I too am interested in Linx procedure. I have read many people who have had it with mixed reviews. Some love it and some people are having LINX removed. I have Barrett’s esophagus and do not take ppis anymore. I am on Pepsid instead. I was on PPI for 14 months to heal a large ulcer. But it started to affect my kidneys. I have to have another endoscopy to see if I have dysplasia from the Barrett’s esophagus. My LES sphincter is not tight so I need to make a decision. There’s many different options. LINX is one of the newer ones.
I go to Mayo MN.. in Rochester, MN.. I live in Central Iowa...I usually ask my Primary care Physician to refer me.. I have also had my urologist refer me to Mayo..
I go to Mayo MN.. in Rochester, MN.. I live in Central Iowa...I usually ask my Primary care Physician to refer me.. I have also had my urologist refer me to Mayo..
My GI and Surgeon in Central IA could not figure what was wrong with the Nissen they had done... Mayo MN figured it out in the morning of my appointment... Damaged nerves in the stomach..
Non of those tests you describe seem like the 3 I had at Mayo.. the standard breakfast meal timing test (w/radioactive tracing) I had seemed the best indicator of how long it took the stomach to empty... When regular stomach nerves have been damaged, you have to depend more on gravity emptying and chewing food into a pulp before it gets to the stomach...
My GI and Surgeon in Central IA could not figure what was wrong with the Nissen they had done... Mayo MN figured it out in the morning of my appointment... Damaged nerves in the stomach..
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I ya hernia surgery and the LINX in September 2018. Have not taken any meds since the surgery. Went to USC and Dr. Lipham after Mayo turned me down,
Why did Mayo turn you down?
I go to Mayo MN.. in Rochester, MN.. I live in Central Iowa...I usually ask my Primary care Physician to refer me.. I have also had my urologist refer me to Mayo..
It all depends on your insurance. My insurance wouldn't cover Mayo as it is out of network.
My GI and Surgeon in Central IA could not figure what was wrong with the Nissen they had done... Mayo MN figured it out in the morning of my appointment... Damaged nerves in the stomach..
Non of those tests you describe seem like the 3 I had at Mayo.. the standard breakfast meal timing test (w/radioactive tracing) I had seemed the best indicator of how long it took the stomach to empty... When regular stomach nerves have been damaged, you have to depend more on gravity emptying and chewing food into a pulp before it gets to the stomach...
The test you describe is for delayed gastric emptying and not reflux.
That's the vagus nerve. I had the same thing. It screws up your digestive system for life after they hit that.
I'm glad. Finding someone you like and trust is half the battle.
Does anyone know if you have a restricted air way and having spasms in larynx and esophagus. Can make it had to breathe sometimes?