Hello @kdubois,
Thank you for sharing your history and concerns about the surgery. I would like you to meet @SherryD and @maxmaximus3; since they've both had Nissen Fundoplication surgery done, a few years ago, they might be able to help you with your questions.

I commend you for being an advocate for your health; here is a great article from Medline Plus which will also give you an in-depth look at the before and after care of the surgery:
http://bit.ly/2edWi1b

I wish you the very best, and would love it if you would let us know about your experience after the procedure.

Hello @kdubois: I read about your Nissen Fundoplation Surgery in October. How are you feeling? and how did the surgery go
Let me know. I too might be having the surgery. Carees

Thank you kdubois for your post, it has helped with a lot of questions I had. Unfortunately I won't be able to travel to any Mayo Clinics
I'm so weak, I'm losing blood from this hernia and its hard for me to think about any travelling....I should hear from my gastroenterologist
today about my barium-xray test I had yesterday. Thank you again and all the best to you.

I just googled surgeons at Hackensack Medical Center in NJ that do nissen fundoplications for hiatal hernia and I found one that does robotic
surgeries, did you ever hear of that?

I've written to you once before on this Nissen Fundoplications and I just read of so many people swearing about the Mayo Clinic. I have
not even returned to my gastroenterologist because I know he will send me to a general surgeon, I think I'm just plain scared of surgery.
How did your surgery go? Were you in a lot of pain? and how long did you stay in the hospital. I don't know how much longer I can go
on like this, feeling so sick all the time, feeling weak, dizzy, nauseous. I do take nausea pills twice a day.

Thank you for the all valuable information. I've heard horror stories if they wrap too tightly its impossible to vomit. Have you ever heard that?
Is an esophagram where they give you a drink and then they x-ray you as you swallow it? My gastro never mentioned any problems with the esophagus.
I guess its this very large hiatal hernia. Oh it must have been terrible not to be able to take pain meds for the shoulder. Did you have any pain in the stomach
area or diaphgram area? Did you have a problem swallowing after you woke up from surgery? Please excuse all my questions. I'm so petrified
to have this done. May I ask you a personal question? Would you be able to give me the name of the surgeon that performed this surgery
Again thank you for the information.
Regards,
Caress

Yes I had that test, it wasn't too bad. I have no idea the size of the hernia, my gastroenterologist never told me
and I never thought to ask. Did they tell y ou why you're getting small pains in your abdomen and what is it from, will they
go away.

Well I have a lot of thinking to do, my weight is a little more than yours was, over 200, what I should do is make an appointment
to visit these doctors and then they can tell me how much weight I have to lose before they can operate. Another thing does your
medical insurance pay for most of the care before and after surgery. Again you've been such a big help to me and I truly appreciate
all the detailed information you gave me.

I have a feeling they would tell me to lose some weight, I'm only 5'1 and over 200lbs. So to protect me
I know they would rather me lose the weight. Again thank you so much for all the valuable information.