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Why a bike drain after a Nissen Fundoplication

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I’m on day 5 after an endoscopic Nissen Fundoplication and hiatus hernia repair and doing not too bad so far apart from still difficulties swallowing, I have constant hiccups and my chest is painful when I drink, sounding like a blocked drain gurgling away.   (They’ll eventually pass). I can’t vomit.

Unfortunately I was still under the effects of the anaesthetic when my surgeon came round so can’t remember anything I was told and had no answers from staff to my questions afterwards. I wasn’t given any care sheet, advice on wounds or diet etc so I’m having to try find it all out for myself.

I was out of hospital on day 3. 

When I woke I had a drain from my nose down to my stomach with a bile bag for 2 days. It was removed because it was distressing and stopping me from swallowing even liquids. (It was found to have had a little kink in the rubber right at my diaphragm area and just hung freely from my nose so it kept tweaking out when I moved. 

I can’t find any information as to why I needed the bag or what it actually did and I wasn’t aware this was to be there. 

Can anyone tell me what it did please? I guess it collected bile, about 3/4 full of brown liquid streaked with stringy blood every 6 hours. (Sorry to be graphic). 

Was it removing excess acid? From where? Much to my morbid amusement, when I went for a pee it drained more fluid out and filled the bag with air. How did this happen? 

I’m just curious.

However I finally feel mostly acid free and had forgotten the true taste of foods. 

Is the bag normal after this op? 

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  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    *Bile not bike, silly me 😂

  • Jonathan57679
    Jonathan57679 Guest

    Posted

    I was admitted to the hospital by ambulance because of a vomiting episode at work.  As soon as I got to the hospital they inserted a nasal/ gastro tube to keep my stomach evacuated so I would not vomit .  More graphic stuff.  Anyway, you likely had the same apparatus to keep your stomach empty because nausea can occur after anesthesia , and they did not want you to tear the sutures. 
    • Guest
      Guest Jonathan57679

      Posted

      Thanks Jonathon. That makes sense as I’m physically unable to vomit. It’s a horrendous feeling!

      I was just surprised as I wasn’t expecting this bag and can’t find out if this is normally procedure after my type of op. 

      Hope your tummy is better now. 

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