I'm not eating enough but I am just full so quickly, and in the heat I am more inclined to drink than eat. I'm eating no more than 5 times a day at best. I've been...
No real updates... have had scrambled egg which seemed fine. Have found that the nutritional drinks my GP prescribed me give me diarrhoea... Going to see gp tomorrow to discuss this. I feel ok apart...
PHEW! No DVT... my arteries look great and they could even see little veins opening and closing... they think I'm just getting cramps....
Nothing really changed yesterday. Today I woke up and my legs were achy again, they have been since surgery. At first I thought it was the surgical stockings and it was a little better once they came...
Thanks Susie! Today has been good. I've been out walking in the sunshine quite a bit. I might have overdone the exercise a little because I started to feel really weak and this made me panicky, and...
Hi Linda! Glad to hear you are doing well. when did you progress from liquids and purees to other things like eggs? I've been signed off work for 2 weeks initially but I think I may need a little...
Today everything feels a bit better again. No pain on deep breaths, just takes a little more effort than usual. Less incision pain. The glue around the highest incision has flaked away over night...
Thanks 1039smooth for your comments. Ensure looks good but expensive and not too easy to source here in the UK. I presume Lactaid is something to help me digest lactose? Over here we just have...
So I'm in a lot of pain and confused due to the morphine, I don't react well to opiods and have trouble talking or making sense! When I first woke, I felt really sick but this wore off. Back in my...
Hi guys! On 14th June, i had surgery. There's not much in the way of reading about this sort of surgery other than horror stories, and I am finding that things aren't going too bad for me, so i...