My Fundoplication Surgery
My biggest surprise after surgery was my reaction to the pain medication I was on. I had never taken a narcotic pain medication before, and I reacted strangely. They gave me percocet and for days I …
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No Choice
I think that there might be complications such as with my esophagus closing. I had no idea that my hiatal hernia was so large that it encroached into the chest cavity and partially collapsed my left …
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Why I had the surgery
I had read up about it and discussed it with gastroenterologists and surgeons. I had even watched videos and read horrible stories on the web from people where the surgery had gone wrong.I think I wa…
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So glad I had the surgery
My surgeon prepared me very well. No surprises. I am soooo glad I had the surgery!! No more swallowing problems, no more heartburn, no more getting up in the middle of the night with heartburn, I can…
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Fundoplication Surgery for a Hiatal Hernia
Surgeon was very thorough. He ran a manomety, upper GI (to determine size of hernia), gastric emptying, an endoscopy.He said the manometry test was the crucial test. It measures the pressures in the …
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Why I had the surgery
Big surprises, only good thing, was I lost a lot of weight, but could hardly eat for a long time, and it felt even worse after. The doc could have told me more about it, but it was a very in and out …
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Had to have the surgery
I was not prepared for the length of recovery time required for open surgery- the laproscopic method was not an option, in my case, as the hernia was too large- and the pain was excruciating; I have …
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