The initial manometry test I did was fine. I had it done at the Mayo Clinic in MN. I would imagine that my swallowing is still fine and it's the reflux that causes the issue. For example, when I...
I had some difficulty swallowing for a couple weeks shortly after the pain began. I don't have too much difficulty with food, but with water it feels like I need to swallow an extra time. It's a...
Yeah, it was the same surgeon for both. To be fair, he has a lot of experience and doesn't have a reputation for failures. That said, every situation is different and I don't necessarily blame the...
Thanks Sharon. I expected it would be a few days before I got responses. I doubt I'll need the feedback I came here for, though. Last night I had two significant reflux incidents, including one where...
Oh, I should probably mention: I did get sick a little over month ago and vomited once. It wasn't violent vomiting or anything like that, and I didn't have any immediate issues following that, but...
Hey all. I see that the post-op complaints on the board are on the rise again. As much as I hate to contribute, I do have some questions that I'm curious to hear responses to. I had a Nissen redo two...
I talked about my experiences in a couple recent posts here and here . Long story short: you're still definitely in the thick of it and likely will be for another month or so. Welcome to the process....
I was on liquid diet for the first couple weeks after my surgery. Here's are three brief takeaways I had about dietary adjustments: 1) I had to be super conscientious of chewing once I moved on from...
I mean, I still have dysphagia now, and I have unusual burps as well. How many times it happens per day, I couldn't guess. If I started counting, I'm sure the anxiety alone would compound the problem...
This was similar to my experience that I mentioned in another thread. I mentioned in another thread. I thought it was too tight at first because of the dysphagia when I swallowed, but then I had...
Prior to my hiatal hernia surgery in April, I had acute reflux symptoms, but exercise never triggered it. I was lifting heavy weights (chest flyes well over 100lbs, deadlifts and squats at over...
The first time my nissen failed, it was fairly obvious, and not in subtle ways where I was left to speculate. Plus I got hit by a car while biking a few months prior and took a gruesome tumble, which...
So... I had my—what—third Nissen Fundo nearly two months ago? The first few weeks were hard, as expected. The six-week point where the surgeon and doctors said I should be "almost totally recovered"...
I agree. However, I've talked to two surgeons since and have gotten slightly differing advice, and the idea that I'll be 99% recovered within 6 weeks and "shouldn't have to worry" is disconcerting...
I honestly don't remember what the healing process was like, so I wanted to see what people here thought about post-op exercise. I've read a few posts here and elsewhere, but my question wasn't...
I had to look that up, and it's freaky. Why do they want to do that?...
First, a quick summary: I had my first Nissen 14 years ago at around age 22. It lasted maybe 6/7 years before I started having serious issues again. I eventually had the Nissen repaired (with mesh)...