I quit smoking after 40 years or so. I thought at first I had resolved all of my GERD issues, alas that was not to be. I went through the toupet fundo surgery six weeks ago. I am hoping within the...
I will tell you what helps me, is walking my dog. Getting outside and getting some mild exercise always makes me feel better. I take a ball and bounce it as I walk to so my mind is in the present....
I am still not taking any anti anxiety medication and I feel like I'm really not anxious but my GERD symptoms are still hammering me most every day and almost all day. Chest tightness congestion and...
I am five plus weeks post partial fundoplication and almost every day have GERD sensations which I am told of course are not really GERD at all. The operation appears to have been a success healing...
I should note that even though GERD has bothered me for years and bothered me enough to get toupet partial fundiplication surgery I have never experienced the standard GERD symptoms of acid in my...
I’m five weeks post partial fundiplication Carrie and I’m sick most every day with what feels like GERD but probably isn’t. My surgeon says to wait out it give it more timel I am back to famatodine...
My Doc won't give me Ativan he doesn't like prescribing it, will Buspirone work faster than Zoloft? I do have that...
Have you tried cognitive behavioral therapy? Your therapist can probably recommend a book on it. It isn’t effective for me because my anxiety is derived and reinforced from a physical ailment so I...
I’m sorry if this is already a topic I could not find it. I had laparoscopic toupet fundiplication surgery about three weeks ago. I’ve had the worst GERD I can rememberer over the last six days. It...
That's funny because I have both Zoloft and Buspiron which I have stopped taking. Maybe I need to get back on that. I will have to see how it goes I guess. Thanks for your insight....
What if anything can we do for the perceived GERD? Is there any pain reliever or any practice that can help with that? It’s pretty distressing and caused me great anxiety. I’m happy to hear it’s not...
I had a general diet suggestions from my surgeon mainly on food consistency but as long as I chew the heck out of the food I’m eating I think that’s ok. Remember my surgery was not a full...
I had the toupet too....20 days ago and I’ve got what feels like pretty severe GERD. My surgeon and doctor assure me this will pass but I am back to taking Pepcid 2x a day. I eat anything so that...
So I am 20 days out from a toupet fundiplication laparoscopic surgery. The surgery went great and recovery has been swift. I can pretty much eat anything I want. The problem is my esophagus is...