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Recent Nissen fundoplication: Will I be normal again?
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Hi, @mbusch12 - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Glad to have you here. Your input from the surgeon that recovery is in stages and to have patience sounds very valuable, along with waiting for a year for recovery to feel normal. Knowing that some days you will feel great and others you will feel like you hit a brick wall are also helpful to know, just to set expectations.
Good to know that overall, you feel so much better with no more hernia issues or acid reflux.
I hope you find here the support and tips you are looking for.
From your experiences so far with introducing new foods, what one or two tips would you suggest to others after a Nissen fundoplication surgery?
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Hello,
I would tell others to make sure they follow the recovery protocol with the diet! The stages of introducing foods is very important without disrupting the surgical area. Also, be sure to walk walk walk after the surgery because of the shoulder neck gas pain. The hospital had me moving right after surgery walking the halls. The surgeon told me to walk every 1/2 hour around my house to help lessen that gas pain from the anesthesia. Don’t panic with the gas pain it does go away!! 😊