hiatus hernia operation

Ho elvis1949 which hospital would you be getting it done at? My consultant told me that alot of surgeons do it too tight so you get complications after but if it is done well the relief is very good.

My operation will be in a Glasgow hospital, where is yours ?

Im getting mine dobe at darlington private hospital but as a Nhs Patient. Surgeon is ment to be very good but time will tell I suppose.

Good luck Glennie let us know how it goes.

Ian

Good luck, hope it all goes well

Hi Amanda,

Have gone through my op now, was in hospital for a night, had a complication that was sorted, but meant I stayed in for obs, grateful of it though, as the shoulder pain was awful. When people on here say walking helps - it really does, but it took a couple of doses of pain killers to get to the stage where I could walk with it. Having said that by morning, I was eating sloppy food and fit enough to come home. The toupet is much less troublesome than a nissen - and so far I've noticed 2 key things, my nose isn't running (always blocked first thing) and my mouth feels much fresher (metallic taste gone). I haven't taken any meds for my stomach since Thursday - and I haven't missed them! It's very early days - and I tire very easily, but I'm glad I decided to go down this route.

Hi glennie, I have heard about shoulder pain from the gas I will keep that in mind thankyou. What is the difference between the 2 techniques? I dont know a great deal about it. Glad you are recovering well.

Amanda

Hi Amanda,

Toupet is a 270 wrap as opposed to 360 - so it's not as tight and should lead to less problems swallowing. It means you go to a sloppy diet more or less straight away - as with the nissen it's liquids only for a couple of weeks. I am taking 3 weeks off - I do not have a very physical job, but the general anesthetic and pain meds you may be on afterwards do not make it easy to concentrate! You can't drive for a week or so either! I did have a complication - so I will be seeing what my doctor advises in a weeks time.

Hi Glennie

I'm having the same as you due to a weak oesophagus hope I don't still have the feeling of food stuck in the throat I sometimes think it's worse than having the acid.

Hi Ian,

Having a feeling of food stuck was not one of my issues, I constantly had a runny nose, sore throat and cough. It's all gone. One of the first things I did find I could do straight after the op, was belch - although it can take a little time to come through. I am too scared to eat anything but sloppy foods right now, but I have had no issues so far. I can tell when I am getting full (don't over eat!) as my shoulders start to ache - but I've cut down to taking pain killers just twice a day. I'm now eating about 6-8 small meals a day - and drinking in between meals as my stomach needs time to re-adjust. I hope you are taking at least 2 weeks off work, as you will need it - I'm only a few days out of my op - but I have been sleeping a lot, and I find I need to rest every time I eat. Worst thing for me - I don't relax easily - and I am having to! Hope all goes well for you - and be prepared for the shoulder pain - it's not good for a few hours - but it gets better - promise!!!

Thank you Glennie for the great detail you have reassured me about the operation, like you I get a stuffed nose and have to use a nasal spray every night to sleep I also cough and am almost sick when brushing my teeth I didn't realise having a stuffy nose is part of the condition until you wrote that I've told my doctor he just recommend nasal spray. I'm so glad your feeling better keep me updated. Work have been good with me having time off which I was worried about as I work in the steel industry the chances are I will need more time off to recover it would be silly to go back early and do some damage. I hope you keep feeling better every day.

Ian