nissen fundoplication post op

Ruth   Thank You for sharing, It is 5 weeks Monday since surgery,,,,,I will tell u where I am right now.  Thank God for my husbands creativity in selecting nutritious foods that i can tolerate.  I am beginning to chew and swallow without difficulty..I amy suggest doing what he does.  Yesterday, he cooked ground chicken, drained off any fat   put it into the Bullet or Ninja blender.  Then he boiled a potato and carrots drained them put them in blender and blended to whatever consistency u can tolerate.  That was mmy diets a week ago blended smooth nutritious foods.  You must get the protein in there, potatp either sweet or white and blend it all if need be.  That way your weight will stay on you a bit.  I have lost 10 pounds and its one month......i dont want to lose alot...in between meals i have pudding, tapioca, in fact we were out and went to Mcdonalds and i ate a small vanilla ice cream cone, cone and all.   I shocked myself of course very slowly but nothing got stuck.  Introduce foods by blending all sorts of things, he did ham at Easter, potato, beets, green beans.....Cornbeef blended doing the same.....The other day he  made in the pressure cooker   ground chicken  Kluski noodles which are firmer but slippery and mixed vegetables...Try these i am sure it will work and quite easy to do.  Fish also is good one soft and chewable...My chest pain is not so bad any more....But occasionally i have gotten a palpitation which i am not sure about.  I just pray hard that this is all worth it in the end.  My dr. assured me it will be and so far so good.  My best to you but do concentrate on good nutrition......Liz

Don't know what causes the chest pains but I used to get the very often.  After surgery I had a couple of attacks but now 5 months later I dont get them at all.  It can take a long time to get back to normal so be patient.  Hope you don't have too much discomfort as you heal.

Val

 

Liz,

The pain you feel is an Esophageal Spasm. The hurt me up to a level 10 pain! The Nissan should help, if not go back to your Doc!!

Hi I hope this reply will reach a few of you on this thread. I had a Nissen op and Hiatal hernia repair almost a year ago. I took things slowly and did everything I was told. The first month was a learning curve. Liquids then mushy foods. As food got stuck I learnt what I could eat and what I struggle with. Toast,bread and pastry are the worst. Meat has to be chewed. It is very easy to be talking and not chew food properly or be distracted and then swallow and it partially gets stuck! Fizzy drinks give so much wind! But I like Proscecco and a gin and tonic or two! Beware! I am pleased I had the op well I didn't really have a choice. My symptoms made it the only option. I just have to look after myself. Eat smaller meals and the usual 3 larger doesn't work for me anymore. I did get a chest infection about a month after the op. Coughing was awful. Then I picked up a sickness bug with the runs. I couldn't throw up! Just like white foamy stuff. I was scared the stitches would break but all was fine. I do get a few pains ( I used to think it was my heart) but this is when I lay down. I just think positively. The op is done and a year on and my body must be pretty well healed. I have what I like but just modify it. Too much Proscecco and I know it. Good luck to all x Patsy 

I had the surgery 3 weeks ago . I've been doing okay, but since I've started the soft food diet , I've started having sharp headaches over my right eye and down into my jaw. It usually happens while I'm eating or right after I eat. Never had these headaches before surgery or during clear liquid diet. Has anyone else had this and will they go away?