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Hello there!
I was on this site a lot prior to my operation and did promise I would update people on my experience, I have however been extremely busy due to personal circumstances, but finally here goes;
I had my operation at the end of October 2015, when I woke from the anesthesia I was in a lot of pain with my left shoulder, and being so drowsy I wondered if I had been given the wrong operation, however I was then dosed up with morphine and told it was normal, I later found out this pain was because of a nerve that runs from your digestive system to your left shoulder, for the following week I had this pain on and off, I'm not going to lie it was not pleasant.
Recovery in the hospital was a little longer than expected, I belive this was due to the fact that I was told by nurses to try and eat soup only a few hours after the op, and was being given several different tablets to swallow, this meant I actually kept being sick, aggravating the operation recovery, once they put me on IV pain relief and stopped suggesting I ate, I started to feel better.
Once home, my recovery was much better, the first week, understandably was the worse, lots of tenderness, lack of appetite and very lethargic, but this soon improved.
After three weeks I was eating solid foods again, albeit not large amount or anything like bread/biscuits!
And unfortunately food was just running back out of me. (not pleasant I know)
Since the operation, I have not had the slightest bit of indigestion/heartburn, I am on no medication and can eat just about anything.
My one downside from the operation is that my IBS is definitely worse than it was before, and as much as I hate this, I feel it's a small price to pay to help prevent the Barratts I was diagnosed with back in January 2015.
If anyone wants to know more details about my experience etc, I'm happy to answer people's questions more directly, if they think it will help them in making a decision on surgery, as I certainly struggled before but I can safely say 5 months in I don't regret it!
Steph
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mag2 stephanie66456
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stephanie66456 mag2
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gwen45436 mag2
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A friend of mine has had heartburn for ages - everything he eats and even water give it to him and he has constantly chewed ant acids. I told him recently something is going on there and something is going to happen suddenly and then you will know - but he would not go to the doctors. Then two days ago he did go to the docs in severe pain and he was sent to A & E immediately - a few hours later he was operated on - a Hernia and he had no idea.
I don't know if my symptoms are due to HH or reflux esoph no one tells you - good job for places like this. This has made me wary of both conditions, for the HH - strangulation and for the reflux esoph - Barratts (not got that tho as per camera). I am prescribed Osoemprazole twice a day but really don't want to start so am taking Zantac 300 mg.
How do you know when you need an operation? How bad do the symptoms get?
It's all so confusing.
So glad to hear on an op that has improved someone - onwards and upwards.
Regards
Gwen
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Barretts mag2
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Sorry I don't know the surgeons at Royal Berks but am in initial talks with the gastroenterologist, Dr Jonathan Booth about getting a support hub of Barrett's Wessex established there. Email me if interested.
Barretts stephanie66456
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A "funny" story regarding tablets.
When I had my Collis-Nissen revision surgery, the pharmacy trolley came round the ward. The surgeon had said for me to have soluble omeprazole (though I knew I didn't need it) but she didn't have that on the trolley and insisted I took a non-soluble ranitidine - despite my saying it wouldn't pass through the scar tissue and narrowed gap. But she made me - and, as expected it stuck and slowly dissolved in my throat tasting horrible.
I had an OG tube still inserted via my nose to remove any excess liquid from my stomach so I was amused when a few seconds later, I saw the dissolved tablet sucked back out!
gwen45436 Barretts
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Aprille stephanie66456
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I was very anxious before too and researched as much as I could.
I had mine, for giant HH and volvulus in July 2015 and have done very well indeed.
Margaret, my surgeon was Mr Singh at Frimley Park which must be within
striking distance for you if you are under the care of the Royal Berks ?
I don't understand why you have been denied funding presumably by your CCG ? Surely you either need a Nissens or you don't.
best of luck anyway.
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