@angel213 Has your surgeon done a lot of these..? Is he or she a gastric surgeon? The Nissen failure rate is 1 in 6.. If it fails it is life changing and a full time problem .. each meal is a challenge.. Is Mayo doing it..? If I could have do overs... I would not have it.. ... delay is an opportunity to have a second opinion.. My central Iowa GI doctor painted a rosy picture.. and I believed him... Ken

@angel213 I do not have trouble swallowing... I often have trouble with a foam forming in my stomach and that coming up ... usually with something I had recently eaten.. even ice cream if I try taking too much ... 1 dip max.. and eat that slowly.. Things like cabbage, leaf lettuce, and broccoli I don't even try to swallow ... as they will make a return trip upward ...unless you run them through the blender or food processor to chop finely.. Vomiting with gastroparesis is much easier that it used to be before the Nissen.. but it's never pleasant.. K

I appreciate you sharing your experience. As luck or fate would have it, my Dr returned my calls regarding my concerns and decided that I need more testing before we complete this procedure. As of now the surgery is off. I wish you well on your recovery and pray your health be restored to better than ever.

I feel your you. My story nightmare Nissan fundoplication 4 failed and 1 total gastrectomy bowel complication. I 5 years post gastrectomy waiting to get the mesh out. I hope you are successful I just blame my family genes. Do your homework find top dr. I’m 25 years into my mess. I hope they have changed and perfected this procedure. Prayers and hug. I say delay til you are sure. I’m 56. 🙏

Been referred for surgery. Having constant belching and bad stomach and chest pain. Living off ensure and yogurt. Any suggestions. I'm miserable.

@tummy I have post operative gastroparesis, Slowness of the stomach emptying... It can take 4 hours, and there is still 20 % left in there .. when the hairnet system of nerves were damaged by the surgeon the stomach has to depend more on gravity doing the emptying process... and if you put your food through a blender or food processor.. that cuts the digestive time in the stomach by half.... according to my Mayo MN GI Doc... He has been at Mayo 9 yrs..and is now moving to Australia...
I used to be able to eat yogurt but since that failed Nissen that does not work.. I found that "Kefir" a cultured milk product really helps me as a probiotic as well.. I cannot drink Ensure as it has a lot of yogurt in it too... I had lost 50 pounds in the 2 months after the failed Nissen but MayoMN gave me a way to cope I gained 20-25 back... so at 170-175 .. 5'-9".. My Bone Mass Index is healthy..slender is good.. and with Covid around that is a good rating to watch...