I am 24years old Female. I have not been well for a lon...

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GOT ALMOST SAME PROBLEM.IT WAS OK BUT TODAY I FELT LUMP IN THROT TIGHTNESS IN CHEST AND IT WAS HARD TO BREATH.DRANK A LOT OF WATER IT HELPED ME A BIT.ITS REALY ANNOYING WHEN IT AFFECTS NRMAL LIFE.DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO HAD OPERATION.PLS LET ME KNOW ABOUT ITS SUCCESS.I BE VERY GREATFULL.PLS EMAIL ME

**** AT ****.I CAN UNDERSTAND UR PROBLEM.I M 38 AND ITS AFFETING ME.YOU ARE ONLY 24. DONT YOU WRRY U WILL BE ALL RIGHT.EVERYTHING BE ALL RIGHT.I FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS CONTROLLABLE.WE ARE JUST DEPRESSED

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dear sarah sorry to hear what you are going through you are not on your own for the last 18 months for me has been hell i have a hiatus hernia and cause of reflux ect i have swallowing difficulty and throat problems i live on liquids and soup and get chest and pain in upper back and belching and burping and hard to take deep breath sometimes my job dont help as i am a bricklayer and after a days work it kills me the doctors cant help much im on lansoprazole and motilium i have tried the lot nothing helps much and all lifestyle changes ect im awaiting more tests like you have had and mayby surgury pls stick at it and dont let it win i know its hard and depressing but keep going all the best to you and everyone else who suffers with this paul

hi im going through the same thing feel like ive got lump stuck in my throat every night it drives me crazy and the pain is severe ive had barium swallow and endoscoppy said i had small hiteas hernia theve prescribed me with all different tablets none of them work everything i eat or drink hurts my right side is like its swollen im sick of it now and im not being fobbed off by these doctors no more going tomm morning and demanding to see consultant to see if i can have opp as i think i need one had this for 2 and a half yrs now and im really depressed with it

:x Hi everyone.

Ok,to cut a VERY long story short.I suffered with bad acid reflux,sore throat on and off,heartburn and excruciating stomach ache for ages and ages.Saw GP,thought i had a hiatus hernia but needed to be confirmed.Had endoscopy,100% proof...yes,i had sliding hiatus herina.Had to have 24 hour acid test,then barium swallow,then another acid reflux test over 5 days in London,then back to see consultant.2 weeks later got results...acid reflux very severe,so instead of taking Lansoprazole for the rest of my life,i opted for surgery.Had the operation mid October....suffered after op with chronic food swllowing difficulties,pain,inability to burp etc etc.PLEASE be very cautionary when opting for surgery,get a good surgeon and get the post op expectations.I was not filled in properly with it all and am now still suffering 12 weeks later.This is considered a major op and as a patient,i wish i had NEVER had it done!! I would rather live with the acid reflux..thank you.

I still CANNOT burp,certain foods i can not swallow properly and now face a 'stretching' by balloon catheter of the stomach 'wrap'.GOOD LUCK if you opt for surgery but do not take it lightly.Either that,or i was just one of the unlucky ones.Any questions,feel free to ask!!

hi

i have had realy bad acid problems for 3 years, still trying to sort me out, i had a 3rd gastoscopy which showed up that i have a hiatus hernia, (dont know why the other cameras didnt show it up.) i also cant digest food prop, have lost friends coz i dont go out much coz pain gets me down. i was 20 when symptons came,was off for a month coz had a 'blockage' as i was told,lost a stone in wieght,which i didnt need.. anyway im now 23 and finaly been told what problem is but need more tests, got to have PH test this month,but i panic when have tests,anyone know if it hurts,hate the thought of gaggin :cry: ..have to have it in for 24 hours. ive had barium meal(which i enjoyed) which showed acid,and not digesting food.

the day i put on way the day ill be celebratin.

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Hi, im a 23 year old female who for the last 9 months has been very very sick, i too went into hospital for an endoscope and found i had a moderate sized hietus hernia, inflammation of the stomach and duodeum, i am on tables which seems to work ok but i still have alot of trouble sleeping, i have been put on a very restrictive diet which i am keeping too.

i would like a lot of information about this as anything i read on the internet just says about heartburn and acid reflux-which i dont really get.

i was too thinking of having the operation but i think your doctor has to reccomend you for it, is this true? i would be afraid incase he didnt agree and i cant get it then?

help

Thank you

i have been suffering with this condition 20 yrs it has now got so bad i dont know what to do next. with me it is the nausea . any tips would be grateful.

I am 25 and have just been diagnosed with a sliding hiatus hernia after an endoscopy. I'm glad I finally have an answer to all these horrible symptoms I have been having over the past year - constant burning oesophagus and throat & pressure/pain in abdomen.

