No, just another horror story. Mine was done 3 years ago. Now I am having a lot of problems as I have a ‘slipped Nissen’. I was going to have a ‘redo’ surgery, but have decided to go the diet/ meditation route instead. I wish you the best of luck. If you are having your surgery laparoscopically done you might fare better than I did with an open surgery.

Are you keeping to a strict low acid diet? Does that help with your reflux? Do you have Barrett's esophagus? I would only have surgery only if it's the last resort. Some of these people on this site have had horrible results.

I opted for the Linx procedure. Had the surgery in 2014 at Mayo in Phoenix when it was a relativity new procedure. It has it downsides but it has stopped the acid from getting into my esophagus. The good thing about this is its easy to reverse. It was a little tight to begin with but had it enlarged with endoscopy. After surgery I found out I had so serious food intolerances that was the cause of the GERD. Try an elimination diet before surgery, may be all you need.

My husband had the Linx procedure done at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. It worked great and he never had another problem with acid reflux. However, the acid had already aspirated into his lungs and possibly contributed to him developing pulmonary fibrosis. So, acid reflux is nothing to mess around with. I always suggest to people that they look into the Linx procedure. At least it can be reversed if it doesn't work for you.

My problem isn't too much acid, I have a hiatal hernia that is 4cm large, so no matter what I eat, everything splashes back up into my throat. Repair is necessary to close it up. It's literally a physical opening that needs to be closed up.

@tburnham
I'm feeling the same way you did in November. Did you have your surgery done then in December? If so, did it turn out alright?

My recovery hasn’t been perfect, but I’m better off and still believe gerd found it’s way into my lungs