Nissen Fundoplication

Surgeon says he doesn't know "I am just a cutter but you have lost fat and muscle next is bone loss and then you won't survive. We need to figure it out." I am trying to get in to a GI specialist as of now I have never seen one. Primary Dr says she wants my gal bladder out and put me on pancreas meds for life and doesn't know beyond that.

Yikes sound complicated. Not sure why you has fundolplictiinsurgery with no gi dr involved (I can think of some) … but sounds like you need a better primary energy or a doctor to begin to explain what your actual diagnosis is to begin. A real treatment plan, but I’m not a doctor, so I can’t really help and then a direct way. good luck!

I agree that I am surprised that you were not sent to a GI doc first. If you do not have one, you should definitely get an appt. with someone well respected in your area, and let him go over your case, and see what he thinks is going on. I am so sorry for your situation. Please let us know how this progresses.

Hi @natefish, I agree with @cblue and @rosemaryhow that getting to see a gasterentologist is your first priority. It sounds like you've are working on that now. Did your primary care doctor make a referral for you?

While your issues may or may not be related to the Nissen Fundoplication, I thought you might like to review this related discussion:
- Post-Nissen Fundoplication Problems: What helps? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/post-nissen-wrap-symptoms/

I hope you get to see a GI specialist soon.

Yes my primary care has made the referral to the GI specialist. I have to wait for the VA to approve it. I truly believed that the surgeon was a specialist until a few months ago. Then I found out he is a general surgeon. I had none of these issues pre surgery. I am not saying he did anything wrong. Maybe the healing went poorly or scar tissue did something odd. I just know this is all new since then. End of June I should be able to get in if the VA gets it done by then

Has anyone had a Nissen fundoplication procedure done to stop gerd? Is it worth it? Was told that if that procedure was done that I wouldn't be able to throw up but is that the only side effect? Really want to get off protonix.

Hello, I had nissen fundoplication surgery three months ago, I feel better but sometimes I feel something stuck in my throat and constantly clearing throat, but no acid, so I have an appointment with ENT since it could also be allergies or sinus, nissen is totally worth it if it's done by expert hands, so I recommend to look for the best surgeon in these type of surgeries, my sister had that surgery 20 years ago and the first years she didn't throw up but then it starts getting loose and you can, but she never complained about not being able to throw up. Best of luck and God bless!

Sounds scary to me. Any surgery is risky and I would avoid one at all costs. But that is me. I have Gerd and it is annoying but manageable considering other illnesses.

Have you tried the lifestyle change approach? That entails low-acid, low-fat diet, small meals, alkaline water, sleeping with head elevated, things like that. I am doing that now, tho my GI doctor mentioned surgery as an option.

This FB group offers a lot of good recipes to combat GERD: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199013402360712

This web site is from an ENT specializing in GERD/respiratory reflux. May get some ideas there: https://jamiekoufman.com/

I think there are FB groups about Nissen if you want to search for that and see what people say. There are also a few GERD support groups on FB where sometimes they talk about Nissen. Mostly they are negative stories because if you have a positive result you don't join these groups! But it's all information you can consider.

Good luck with whatever course of action you take!

Thank you for info. I only eat small meals and I've lost 20lbs, which helped. I take protonix also, I just don't won't to take them the rest of my life. Lol. Will check out website.