I too have lost friends as I never feel like going out because of the pain I am in. I am grateful to read all your experiences as I don't know any one else my age who has this condition and nobody seems to understand how depressing it is.

I was wondering if anyone knows whether a sliding hiatus hernia can become strangulated. It worries me when the pain in my chest intensifies above its usual level. I have read that a strangulated hernia can be very serious.

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hello everyone my name is lee 27 essex england

i too for the past 18months been threw nearly the same as you, woke up with a stomach bug never been right since,

i have hiatus hernia 3cm due to violent retching, i too kept feeling very nausea, tiredness, headaches, heavy dull churning aches..... etc

had untold time of work, lost weight

the hospitals doctors kept telling me i have ibs and hiatus hernis and just get on with it, i went to a private clinic i had h-pylori, i didnt know but that is what causes hiatus hernias also had salmonella!!

past week i was sick and upset it, now on omeprazole 20mg, 6months but an op maybe due

i see a nutritionist that helps, no beer i know shocking lol, apples, fizzy drinks are to be avoided

now taking marshmallow and gamma sooths the lining of stomach etc

i could be here all day but i understand where you all come from its horrible

if anyone from england 07540946451 lee.... maybe able to help or advise people threw my experiences

best thing i ever did was go to the clinic was 150 quid, massive help

kiki youmention you are on a restrictive diet , can you advise me what i should & shouldnt eat /drink .

i too have had an hiatus hernia for few year mostly not serious trouble , but last few weeks have been horrendous acid burning in stomach &throat& chest bloating like i am 8 month gone & lump in throat& vomiting nearly everything back.on omeprozole 40mgone at morn & one atnight with the odd swig of gaviscon . heard the op can be done keyhole ??? have you heard anything. wondered wether to join bupa so i can get it done feel desperate a\\t times. it makes you feel depressed. [size=18:00622d15ca][/size:00622d15ca]

After reading some of your experiences, it has given me some peace that I am not suffering alone.

For the past few nights I have to get up from bed.Lack of sleep is tiring me.

I have been suffering from Hiatus hernia for over 12 years.Tried mostly every medications..

I have had a ph 24 hours test, endoscopy etc. Having done endoscopy many times, I am now experiencing clausterphobia in lifts and even when watching a movie showing such a scene.

I am waiting to see my doctor after the long holidays, as will go for keyhole surgery. With all it's risk , I feel it would be better to go for surgery and suffer for a year than suffer for over 10years.

I can't sleep any longer sideways as get severe headaches, RHS chest pains, nausea.

All hot , spicy foods , beers, spirits are out.

I currently have a large lump at back of the throat and agonising pain which is worrying me as something critical.

I am looking to get operated by [color=orange:21d7c24732]*******[/color:21d7c24732] in Kent. Does anyone have any experience of a similar operation?

I will be gratefull to hear from anyone.

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mine started in sept 2012 with an osophageal spasm,very bad chest pain had ecg ,xray and blood test at the hospital they sent me home after 8 hours wait and gave me a spray under my tounge and some lansoprazole. then i had a stool sample weeks later which detected a bug h pylori so had tablets for that. i have now got myself a high fibre diet because going to the loo every 3 days gives me a discomfort in my body just below my chest. i feel down i cry when noone is around , they want to do the camera thing but ive been making excuses im so scared, i live and care for my 2 uncles in their 80's one of them has alzheimers . my husband my 18yr old daughter and 12 year old son. i talk myself in and out of it. i just dont know what to do with myself. i have never been depressed i used to laugh alot . i feel this ache under my chest, i feel useless but i cant be i promised id keep my uncles out of nursing homes. my husband is more of a work through it and im a nurse it better person. i just dont know what to do. i cant even swollow tablets without a biscuit how the hell are they going to put that down my throat. im sorry im rambling . hope you all feel better!

I posted earlier the drug my friend was given on private health care was NEXIUM .....-and touch wood he's pretty much cured!

Hi all, I've investigated to see if I could get my Hiatus Hernia "wrapped" on the NHS, Sadly it's very very rare that they will do it now on the NHS purely due to cost's & it's not 100% repairable.

I looked into going private at a local private clinic, The Doctor I saw was just fantastic, very helpful indeed, he works at the private clinic 4 day's a week & 1 day for the NHS. He said he would be happy to treat me privately at the clinic & the cost would be in region of £4,000 - £6,000, but I would never be able to get it done on the NHS unless it became life threatening, when it becomes that bad it's too late, your "pipes" etc. have become so eroded with the acid.

He also explained it's not 100% successful, that you can still suffer with acid reflux & the "lump in the throat" sensation sometimes never goes away, you still have to watch your diet very carefully & alcohol is a complete No No. So I pretty much figured, why spend all that money & it may not be that much of an improvement. So like everyone else i'm plodding along with it & hoping for the best.

Hope this helps, & sorry it's not very positive news.