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Recent Nissen fundoplication: Will I be normal again?
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@sallyvic Tagging a few Mayo Clinic Connect members who have talked about a Nissen fundoplication they had or someone they know had: @lindabeth421 @joyceinil @ranchwomen60 @jord @terrijwright @ken82. I'd also like you to meet @jlharsh.
Hoping they can provide input on your questions:
- Will my life ever get back to normal, including diet?
- What is the chance it will happen again?
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@lisalucier thank you for the tag. @sallyvic , I am so sorry you are having distress with this - and that is SO normal.
First - you did NOTHING wrong.
Second, your body will never be exactly the same, but hopefully will adjust to a new normal.
I have had so many gastro revisions. I had a LINX in May 2020. I had chemotherapy in 2021 and the LINX immediately stopped working. The gastro symptoms were worse than ever. I then had my initial fundiplication. It lasted no time. My symptoms became devastating. I sought out a new doctor in Houston. He did a fundiplication revision in Feb 2023. It turned out that the entire procedure had ‘come apart’. The surgeon described it as my stomach overlaying my stomach - if that makes sense. I had massive adhesions. Like - no wonder I was burning and taking 5 to 6 nexium per day. That fundiplication slipped (unfortunately) and I ended up having a gastric bypass i Dec 2023. The bypass was the very best thing ever. It gave me back my life. Ive had food adjustments - which was fine. I already didn’t overeat. I was 126 lbs when I did the bypass. I now weigh 112.
Im SO glad I did this.
I know having a major issue like you had is horrible .
I know it feels like it will never be the same.
Im so sorry you had to go through this.
I hope your recovery is steady and strong and that you begin to feel a new normal.
Wishing you all the best!
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Thank you for the tag @lisalucier, and it is nice to meet you @sallyvic.
I have not had a Fundoplication procedure but can speak to a stomach needing some healing, a digestive system and esophagus that doesn’t cooperate.
I would love to tell you life will get back to normal a week from tomorrow. Understanding our situations are not exactly the same, I certainly do not want to discourage you. I can say, however that I eventually had to accept what my “new normal” would be. In fact, that has changed more than once. It has been a process but one that I’ve gotten more comfortable with.
I see your comment that the worse challenge right now is anxiety. I generally do understand. It will help, though if you expand a bit and describe more of what that means to you. Are you describing a fear you have, maybe a physical feeling in your upper abdomen that is unfamiliar, or perhaps something altogether different?