Thanks, SharonZ. He had his endoscopy on Tuesday, and apparently everything looks good. But he says he's choking at night on the reflux. He has a barium swallow on Thursday and a follow-up the...
Thanks, Sharonz. :) We went to see his gastro, who won't speculate as to what's wrong, but said we may need to do the pre op tests again. He is starting with an endoscopy on Tuesday and will decide...
I'm afraid it's not going well. I've been woke up twice in the past couple of nights because he's had nighttime reflux and it's causing him great anxiety. Please tell me this can still happen so far...
Thanks, SharonZ. :) He doesn't get much relief from Windeze/Gas-X. The surgeon said these medications only work on the bowels and that the only way excess stomach gas can dissipate is from lying...
Thanks, MotilityMadness. :) He's still having a tough time. At the last follow-up with his surgeon, the surgeon believed that he has Gas Bloat Syndrome - air he swallows is getting trapped in his...
Thanks, Denise. It can be really frustrating - I'm on some Facebook fundo groups where it doesn't seem that common for a person to feel as if they can't sit comfortably for any period of time this...
Thank you both very much for your advice. He's complained of heartburn twice in the past week. The follow up with the surgeon is a few weeks from now. I hope so much that nothing has gone awry and...
Hi all, My husband had a fundoplication with hernia repair December 6th, 2018 (300 degree wrap). And I really appreciate how supportive posters here were throughout the early stages in particular....
Thanks all. :) Well, his surgeon seems quite happy with his progress. Annoyingly, the literature we were given stated a 2-3 week recovery time. The surgeon said he doesn't see people until the 4 week...
Thanks guys. :) Well, today is the one month mark. He had a barium swallow yesterday - no reherniation, and the consultant is pretty happy with how things look. There was a pocket of gas stuck in the...
Hi Sharon, He's developed quite an odd symptom in the past few days - sinus pressure and dizziness. It is made worse by lying down, is least oppressive when standing up, and his breathing tends to...
Thank you, Sharon. :) I'm hoping that it will begin to settle a little soon, as the two week mark is tomorrow....
Thanks for your reply, Sharon. He's been on Simethicone, which hasn't helped much. On Saturday, he was taken to hospital, where he had an x-ray and clotting tests to rule out emboli. Thankfully,...
Hi all, first post here. After a year of bouncing forth between various specialists for chest pain and difficulty breathing, my husband had a Lind fundoplication (300 degree wrap) with hernia repair...