Hiatus Hernia and breathing issues

yes GI girl i have asked for surgery but at the time i was not this bad and they thought it is not needed

Hi thanks for the info Andrew.I do have reflux as i had barrets that has thankfully now healed since the omeprazole i take.I get the silent type as i do not really get the buring sensation,but it obviously must be there.Next month i am getting a thorax CT that takes a look at these areas.i will be sure to mention to them to check is it has increased in size.Thanks again and all the best to you

this sensation is upper body shoulders to even my head

Kristo, that may have something to do with the vagus nerve and the hernia messing with that somehow.  

I had a minor episode this morning where I awoke with nausea and anxiety again.  There's definitely something going on while lying down, but strangely with adjusted diet it doesn't happen to me.  I'm keeping a log at this point for when these episodes occur, so I can track this.  I awoke with a higher heartbeat, anxiety, and extreme nausea, but it goes away after like 5 to 15 minutes after being awake. 

 Yesterday I decided to try lactose free milk, and I believe that caused the episode last night.  It wasn't intense shortness of breath like I used to get, but a minor episode.  This morning I tried milk again, and ended up in a coughing fit after eating, so milk is something I'm going to try avoiding.

I have blood work coming up on Friday, so I'll post what I find out when I know anything. 

I'd also like to ask you if you drink/drank alcohol much?  In my case, I used to drink heavy and recently quit again about a month ago because of this issue. 

 

Have you done a full screening for allergies?

The body is a very funny thing. I see the part about allergies. Food intolerances are the main factor of stomach problems. Matter of seeing the right gastroenterologist who reckognises this fact. i am do sick of people being told that the have hiatus hernias an have ops for this and have still the same problem.  i have since a very small child sufferedfrom stomach problems. yes i had my appendics out at 8 yrs of age. Said that the problem with th stomach pains and side were appendics. Did not fix the problem. Then i did have gall stones which was seen to. Had gall bladder removed along (naturally with the stones) this also did not fix my problems. treated for hiatus hernia with severe reflux for years. Always has sore throats. Told oh! yes tonsilitis again. Reflux caused barrett's eosophagus.Starting to get better with the help of night and morning reflux treatment. I have finally been diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Caused by food intolerances. i have been taken off all dairy, wheat, fruit anything acidic. Sugar and dalt are both acidic. Very limited diet but starting to see some improvement. have been taking inner health plus also. Have to heal the damage done to the stomach by acid reflux all these years. i do reckomend that you go see a good gastro specialist who will take note of what i have said and stop all this about hiatus hernia. yes bloating etc constipation plus gastric from the food intolerances. I am go have a reviewof my digrstive track next week. Am aoting anxiously for the results. Hope you can get some satisfaction and get some quality into your life. I have had an existancefor many years and am hoping for a full recovery so that i can have some quality in my life. i do know several people who have the same problem. Some can get away with just staying of all grain. Will wait to hear how you fair. it takes weeksto get in to see some specialists here in Australia. Don't know what part of the world you are from.

Hi wanda

your lucky it takes 3-4 months to see a specialist in the uk

most people choose to live with a hiatus hernia and take all the medication on offer . however the medications will not sort the valve at the top of your stomach which is not closing properly as a result of the hiatus hernia which causing acid scarring to the linning of your osophagus as it is not coated with the same protective layer you have in your stomach any medication or dietery changes will  not stop the acid reflux .or heartburn.  form my own experience i had surgery to repair my hernia and sort out the problem of barrats osophagus i can honest say

i have never had any acid reflux or heartburn since my op 25 years ago

 

How did they treat your Barrets esophagus do u have to get frequent endoscopes as Barrets can return even after ablation or resection in surgery

 hi gi girl

after many years of heartburn and indegestion after bieng previously diagnosed with a hiatus hernia  i went for an endoscopy

and they found  i had barratts osophagus due to prolonged leakage of acid reflux this was despite trying ever tablet the chemist had for stomach problems??

and as you are aware there is side effects from taking medication.

barrets osophagus can only come back if the valve becomes incompetant (does not shut properly) after a fundoplaction proceedure to tighten the valve at the top of your stomach. the surgeon takes your stomach lining and wraps it around your osophagus to tighten the valve at the top of you stomach to stop acid leaking into you osophagus once the valve gets tightened the bottom of your oesophagus gets a chance to heal . i can honestly state that i have never had reflux heartburn or even vomited in 25years. im not saying there isnt any new drugs on the market today that could not treat barrats osoephagus how ever it is only a treatment not a total cure as acid will still leak from the incompetant valve. however on the other side of the coin i was informed by my surgeon that if i had not had the op . i would not have been alive today because the barrets oosoephagus would have turned into some thing more nasty. barrets osoephagus if left untreated can burn the into the inner layers and change the elasticity of the osoephagus causing constriction and it can become difficult to swallow.

it would be prudent for some who has barrets osoephagus to have  an endoscopy to monitor  if the medication they are taking is indeed healing

ther barrats osoephagus.

i hope this info is a help to you i am only trying let you know what is involved  through my own expieriences. as i have had 4 open operations and patches place in my chest.

 

Hi Andrew

I was an Endo nurse for 20 years

I know u had the hiatal hernia. They still have to resect the Barrett's tissue

even with the fundal ligation did they

remove some of the esophagus.

Hi Andrew, yes it takes months here too. i made my app. in March and was told that I would not se the specialist until Sept. i went back to the receptionist and pleaded with her. Asked if there were any cancelations could I go on the list and I managedd o get brought up to June. Maybe you could try the same. Hope you get some results soon.

 

Hi gi girl'

before my first op i was informed by the surgeon that i had barrats osoephagus due to 10 years of acid reflux and sever heartburn

i wasnt informed by the surgeon if he resected the lower half of my osoephagus.to remove the barrats tissue but i think this is indeed the case because i had my diaphragm lifted and my stomach repositioned and secured i had no symptons of heartburn or any reflux after

op i have had no heartburn for 25years so i think your statement is correct.  the surgoen made a good job of the wrap to tighten the valve at the top of my stomach as i have never vomited  once in 25 years despite feeling sick. i really wish that laproscopic nissen fundoplication proceedures were available in 1990s as i would not have suffered so much post operative chronic neuralogical pain. assoiciated with open surgery.

i believe they did, i have not had any heartburn or relux since my first op in 1993 it was worth all the upset just to get rid of the symptoms i was suffering at the time