4 months post fundo and ecstatic - Acid Reflux / GERD Message Board

cheribea · 08-08-2006, 08:14 AM

Hello all
Just wanted to let you all know about my experience with GERD. I had increasingly bad GERD for 15-20 years. I tried all of the meds all of the pillows all of the natural cures and all of the diets.... finally had a nissen fundo at Mayo and am cured.

I didn't even realize that GERD had taken over my entire being,, restricting everything that I did and how I thought about things.
Life without GERD is a whole different world.
Best Wishes to you all,
Cheri

taape · 08-08-2006, 06:46 PM

Congratulations, I'm glad your surgery was successful. You must have been an ideal candidate for it as many have posted saying it didn't help. thanks for sharing this with everyone.

Outlaw1979 · 08-09-2006, 03:03 AM

Taape there are other message boards that people are more than happy with the nissen.The ones who had a sucessfull surgery where are they???
Not here there living with no heartburn its proven to be over 90 percent effective if done in the right surgeon hands..

dont get down on a surgery until you resarch the heck out of and find a message board that talks about the Nissen as a main topic.Ive seen so many sucess surgery's..
True some arent happy maybe the wrap slipped,or maybe they werent the right candiate for it,or the surgeon was no good..

Read this bit from medscape

[url]http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/540684?src=mp[/url]

spider37 · 08-09-2006, 06:01 AM

i had mine done on nov 9th 2005 i would never have this surgery again the perfect candidate is what they called me i had so many complications i could't get much of anything down for 6 months i went down to 83 pounds my esopugus gets spasms very painfull didn't have this before my surgery i have to be on pills to make my intestines work i have pain all the time i can't throw up so i can only dry heave which i do alot since this surgery and it comes out of no where and guess what my surgeon was the best one in the state where i live

cheribea · 08-09-2006, 06:58 AM

Hi all
The negativity here regarding this surgery is what kept me from doing it for many years. Someone here (a few years back) even said that the motility test was the worst experience of their life ,,, and scared me off getting THAT done then too.
Thats why I am here and saying how well it all went for me. I want people to know that it CAN go extremely well.
I am not mad that I didn't do it years ago because of everyone elses experiences,,, I think it all turned out extremely well,,, glad I didn't just go get all of this done locally back then, so,,, am glad that the folks here were full of cautions,,, just want others to know it can be all done really really well, and CAN improve your life dramatically.
On CT scan my esophagus opening showed up as a pretty large opening, I understand it should be like a dot on CT. Thats how it felt, there was just no stopping the acid and food from being in my throat and mouth and lungs. It didn't matter what I ate or when I ate it it was all always THERE.
I guess an excellent gastroenterologist who KNOWS who can be helped by this surgery and who can't is vital. My gastroenterologist told me all of the risks and odds,, even seemed a little like she might be discouraging me from getting the surgery,,,, suggested increasing the intake of ppi's dramatically etc. before trying the nissen, but when I asked her if I had any chance of ever being normal again without the surgery she thought about it and said .....NO. That was when I knew I HAD to try it.
Best wishes for good digestion to you all,
Cheri