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@jhautzinger

Thank you 🙂 Honestly I can't remember the name of surgical procedure but I believe it was created by Dr. Mark Orringer from Michigan State? I had reflux for years and was headed towards Barretts so it was decided to do a Nissen Fundiplication. I was sick after the surgery and could not go home. My stomach had herniated into my left chest and crushed my lung. They brought the stomach down and put in a G-Tube. I didn't get better and about a week later they decided I had an esophageal leak and was taken back into surgery. There was a leak and I lost much of the esophagus. I had to wait 5-6 months before I could be repaired due to the massive infection. Johns Hopkins did the repair where they pull part of the stomach up into a tube to reconnect to what was left of my esophagus, on top of my heart. The rest of the stomach was anchored in the abdominal cavity.

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Ok, that information helps! Here is a link to all of the posts on Mayo Connect about that procedure. I would encourage you to read the posts until you find another member who has had a similar experience and then feel free to post any questions to them by clicking on "Reply" under their post.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/?search=Nissen+Fundiplication
It sounds like you have had a complicated procedure. What is your most difficult symptom right now?